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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 decision26/00369/DPP
Erection of 19 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land At Wellington School Penicuik
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00370/DPP
Erection of 27 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land At Wellington School Penicuik
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00371/DPP
Extensions to dwellinghouse
23 Damhead Lothianburn Edinburgh EH10 7EA
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00372/WTT
Felling of trees protected by TPO 4 of 2000
Unit 5 Straiton Park Way Loanhead EH20 9QY
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00373/DPP
Application for extension of timeframe in which to implement planning permission 23/00241/DPP (Erection of dwellinghouse)
Land At South Melville Farm Melville Dykes Road Lasswade
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00374/DPP
Change of use of Yard 2 from contractors yard (sui generis) to the mechanical sorting and processing of soil/other material (Class 5); and associated siting of crushing/screening machinery (Retrospective)
Land West of 25 Newbattle Road Newtongrange
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00375/CAC
Demolition of non-listed buildings in conservation area
Land At Newbattle Home Farm Newtongrange Dalkeith
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00377/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (proposed)
14 Carnie Crescent Danderhall EH22 1FT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00379/LA
Discharge of planning obligation associated with planning application 0540/95 (relating to subdivision of land plot to form two independent dwellings with separate title deeds)
14 Howgate Penicuik EH26 8QB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00380/DPP
Formation of driveway and access to classified road
St Margarets 23 Lauder Road Dalkeith EH22 2JY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00381/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
40 Eskdale Terrace Bonnyrigg EH19 2BL
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00382/WTT
Pruning of trees within Dalhousie & Cockpen conservation area
The Glebe House Cockpen Road Bonnyrigg EH19 3HT
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00384/LBC
Extension to dwellinghouse and internal alterations
6 Saint Mary's Court Dalkeith EH22 1AD
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00385/LBC
Removal of chimney
Penicuik High School 39A Carlops Road Penicuik EH26 9EP
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00387/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
32 Archibald Hood Crescent Rosewell EH24 9FA
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00390/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Dewartown conservation area
18 Dewartown Gorebridge EH23 4NX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00391/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
56 Maclean Place Gorebridge EH23 4DX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00392/DPP
Alteration to window opening to form door opening
17 Eskview Grove Dalkeith EH22 1JW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00393/DPP
Change of use from public open space to private ground; extension to dwellinghouse and erection of boundary fence (Part-retrospective)
24 Kippielaw Walk Dalkeith EH22 4HS
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00394/DPP
Formation of dormer window
14 Woodburn Loan Dalkeith EH22 2ES
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00395/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
180 Eskhill Penicuik EH26 8DQ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00396/DPP
Installation of replacement roof and rainwater goods
15 Edgehead Road Edgehead Pathhead EH37 5RL
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00402/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; formation of window openings
5 Newton Church Road Danderhall EH22 1LY
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00403/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse and installation of window opening (Proposed)
5 Rullion Green Grove Penicuik EH26 0RX
Received 24 Jul 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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