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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00333/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
3 Cortleferry Park Dalkeith EH22 3HT
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00335/DPP
Change of use from retail (class 1) to hot food takeaway (sui generis), installation of flue and formation of door opening
6 High Street Bonnyrigg EH19 2AA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00337/DPP
Extension to driveway and erection of gates
8 Newlandrig Gorebridge EH23 4NS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00339/DPP
Change of use of vacant land (nil use) to the siting of 272 commercial storage containers (Class 6) and associated ancillary works including erection of fence, formation of car parking and associated hardstanding
Land At Burndene Park Straiton Road Loanhead
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00340/LBC
Installation of replacement window; removal of louvres from existing dormer and installation of window; Installation of patio doors into existing door opening; and internal alterations
South Lodge Mavisbank Loanhead EH18 1HY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00342/DPP
Installation of replacement window; removal of louvres from existing dormer and installation of window; Installation of patio doors into existing door opening
South Lodge Mavisbank Loanhead EH18 1HY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00344/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
65 Station Road Roslin EH25 9LP
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00345/DPP
Formation of access route across area of public open space
2 Polton Drive Lasswade EH18 1BP
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00346/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage including totem sign
Unit 5B Pentland Industrial Estate Loanhead EH20 9QH
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00351/DPP
Erection of outbuilding for use as a beauty salon
75 Shiel Hall Circle Rosewell EH24 9DE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00352/DPP
Formation of dormer windows
29A Eskbank Road Dalkeith EH22 1HJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00354/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
160 Rullion Road Penicuik EH26 9JB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00355/WTT
Felling of trees within Temple & Arniston conservation area
1 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00356/WTT
Pruning of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
8 Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00357/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
147 Easter Langside Drive Dalkeith EH22 2FR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00358/DPP
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to flatted dwelling (sui generis) and installation of replacement windows
188 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AZ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00359/LBC
Installation of replacement windows, removal of signage and internal alterations associated with change of use from public house to flatted dwelling
188 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AZ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00360/DPP
Erection of shed (part-retrospective)
16 Lyell Crescent Penicuik EH26 0SJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00361/DPP
Extensions to dwellinghouse
8 Peacock Avenue Bonnyrigg EH19 3RS
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00362/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of decking
Cochrina Cottage 12 Gorton Loan Rosewell EH24 9AB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00364/WTT
Pruning of tree within Penicuik conservation area
9 Pomathorn Road Penicuik EH26 8LT
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00365/DPP
Subdivision and change of use of commercial unit to form four units comprising hot food takeaway (sui generis), two food and drink units (Class 3) and retail (Class 1A); extension to building and external alterations including formation of window openings, installation of flues and formation of ramp and engineering operations
9 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3HB
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00366/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let (proposed)
37 Lime Grove Mayfield Dalkeith EH22 5LQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00367/WTT
Pruning of trees within Temple & Arniston conservation area
48 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SQ
Received 6 Jul 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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