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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00075/LBC
Installation of defibrillator to boundary wall
St Mungos Church 37 High Street Penicuik EH26 8HS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00076/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
10 Eskmill Road Penicuik EH26 8PA
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00077/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
229 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LU
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00078/MSC
Approval of matters in conditions 8i, 8ii, 8iii, 8v, 8vi, 8vii, 8ix, 9, 10, 10i, 10v, 11i, 11ii, 11iii, 11iv, 11v, 14, 16, 17 and 24 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to grouting, site clearance, earthworks, foul/surface water sewers, SUDs basins and associated infrastructure, road, accesstracks/paths including lighting, electrical substation with removal of overhead lines, and associated landscaping)
Shawfair Development Area Land Bounded By The A720, The Wisp and Old Dalkeith Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00080/S42
Section 42 application to amend condition 1 of planning permission 24/00463/S42 (to amend the range of permitted activities to include padel sports area)
Unit 23 Mayfield Industrial Estate Dalkeith EH22 4AD
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00081/MSC
Approval of matters specified in condition 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of 23/00532/S42 (relating to erection of Zip Line and associated works, phasing)
Midlothian Snow Sports Centre Biggar Road Edinburgh EH10 7DU
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00082/LBC
Removal of lion sculpture and erection of replacement lion sculpture
Loanhead Memorial Park The Loan Loanhead
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00085/DPP
Installation of replacement doors and windows
Strathcairn 3 Eskview Grove Dalkeith EH22 1JW
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00086/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of dormer window; erection of decking and canopy; installation of window and door openings; installation of rooflights; alteration to wall; and new gate
Dunelm 9 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00088/DPP
Installation of replacement door and windows
132 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PX
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00089/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
9 Bankmill View Penicuik EH26 8NZ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00090/DPP
Two-storey extension to existing garage including formation of roof terrace, and installation of solar panels on roof of garage
8 Hunt Close Dalkeith EH22 1BD
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00091/DPP
Erection of porch (retrospective)
12 Quarryfoot Green Bonnyrigg EH19 2EJ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00093/CL
Installation of rooflights, flue and associated roof alterations (proposed)
2 Shiel Hall Loan Rosewell EH24 9DG
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00094/WTT
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
45 Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1LT
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00095/DPP
Formation of driveway
37 Rosebery Crescent Gorebridge EH23 4JS
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00096/DPP
Formation of pitched roof over existing porch flat roof
70 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LW
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00097/WTT
Pruning of tree within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
9 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3DZ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00098/DPP
Partial change of use from office (class 1A) to Pilates studio (Class 11) (Retrospective)
98 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1HZ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00099/DPP
Erection of outbuilding for a short term let
26 Woodburn Park Dalkeith EH22 2DA
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00100/LBC
Installation of internal insulation and vent
104F High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AW
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00101/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
1 Wester Shawfair Danderhall
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00102/DPP
Alterations to existing windows to widen door opening; installation of replacement doors and windows
6 Avenue Road Dalkeith EH22 3BP
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00103/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Land 100M South of Noblehall Howgate Penicuik
Received 25 Feb 2026
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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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