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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00104/SCR
EIA Screening Opinion for erection of community campus (Class 10) (including early years, support needs, primary and secondary schools) with shared community use (Class 11) (comprising library, gymnasium, games hall and playing fields) with landscaping and external play areas, footpaths, car parks and sustainable urban drainage
Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00105/PPP
Application for planning permission in principle for erection of 10 dwellinghouses
Land At Pentlandlea and The Firs Seafield Road Bilston Roslin
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00106/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (proposed)
52 Fern Walk Mayfield Dalkeith EH22 5DH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00107/DPP
Erection of porch
2 Dundas Park Bonnyrigg EH19 3AX
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00108/LBC
Installation of replacement roof
Dunesk Lodge Green Lane Lasswade EH18 1HE
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00109/DPP
Erection of screen fencing and plant equipment including installation of air source heat pumps; replacement of air handling units and associated works
Ikea Costkea Way Loanhead EH20 9BY
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00110/CL
Alteration of window opening to form a door and of door opening to form a window (Proposed Development)
12 Rose Path Bonnyrigg EH19 3RP
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00111/DPP
Installation of solar PV panels
14 Glenesk Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3BL
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00112/LBC
Installation of replacement windows
Kings Park Primary School 20 Croft Street Dalkeith EH22 3BA
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00113/WTT
Pruning of tree within Newtongrange conservation area
15 Colliery Crescent Newtongrange EH22 4AH
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00114/DPP
Erection of four light industry/storage (Class 4 and 6) buildings; erection of boundary walls and retaining walls; formation of car parking, landscaping and associated works
Bag End Leadburn West Linton EH46 7BE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00115/WTT
Felling of tree within Newtongrange conservation area
15 Colliery Crescent Newtongrange EH22 4AH
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00116/DPP
Two-storey extension to dwellinghouse
19 Longmuir Place Bonnyrigg EH19 3RY
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00117/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
6 Woodfield Park Bilston Roslin EH25 9SZ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00119/DPP
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class 9) to a short term let (Sui generis)
11A Kevock Road Lasswade EH18 1HT
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00121/MSC
Approval of matters in conditions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to erection of 179 dwellings and associated infrastructure, open space, and landscaping)
Pods A, E and F1 Shawfair Site A Millerhill Road Danderhall
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00122/DPP
Formation of dormer window
31 Burghlee Terrace Loanhead EH20 9BP
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00127/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
4 Newton Street Easthouses Dalkeith EH22 4EY
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00128/DPP
Extension to existing flue; installation of flue; erection of storage units and screen fencing; and siting of skip
Douglas House Pentland Science Park Bush Loan Road Penicuik EH26 0PL
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00129/CL
Alteration to window to form door opening; alteration to existing garage door to form bay window (proposed)
15 Gardyveen Court Bilston Roslin EH25 9AG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00130/CL
Extensions to dwellinghouse (proposed)
49 Eskfield Grove Dalkeith EH22 3FA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00131/DPP
Alterations to window opening to form door opening (Retrospective)
3 Wester Shawfair Danderhall EH22 1FD
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00132/DPP
Extensions to vehicle repair workshop
Allans Group Newtonloan Garage Newtonloan Gorebridge EH23 4LZ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00133/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
118 Bonnyrigg Road Dalkeith EH22 3HZ
Received 10 Mar 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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