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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00597/DPP
Installation of solar array
Land 50M South West of Eskhill House Eskhill Roslin
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00598/DPP
Change of use vacant church (Class 10) to short term let (Sui generis); repainting of building
Full Gospel Church 144 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AY
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00599/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
18 Corby Craig Gardens Bilston Roslin EH25 9TG
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00600/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and formation of retaining wall
53 Vogrie Road Gorebridge EH23 4HL
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00601/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
68 Easter Langside Drive Dalkeith EH22 2FH
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00602/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (proposed)
109 Easter Langside Drive Dalkeith EH22 2FR
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00603/DPP
Alterations to boundary wall, ground levels, hard standing; erection of gates, raised planter beds and pergolas; and formation of access ramp and external seating area
80 Main Street Newtongrange EH22 4NA
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00604/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
3 - 5 High Street Bonnyrigg EH19 2DA
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00605/LBC
Alterations to boundary wall, ground levels, hard standing; erection of gates, raised planter beds and pergolas; formation of access ramp and external seating area
80 Main Street Newtongrange EH22 4NA
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00606/DPP
Erection of pavilion
Melville Castle Lasswade EH18 1AP
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00607/WTT
Pruning of tree within Pathhead and Ford conservation area
35 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00608/WTT
Pruning of trees within the Newbattle conservation area
69 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LW
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00609/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse including indoor swimming pool; erection of retaining wall; formation of access ramps and raised terrace; installation of gate and associated works
Bowling Green Cottage Murderdean Road Newtongrange EH22 4PD
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00610/DPP
Erection of fence
2 Dalhousie Mains Cottages Dalkeith EH22 3LZ
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00611/DPP
Change of use from a flatted dwelling to a HMO
5 The Loan Loanhead EH20 9AE
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00612/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Lasswade and Kevock Conservation Area
Dunesk Lodge Green Lane Lasswade EH18 1HE
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00613/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and formation of window opening
20 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5QB
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00614/DPP
Change of use from Vacant Industrial Storage Yards (Class 6) to a Second-Hand Car Dealership (Sui Generis)
Yards 27, 28 and 29 Clippens Industrial Yards Straiton Road Loanhead
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00616/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 attached to planning permission 19/00748/PPP (relating to erection of PDI centre, valet centre, parking and associated works)
Whitehills Whitehill Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00617/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse, erection of garage and associated alteration to ground levels
22 Polton Avenue Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2PB
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00619/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
4 Muirpark Dalkeith EH22 3JF
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00620/DPP
Installation of replacement door
77 St Andrew Street Dalkeith EH22 1BT
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00621/DPP
Extensions to dwellinghouse; replacement of roof and windows; installation of rooflights and air source heat pump
32 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SQ
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00622/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
26 Fernwood Drive Danderhall EH22 1FS
Received 20 Nov 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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