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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00016/WTT
Pruning of tree within Newbattle conservation area
17 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00017/DPP
Formation of mansard roof and dormer window
25 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3EE
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00018/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and external alterations including installation of replacement windows and doors, and re-rendering of external walls
126 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PX
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00020/MSC
Approval of matters specified in condition 5 attached to planning permission 19/00748/PPP (relating to feasibility of a community heating scheme)
Whitehills Whitehill Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00021/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse at first floor level
The Coach House 11B Kevock Road Lasswade EH18 1HT
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00022/LBC
Extension to dwellinghouse at first floor level and associated internal alterations including installation of spiral staircase
The Coach House 11B Kevock Road Lasswade EH18 1HT
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00023/DPP
Erection of 12 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land At Vogrie Road and Lady Brae Gorebridge
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00025/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and erection of garage
Windrush Cleikhimin Penicuik EH26 8QD
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00026/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
8 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00027/DPP
Single and two storey extensions to dwellinghouse
22 Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00028/DPP
Installation of replacement doors and windows
1 Croft Street Penicuik EH26 9DH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00029/DPP
Alteration to boundary fence and formation of access and driveway
66 St Andrew Street Dalkeith EH22 1BS
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00030/LBC
Alteration to boundary fence to form opening
66 St Andrew Street Dalkeith EH22 1BS
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00031/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
8 Thornybank Dalkeith EH22 2NQ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00032/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse including associated removal works and internal alterations; and installation of rooflights
8 Thornybank Dalkeith EH22 2NQ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00035/PPP
Application for planning permission in principle for erection of dwellinghouse
Land At 18 High Street Lasswade
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00036/CL
Erection of extension and porch (Proposed)
12 Wester Millerhill Millerhill Dalkeith EH22 1RY
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00037/WTT
Felling of tree within Pathhead and Ford conservation area
Ford Cottage Ford Pathhead EH37 5RE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00038/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees in Newbattle conservation area
16 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00039/WTT
Felling of tree within Mavisbank conservation area
31 Polton Road Loanhead EH20 9DB
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00040/DPP
Erection of fencing and gates
Land North of Greenacres Farmhouse Damhead Lothianburn
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00041/DPP
Change of Use of an open yard (Yard G1B) from Class 4 (Business) to Sui Generis (Second-Hand Car Dealership)
Land to South West of Unit D2 Midlothian Innovation Centre Roslin
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00043/WTT
Pruning of trees protected by TPO 5 of 1985
19A Cairnbank Road Penicuik EH26 9DR
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00044/DPP
Formation of dormer window
15 Baroque Drive Danderhall EH22 1PA
Received 29 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.
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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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