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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00481/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
19 De Quincey Road Lasswade EH18 1DF
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00482/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
25A Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1AF
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00483/DPP
Partial change of use from business (Class 4) to tattoo studio (Class 1A)
Room 27 Ground Floor Main Building Midlothian Innovation Centre Pentlandfield Roslin Midlothian EH25 9RE
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00485/DPP
Installation of street hub unit
Land At The Corner of High Street and South Street High Street Dalkeith
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00486/ADV
Display of two illuminated digital advertising screens
Land At The Corner of High Street and South Street High Street Dalkeith
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00487/DPP
Change of use from industrial (use Class 4/5) to storage and distribution with ancillary office (Class 6)
Unit 8-9 18 Dryden Road Loanhead EH20 9LZ
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00488/CL
Alterations to garage to form window and door openings (Proposed Development)
37 Hawk Crescent Dalkeith EH22 2RB
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00489/DPP
Infilling of window and door openings
1 - 4 Dryden Park Loanhead EH20 9HS
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00490/DPP
Erection of extensions; infilling of window and door openings; installation of replacement doors and windows; installation of rooflights; formation of dormer window and roof terrace; installation of air source heat pump and solar PV; and associated works
Glenwood Cottage Rosewell EH18 1EH
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00491/LBC
Internal and external alterations including erection of extensions; infilling of window and door openings; installation of replacement doors and windows; installation of rooflights; formation of dormer window and roof terrace; installation of air source heat pump and solar PV; and associated works
Glenwood Cottage Rosewell EH18 1EH
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00492/DPP
Installation of a district heating network, private electricity infrastructure, erection of substations and associated works
Easter Bush Research Centre Easter Bush Roslin EH25 9RG
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00493/DPP
Installation of rooflights; alterations to window and door
35 Mitchell Street Dalkeith EH22 1JQ
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00494/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of dwellinghouse as children care facility (Class 9)
1 Wester Melville Cottages Lasswade Road Edinburgh EH17 8SB
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00495/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
31 Wallace Crescent Roslin EH25 9LN
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00496/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
Shawfair Site R Danderhall
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00497/DPP
Siting of a temporary sales cabin; formation of associated access, car parking and erection of fencing
Shawfair Site R Danderhall
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00498/LBC
Installation of replacement windows and doors
Newbattle Abbey College Newbattle Road Dalkeith EH22 3LL
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00499/DPP
Installation of replacement windows and doors
Newbattle Abbey College Newbattle Road Dalkeith EH22 3LL
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00500/WTT
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
39 Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1AF
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00501/WTT
Pruning of tree within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
3 Newbattle Road Dalkeith EH22 3DA
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00502/DPP
Erection of extensions and porch; extension to existing garages and associated alterations
2 Private Road Gorebridge EH23 4HG
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00503/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
Halflawkiln Farm Tynehead Pathhead EH37 5XU
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00505/DPP
Erection of gate
14 Park Road Dalkeith EH22 3DF
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00506/DPP
Erection of porch and two-storey extension
37 Windsor Road Penicuik EH26 8DZ
Received 23 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.
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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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