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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00278/DPP
Change of use of agricultural building to form no.3 business/light industry units (Class 4)
Saughland Farm Pathhead
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00279/CL
Alterations to garage to form window opening (Proposed)
260 Rullion Road Penicuik EH26 9JL
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00280/DPP
Installation of replacement door and windows
15 Waterloo Bank Penicuik EH26 8NS
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00282/DPP
Erection of shed
Woodhouselee Stables Penicuik EH26 0PF
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00284/DPP
Installation of replacement door; formation of part glazed door openings and patio
Viewforth 31 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00285/DPP
Installation of external access lift
4A Kirkhill Gardens Penicuik EH26 8JE
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00286/DPP
Erection of a stable building, formation of a vehicular access, formation of hardstanding and erection of fencing and gate (part retrospective)
Land adjacent to The Glebe House Cockpen Road Bonnyrigg
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00287/LBC
Extension to dwellinghouse; alterations to boundary wall; demolition of outbuildings and retaining wall; erection of gates, retaining walls and steps; internal alterations including dismantling of internal wall and installation of doors
34 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00288/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
16 Durham Grove Bonnyrigg EH19 3EU
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00289/DPP
Extensions to dwellinghouse
11 Martin Place Dalkeith EH22 3JS
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00290/LA
Application to modify a planning obligation associated with planning permission 20/00899/DPP
Land At Robertson Bank Gorebridge
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00291/MSC
Approval of Matters specified in Conditions 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 36 attached to planning permission 22/00027/PPP (relating to erection of infrastructure, associated drainage, landscaping and artwork)
Land At South Mayfield and Lingerwood Road Newtongrange
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided26/00292/DPP
Erection of outbuilding for use as a beauty salon
22 Paradykes Avenue Loanhead EH20 9LB
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided26/00293/DPP
Installation of replacement garage door (Retrospective)
5 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/00294/DPP
Formation of access road, car parking and associated works
Lugton Bogs Gilmerton Road Eskbank Dalkeith
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/00295/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of open storage (Class 6) (Existing)
Land South of Melville Cottages Gilmerton Road Dalkeith
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00296/WTT
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
45 Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1LT
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00297/DPP
Erection of shelter
Land Some 150M South West of The Cleuch Roslin
Received 28 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00298/MSC
Approval of Matters specified in Conditions 4 xiii, 5iii, 5v, 5vi, 5vii, 5x and 6 attached to planning permission 20/00151/PPP (relating to site infrastructure)
Hopefield Farm 2 Rosewell Road Bonnyrigg
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00301/S42
Section 42 application to amend conditions 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of planning permission 21/00746/DPP
Land East of Glenarch Lodge Melville Road Dalkeith
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00302/DPP
Subdivision of existing dwellinghouse to form two dwellinghouses; erection of extension, fencing and gate; installation of roof lights; alterations to window opening to form door opening; and associated works
116 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PX
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00303/LBC
Internal refurbishment
National Mining Museum Scotland Lady Victoria Colliery Newtongrange EH22 4QN
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00304/DPP
Change of use of vacant land to car wash and valeting facility; erection of fencing and canopy; siting of three shipping containers; formation of hardstanding; and associated works
Land between 5 and 9 Elm Row Lasswade
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00306/PNWIND
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows within a conservation area
2 Melville Terrace Dalkeith EH22 3AR
Received 3 Jun 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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