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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00541/DPP
Erection of ticket booth, entrance archway and fencing; installation of signage; alterations to landscaping and associated works
Land South of The Restoration Yard Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00542/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse (Amendment to design approved by planning permission 25/00041/DPP)
13 Esk Valley Terrace Dalkeith EH22 3FT
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00543/DPP
Change of use from residential care home to form flatted dwelling
88 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3DN
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00544/DPP
Erection of shed and retaining wall; formation of hardstanding and associated alterations to ground levels (part retrospective)
Land South of Temple Play Park Temple Gorebridge
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00546/DPP
Reinstatement of embankment and footpath; formation of culvert and associated works
Land 70M South of Pomathorn Mill Pomathorn Road Penicuik
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00548/WTT
Lopping of tree in the Lasswade and Kevock Conservation Area
1 Kevock Road Lasswade EH18 1HT
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00549/WTT
Felling of 3no. trees, pruning of 3no. trees and lopping 1no. tree in the Lasswade and Kevock Conservation Area
7 Wadingburn Road Lasswade EH18 1HR
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00550/MSC
Approval of matters specified in Conditions 8i, 8ii, 8iii, 8iv, 8v, 8vi, 8vii, 8ix, 9, 10i, 10ii, 10iv, 10v, 11i, 11ii, 11iii, 11iv, 11v, 12, 14, 16 and 17 (grouting, site clearance, earthworks, foul/surface water sewers, SUDs basin and associated infrastructure, access track including lighting and associated landscaping) of planning permission 17/00650/S42
Plot K - Land South East of Harelaw, West of Borders Railway Line and North East of Newton Village
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00551/WTT
Felling of tree in Borthwick & Crichton Conservation Area
Catcune Farm Gorebridge EH23 4QQ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00552/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and installation of solar panels on roof of garage
22 Ironmills Road Dalkeith EH22 1JP
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00553/DPP
Change of use of agricultural land to form mini vehicle track and axe throwing range; erection of reception building
Land East of Laundry Bridge Dalkeith Park Dalkeith
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00557/DPP
Erection of dwellinghouse and boundary wall and associated works
Land Immediately West of 16 Belwood Road Milton Bridge Penicuik
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00558/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Currie Inn Farm Gorebridge EH23 4RJ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00559/CAC
Demolition of non-listed building in conservation area
16 London Road Dalkeith EH22 1DR
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00560/LBC
Demolition of building
2 Lothian Street Dalkeith
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00561/LBC
Erection of extension
22 Ironmills Road Dalkeith EH22 1JP
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00562/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
13 Jarnac Court Dalkeith EH22 1HU
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00563/DPP
Installation of replacement air conditioning units and security cage
13 Jarnac Court Dalkeith EH22 1HU
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00565/DPP
Erection of office building
Blackcastle Farm Tynehead Pathhead EH37 5XR
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00566/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
12 Quarryfoot Gardens Bonnyrigg EH19 2DJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00567/DPP
Formation of dormer window (Retrospective)
16 Maryfield Place Bonnyrigg EH19 3BQ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00568/DPP
Change of use of public open space to private garden ground
Land adjacent to 34 Mavisbank Loanhead
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00569/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse and alteration to existing window opening (Existing)
Old Rullion Green Cottage Penicuik EH26 0PU
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00570/DPP
Erection of two-storey extension
44 Baroque Drive Danderhall EH22 1PA
Received 24 Oct 2025
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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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