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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00162/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
16 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LN
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00163/WTT
Pruning of trees within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
22 Ironmills Road Dalkeith EH22 1JP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00164/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
Glenlea Roslin EH18 1EJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00165/DPP
Erection of outbuilding (Retrospective)
1 Park View Loanhead EH20 9BH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00166/DPP
Alterations to existing door opening and installation of replacement door
1 The Fleming Building Edinburgh Technopole Milton Bridge Penicuik EH26 0BE
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00167/CAC
Demolition of non-listed buildings in conservation area
Garages to South of No33 Dalhousie Road Dalkeith
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00168/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within Lasswade and Kevock Conservation Area
Registry House 4 Elm Row Lasswade EH18 1AQ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00169/DPP
Removal of chimney stack (retrospective)
132 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AU
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00170/DPP
Siting of coffee trailer
Ballantyne Nursery Shanks Garden Gorebridge EH23 4LG
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00171/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
Pavement Outside No. 25 John Street Penicuik
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00172/DPP
Installation of communication hub with integrated defibrillator.
Pavement Outside No. 25 John Street Penicuik
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00173/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
Pavement Outside No. 14 Eskbank Road Dalkeith
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00174/DPP
Installation of communication hub with integrated defibrillator
Pavement Outside No. 14 Eskbank Road Dalkeith
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00175/DPP
Siting of shipping container to form caf� (Class 3); formation of retaining wall and carparking; and associated works (part-retrospective)
Land At Former Filling Station Biggar Road Hillend
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00176/DPP
Rebuilding and rendering of gable elevation
51A High Street Bonnyrigg EH19 2DB
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00177/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; alterations to boundary wall; demolition of outbuildings and retaining walls; erection of gates, retaining walls, steps; and formation of driveway
34 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00178/WTT
Pruning of tree within Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
Dalkeith Water Tower Cemetery Road Dalkeith EH22 3DL
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00179/DPP
Erection of extension and porch
12 Wester Millerhill Millerhill Dalkeith EH22 1RY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00180/DPP
Application for Detailed Planning Permission for the erection of fencing and valet canopy, and formation of hard surface; and a Section 42 application to amend condition 4 of planning permission 22/00518/S42 to alter layout of car wash
125 New Hunterfield Gorebridge EH23 4NB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00181/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
5 Barons Drive Roslin EH25 9AL
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00182/CL
Erection of outbuilding and decking (Existing)
4 Ewing Street Penicuik EH26 0JY
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00183/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
56 Maclean Place Gorebridge EH23 4DX
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00184/WTT
Felling and pruning within Lasswade & Kevock conservation area
Coppertop Green Lane Lasswade EH18 1HE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00185/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Brothershiels Farm Heriot
Received 30 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.
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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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