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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00399/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and formation of dormer window
53 Carnethie Street Rosewell EH24 9AP
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00400/DPP
Change of use from public open space to private ground; extension to dwellinghouse and erection of boundary fence (part retrospective)
24 Kippielaw Walk Dalkeith EH22 4HS
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00401/DPP
Erection of toilet and changing facilities
Stobo House Midlothian Innovation Centre Roslin
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00402/DPP
Formation of access ramp
167B John Street Penicuik EH26 8AT
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00403/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees located within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
Woodland to South and West of Dalkeith Tennis Club Cemetery Road Dalkeith
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00404/WTT
Felling of tree within Mavisbank conservation area
Linden Lodge 19 Linden Place Loanhead EH20 9RZ
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00405/DPP
Extension to primary school
Bilston Primary School Park Avenue Bilston Roslin EH25 9SD
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00406/DPP
Change of use from retail unit (Class 1A) to three flatted dwellings (Sui Generis) and associated external alterations; including formation of window openings and dormer windows; installation of rooflights, replacement door and protective barriers
4 Lothian Street Dalkeith EH22 1DS
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00407/PAC
Proposal of application notice for residential development, associated car parking, open space landscaping and drainage
Land between Burghlee Farm and Park Avenue Loanhead
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00408/DPP
Installation of 2 no. external parcel lockers and CCTV (retrospective)
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Pentland Road Loanhead EH20 9FR
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00409/DPP
Erection of extension and porch
40 Broomieknowe Park Bonnyrigg EH19 2JB
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00410/SCR
EIA Screening Opinion for residential development, associated car parking, open space landscaping and drainage
Land between Burghlee Farm and Park Avenue Loanhead
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00411/WTT
Felling of tree protected by TPO 6 of 1977
8A Belwood Road Milton Bridge Penicuik EH26 0QN
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00412/LBC
Internal and external alterations including formation of window openings and dormer windows; installation of rooflights, replacement door and protective barriers
4 Lothian Street Dalkeith EH22 1DS
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00414/DPP
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses, engineering works (infill of mill lade) and associated works
Land East of 19 Cairnbank Road Penicuik Midlothian
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00415/DPP
Change of use of land to provide additional amenity space for existing adventure play park and associated erection of fence
Adventure Playground At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00416/PAC
Proposal of application notice for residential development, associated infrastructure and landscaping
Pomathorn Mill Pomathorn Road Penicuik Midlothian EH26 8PJ
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00417/LBC
Extension and alterations to driveway; alterations to paths; erection of fences and engineering work to form pond
Rosedale 295 Carnethie Street Rosewell EH24 9DT
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00418/LBC
Installation and replacement of vents
13 Newtonloan Court Gorebridge EH23 4FB
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00419/DPP
Erection of arbour, fences, greenhouse and fruit cages; formation of pond; and alterations to patio and hard landscaping.
Rosedale 295 Carnethie Street Rosewell EH24 9DT
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00420/CL
Installation of solar panels and battery storage units, external wall insulation, replacement rain water goods and external grills (PROPOSED)
93, 97, 99, 101 Main Street and 2, 4, 8 Farmers Buildings Pathhead
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00422/CL
Alteration to garage door to form window opening (Proposed)
16 Viscount Drive Dalkeith EH22 3FX
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00423/DPP
Partial change of use from gymnastics facilities (Class 11) to beauty salon (Class 1A); installation of external parcel lockers (retrospective).
Logy Centre 2 Polton Road Loanhead EH20 9BZ
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00424/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
3 Fairlie Grove Rosewell EH24 9BZ
Received 5 Aug 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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