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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00215/DPP
Formation of dormer window
16 Fountain Place Loanhead EH20 9EA
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00216/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and associated formation of access steps
32 Dalhousie Road Dalkeith EH22 3AP
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00217/DPP
Erection of 29 dwellinghouses, 17 flatted dwellings and associated works
Land North West of Deanburn Penicuik
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00218/DPP
Erection of golf practice net structure (part-retrospective)
Broomieknowe Golf Club 36 Golf Course Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2HZ
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00219/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
1 The Green Loanhead EH20 9DQ
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00220/DPP
Erection of greenhouse
The Gardens Mavisbank Lasswade EH18 1HY
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00221/WTT
Pruning of tree within Newbattle conservation area
Barondale House Newbattle Dalkeith EH22 3LX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00222/DPP
Formation of door opening
11 Cuguen Place Lasswade EH18 1AD
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00225/DPP
Erection of community campus (Class 10) (Including early years, support needs, primary and secondary school) with shared community use (Class 11) (comprising library, gymnasium, games hall and playing fields) with associated landscaping and external play areas, footpaths, carparking and sustainable urban drainage
Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00227/DPP
Two-storey extension to dwellinghouse
7 Ramsay Crescent Mayfield Dalkeith EH22 5RA
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00228/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and installation of flue
15 Hoggan Way Loanhead EH20 9DG
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00229/DPP
Erection of shed and pergola
45 Dalhousie Road Dalkeith EH22 3AL
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00230/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
52 Fern Walk Mayfield Dalkeith EH22 5DH
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00231/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; extension to roof and formation of dormer windows and balcony; alteration to conservatory roof; formation of decking; and associated works
Brodline Pomathorn Road Penicuik EH26 8PJ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00233/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
29 Damhead Lothianburn Edinburgh EH10 7EA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00234/MSC
Approval of matters in condition 9 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to amendment of 12 house types)
Shawfair Site R Danderhall
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00235/DPP
Erection of garage and carport and alterations to ground levels
Look Aboot Ye Silverburn Penicuik EH26 9LB
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00236/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use (subdivision of takeaway to two Class 3 food and drink units) and associated alterations to shop frontage
27 - 29 High Street Bonnyrigg EH19 2DA
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00237/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
59 Mayshade Road Loanhead EH20 9HL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00238/DPP
Two-storey and single storey extensions to dwellinghouse
1 Namur Road Penicuik EH26 0LD
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00239/DPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
1A Kirkhill Terrace Gorebridge EH23 4LL
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00241/S42
Section 42 application to delete condition 10 of planning permission 20/00899/DPP (to remove EV charging stations condition)
Land At Robertson Bank Gorebridge
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00244/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
32 South Chesters Medway Bonnyrigg EH19 3GG
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00245/DPP
Application for extension of timeframe in which to implement planning permission 20/00253/DPP (Erection of dwellinghouse)
Land North West of Braidwood Cottage Penicuik
Received 29 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Midlothian
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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