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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided26/00186/LBC
New external walls to workshop/store in association with conversion to habitable space; formation of window and door openings; installation of replacement windows; painting of external walls; and associated internal alterations
St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church 119 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AX
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00187/DPP
Change of use from retail (Class 1A) to soft play centre (Class 11)
Unit 12 3 - 5 John Street Penicuik EH26 8HN
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00188/DPP
Alterations to existing access and formation of access track (Part-retrospective)
Land 100M South of Noblehall Howgate Penicuik
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00189/PAC
Proposal of application notice for erection of tennis and padel centre with ancillary facilities, (including cafe/bar, gym and retail offering), access, car and cycle parking, landscape, associated infrastructure and works
Whitehills Whitehill Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00191/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of dormer window and patio
16 Wadingburn Road Lasswade EH18 1HS
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00193/DPP
Change of use from retail unit (Class 1A) to flatted dwelling (Class 9); and erection of extension
97 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3DJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00194/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; erection of retaining wall; formation of access ramps and raised terrace; installation of gate and associated works
Bowling Green Cottage Murderdean Road Newtongrange EH22 4PD
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00195/DPP
Erection of fence and gate
14 Lingerwood Road Newtongrange EH22 4QG
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00196/PNAG
Formation of private way
Land to North of Springfield Farm Springfield Road Penicuik
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00197/DPP
Alterations to conservatory
5 Newlandrig Gorebridge EH23 4NS
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00198/LBC
Alterations to chimneys
Esk Cottage Melville Castle Lasswade EH18 1AW
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00200/SCR
EIA screening opinion for tourism and leisure development including erection of holiday accommodation
Land At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00201/DPP
New external walls to workshop/store in association with conversion to habitable space; formation of window and door openings; installation of replacement windows and painting of external walls
St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church 119 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AX
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00202/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees protected by TPO 2 of 1978
6 Belwood Road Milton Bridge Penicuik EH26 0QN
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00203/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
2 Ninth Street Newtongrange EH22 4JL
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00204/CL
Installation of rooflights (existing)
2 Stobhill Road Gowkshill Gorebridge EH23 4PW
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00205/CL
Alterations to garage door to form wall and window opening (Proposed)
66 Broomieknowe Park Bonnyrigg EH19 2JB
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00206/DPP
Formation of access ramp and area of decking and erection of fence (retrospective)
76 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00207/DPP
Formation of window openings, removal of chimney stack, formation of driveway and installation of EV charger
26 Mitchell Street Dalkeith EH22 1JQ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00208/DPP
Erection of 3 kiosks, staff facility, lamp post and retaining wall; formation of hard surface and associated works
Gorebridge Sewage Works Station Road Gorebridge
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00209/DPP
Formation of raised terrace and associated works
15 Cleuch Road North Middleton Gorebridge EH23 4RB
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00212/CL
Alterations to garage to form window opening (Proposed)
13 Viscount Drive Dalkeith EH22 3FX
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00213/DPP
Formation of access route across area of public open space
33 Dryden Avenue Loanhead EH20 9JT
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00214/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
6 Cleuch Road North Middleton Gorebridge EH23 4RB
Received 14 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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