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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided25/00675/LBC
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of door opening
Laggan Cottage Fala Dam Pathhead EH37 5SU
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00677/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 2 and 3 attached to planning permission 02/00660/OUT (relating substitution of housetypes, material zones, landscaping, and associated works)
Millerhill Development Phase 2 Land to South East of Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00678/WTT
Pruning of trees within Newbattle conservation area
19 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00679/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of raised platform and erection of fence
32 Dalhousie Road Dalkeith EH22 3AP
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00680/DPP
Erection of two business/laboratory buildings (Class 4)
Veterinary Investigation Centre Bush Estate Penicuik EH26 0QE
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00681/DPP
Formation of door opening
1 Wester Shawfair Danderhall
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00682/DPP
Formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof extension
18 Abbey Road Dalkeith EH22 3AD
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00683/PAC
Proposal of application notice for holiday accommodation development including communal facilities, formation of access, landscaping and associated works
Land At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00685/LBC
Alterations to window and door openings and installation of replacement window and door
6 Thornybank Dalkeith EH22 2NQ
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00686/DPP
Erection of extension to office/industrial (class 4) building
Rosemains Farm Pathhead
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00001/WTT
Felling of tree within Roslin conservation area
7A Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LJ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00002/DPP
Installation of replacement of roof
22 Park Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2AW
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00003/DPP
Importation of top soil and regrading of land (phase 6)
Land At Loanhead Farm Lasswade
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00004/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within Eskbank and Ironmills Conservation Area
Glenesk House 8 Avenue Road Dalkeith
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00005/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage and flags
Hopefield Farm 2 Rosewell Road Bonnyrigg
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00006/DPP
Erection of garage and porch
110 Woodburn Avenue Dalkeith EH22 2JE
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00008/DPP
Erection of porch (retrospective)
64 Paradykes Avenue Loanhead EH20 9LD
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00009/MSC
Approval of matters in conditions 3, 5, 6, 10 and 13 attached to planning permission 19/01039/PPP (relating to phasing, play area and landscaping, artwork and EV charging)
Land North of Seafield Road Bilston Roslin
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00010/DPP
Siting of storage containers
Land Rear of Shops At 163A to 163D John Street Penicuik
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00011/WTT
Felling of trees within Dalkeith House & Park conservation area
Woodland South of Robert Smith Place Dalkeith
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00012/DPP
Formation of driveway (retrospective)
21 Kennington Avenue Loanhead EH20 9HZ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00013/DPP
Extension to building; erection of fencing and associated works
Equine Hospital Bush Farm Road Roslin EH25 9RE
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00014/DPP
Extension and conversion of existing garage to form ancillary accommodation; alteration to garage door opening to form window
12 Tipperwell Way Penicuik EH26 8QP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00015/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
71 Bonnyrigg Road Dalkeith EH22 3JA
Received 12 Jan 2026
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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