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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Midlothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Midlothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,176Searchable applications
190Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 801 approved or refused records
74Refused applications
727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Nov 2020 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01312713302Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided25/00311/DPP
Stabilisation and repair work of ruin including rebuilding of internal walls and chimneys; formation of door opening, installation of steel frame and security mesh windows; installation of fencing, interpretation boards, temporary steps and ramp and associated works
Mavisbank House Mavisbank Estate Lasswade Road Loanhead
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00312/DPP
Installation of replacement roof
14 Pendreich View Bonnyrigg EH19 2EL
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00313/DPP
Erection of shelters
Adventure Playground At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00314/CL
Alteration to garage door to form window opening (Proposed)
41 Viscount Drive Dalkeith EH22 3FX
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00315/DPP
Erection of security fence
Land At Cowden Bog Road Lay-by Fordel Lauder Road - A6106
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00317/WTT
Felling of tree protected by TPO 5 of 1985
19A Cairnbank Road Penicuik EH26 9DR
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00318/DPP
Two storey extension to dwellinghouse, erection of decking and porch canopy
56 Millerhill Dalkeith EH22 1RZ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00319/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage and flags
Land North of Seafield Road Bilston Roslin
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00320/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
10 Polton Road Loanhead EH20 9BZ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00321/DPP
Partial change of use of first floor of bank (Class 1A) to two flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) including formation of door and alteration to window opening
Bank of Scotland 24 High Street Bonnyrigg EH19 2AA
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00323/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
7 Burnbrae Avenue Bonnyrigg EH19 3FN
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00324/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
4 Rose Neuk Bonnyrigg EH19 3RN
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00327/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Penicuik conservation area
4 Valleyfield View Penicuik EH26 8NA
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00328/S42
Section 42 application to amend condition 1 of planning permission in principle 15/00045/PPP
Redheugh East Gorebridge
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00329/LBC
Application for extension of timeframe in which to implement listed building consent 22/00401/LBC (Alterations and rebuilding of chimney stacks)
South Lodge Oxenfoord Pathhead EH37 5UE
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00330/DPP
Application for extension of timeframe in which to implement planning permission 22/00402/DPP (Alterations and rebuilding of chimney stacks)
South Lodge Oxenfoord Pathhead EH37 5UE
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00331/DPP
Alterations to existing bay window feature to form patio doors and full height windows; formation of door opening to existing garage and erection of garden room
12 Saint Davids Grove Dalkeith EH22 3FG
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00332/DPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land adjacent to 90 Dobbies Road Bonnyrigg Midlothian EH19 2AZ
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00334/DPP
Erection of agricultural buildings and formation of private way (part retrospective)
Land 200M East of Former Wellington School Near Howgate Penicuik
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00336/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 1 of 1998
41 Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 2AQ
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00337/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use (subdivision of retail unit) and associated alterations to shop frontage
9 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3HB
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00338/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Pathhead and Ford conservation area
35 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00339/DPP
Erection of replacement garage and alterations to existing boundary wall and gate
1 Eskview Grove Dalkeith EH22 1JW
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00341/WTT
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
45 Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1LT
Received 26 Jun 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Midlothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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