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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Decided25/00571/PNWIND
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows within a conservation area
29 - 31 Main Street Gorebridge EH23 4BX
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00572/DPP
Erection of 32 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land between Miner's Walk and Easter Langside Drive Dalkeith
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00573/DPP
Erection of 15 dwellinghouses, 18 flatted dwellings and associated works
Land East of Aldi Foodstore Ltd Thornybank Industrial Estate Dalkeith
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00574/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
9 Waverley Road Dalkeith EH22 3DG
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00575/WTT
Felling of tree within Pathhead & Ford conservation area
173 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00576/WTT
Pruning of tree within Fala conservation area
Fala Village Hall 2A Fala Village Pathhead EH37 5SY
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00577/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees protected by TPO 1 of 2002
Tree Belt East of Elginhaugh Gardens Eskbank Dalkeith
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00578/DPP
Partial change of use from business (Class 4) to beauty studio (Class 1A)
Room 116 First Floor Main Building Midlothian Innovation Centre Pentlandfield Roslin EH25 9RE
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00579/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed Development)
55 Captains Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3FY
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00580/WTT
Pruning of tree within Roslin conservation area
7 Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LJ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00581/DPP
Change of use from vacant shop (Class 1A) to caf� (Class 3)
163C John Street Penicuik EH26 8AT
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00582/WTT
Felling of tree within Penicuik conservation area
20A John Street Penicuik EH26 8AB
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00584/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
30 Damhead Lothianburn Edinburgh EH10 7EA
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00585/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of dormer window and decking
Caerketton Lea Damhead Lothianburn Edinburgh EH10 7DZ
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00586/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Land Within Jefferey's Wood Prestonhall Mains Road Ford Pathhead
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00587/WTT
Felling of trees within Dalkeith House & Park conservation area
2 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00588/DPP
External alterations including infilling and recladding
FLB Group Ltd Thornybank Industrial Estate Dalkeith EH22 2NE
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00589/DPP
Formation of access and alterations to existing car park.
Land At Tesco Car Park Hardengreen Dalkeith
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00590/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 12 and 13 attached to planning permission 15/00045/PPP (relating to archaeology and ecology)
Redheugh East Gorebridge
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00591/DPP
Erection of shed
217 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00592/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
Mount Pleasant 79 Main Street Roslin EH25 9LU
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00593/LBC
Internal and external alterations including installation of replacement roof
13 Hunterfield Road Gorebridge EH23 4TP
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00595/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and formation of dormer windows
32 Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LH
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00596/LBC
Alterations associated with the installation of solar array
Land 50M South West of Eskhill House Eskhill Roslin
Received 10 Nov 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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