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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas21 mapped area records
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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
- Decided25/00456/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
1 Sherwood Grove Bonnyrigg EH19 3NH
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00457/DPP
Extensions to dwellinghouse
7 Rullion Green Crescent Penicuik EH26 0RU
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00458/DPP
Erection of pergolas (retrospective)
Land adjacent to Restoration Yard Dalkeith Park Dalkeith
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00459/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
48 Skeltiemuir Avenue Bonnyrigg EH19 3PX
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00460/DPP
Formation of access and driveway
105 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3DJ
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00461/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Land 250M North of Mount Lothian Cottages Howgate
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00462/DPP
Formation of access ramp
11 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00463/DPP
Erection of replacement garage, alterations to ground levels and existing fence
26 Polton Road West Lasswade EH18 1EL
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00464/WTT
Felling of tree within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
Dalkeith Bowling Club Ironmills Road Dalkeith EH22 1JP
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00465/ADV
Display of illuminated ATM signage
80A Pentland Terrace Penicuik EH26 0EE
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00467/DPP
Erection of two dwellinghouses and associated works
2 Wellington Cottages Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith EH22 1SA
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00468/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
Travis Perkins Pentland Industrial Estate Loanhead EH20 9QH
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00469/DPP
Erection of 41 dwellinghouses, associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Pod H Land At Wellington Farm Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00470/DPP
Erection of 14 dwellinghouses and 16 flatted units, associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Plot G Land At Wellington Farm Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00471/DPP
Erection of 36 dwellinghouses, associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Old Craighall Road (Pod I) Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00472/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
23 Hunter Terrace Loanhead EH20 9SJ
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00473/DPP
Erection of 23 dwellinghouses, associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Old Craighall Road (Pod I) Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00474/LBC
Partial demolition of building; erection of extension; alteration to existing wall to create door opening; internal and external alterations and associated works
Garden Cottage Hawthornden Lasswade EH18 1EE
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00475/DPP
Partial demolition of building; erection of extension; alteration to existing wall to create door opening; external alterations and associated works
Garden Cottage Hawthornden Lasswade EH18 1EE
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00476/ADV
Display of illuminated digital advertising unit
Easthouses Filling Station Mayfield Road Easthouses Dalkeith EH22 4AD
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00477/MSC
Approval of matters specified in condition 8, 9 & 17 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to the substitution and remix of 76 dwellinghouses, and amendments to drainage, landscaping and associated works)
W1 & W2 Shawfair Land Bounded By A720 Old Dalkeith Road and The Wisp Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00478/DPP
Erection of shed (Part-retrospective)
15D Peebles Road Penicuik EH26 8LX
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00479/DPP
Installation of replacement windows and doors
4 Ancrum Bank Dalkeith EH22 3AY
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00480/DPP
Erection of garage
32 Maclean Place Gorebridge EH23 4DX
Received 11 Sept 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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