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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00307/DPP
Change of use from garage to guesthouse accommodation and associated extensions and alterations including erection of pergolas and alteration to garage door openings to form windows; installation of external stair (part retrospective).
The Old Mill House 40 Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 2AQ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00308/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and formation of dormer window
53 The Loan Loanhead EH20 9AG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00309/DPP
Installation of air source heat pump
6 Main Street Carrington Gorebridge EH23 4LR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00310/CL
Internal alterations (Proposed)
15 Millbank Grove Gorebridge EH23 4TQ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00311/DPP
Installation of replacement existing windows and rooflights; formation of dormer window and balcony; alterations and extension to roof; installation of rooflights and door opening; repainting of rainwater goods and associated works
3 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3DZ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00312/LBC
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet
43 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1JB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision`26/00314/DPP
Change of use from education support centre (Class 10) to offices/hot desk spaces (Class 4) and cafe (Class 3); installation of door opening and air source heat pump; formation of car parking; recladding of WC block and associated works
Pathways to Success 208 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SG
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00315/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
Easter Walstone Penicuik Midlothian EH26 9LS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00316/DPP
Erection of holiday accommodation including communal facilities, formation of access, landscaping and associated works
Land At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00317/LBC
Partial demolition and alterations to boundary wall associated with formation of new access
Land At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00318/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
18 Edinburgh Road Dalkeith EH22 1JZ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00319/DPP
Siting of 2 shipping containers (retrospective)
Land 200M East of Former Wellington School Near Howgate Penicuik
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00321/DPP
Erection of temporary cabins for ancillary office use
44 Fountain Place Loanhead EH20 9DU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00322/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
The Small Cottage Gorebridge
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00323/DPP
Change of use from a flatted dwelling to an HMO
196C High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00324/DPP
Erection of attached garage
38 Carrick Crescent Easthouses EH22 4HG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00325/DPP
Installation of rooflights, installation of replacement door and alteration to window opening
11 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SQ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00326/DPP
Formation of window opening
The Roslin Institute Easter Bush Veterinary Centre Bush Farm Road Roslin EH26 9RG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00327/WTT
Pruning of trees within the Dalhousie and Cockpen conservation area
The Glebe House Bonnyrigg EH19 3HT
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00328/MSC
Approval of Matters specified in Conditions 25 and 27 attached to planning permission 22/00027/PPP (relating to site investigation and contamination)
Land At South Mayfield and Lingerwood Road Newtongrange
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00329/CL
Alterations to garage door to form window opening and alteration to existing door opening (Proposed)
18 Gladstone's Gait Bonnyrigg EH19 3GA
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00330/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
17 Villa Dean Rosewell EH24 9ES
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00331/DPP
Erection of garden room
4 Dundas Grove Dalkeith EH22 3EP
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00332/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
6 Shiel Hall Grove Rosewell EH24 9EX
Received 18 Jun 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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