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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/00404/LBC
Refurbishment of building to reinstate windows and glazed roof structure and associated alterations including the installation of air source heat pump; and formation of hardstanding and path
The Orangery Dalkeith Park Dalkeith
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00405/S42
Section 42 application to remove condition 18 of planning permission 21/00746/DPP (to remove EV charging stations condition)
Land East of Glenarch Lodge Melville Road Dalkeith
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00406/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
2 Mavisbank Loanhead EH20 9DD
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00407/DPP
Removal of existing extensions and ruin; infill of existing rooflights, window and door openings; installation of replacement door; formation of new rooflight, window and door openings; alterations to roof; formation of areas of hardstanding; erection of saunas and hot tubs and associated works
1, 2, 3 and 4 Cornton Cottages Penicuik EH26 9LA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00408/LBC
Internal and external alterations; removal of existing extensions and ruin; infill of existing rooflights, window and door openings; installation of replacement door; formation of new rooflight, window and door openings; alterations to roof; formation of areas of hardstanding; erection of saunas and hot tubs and associated works
1, 2, 3 and 4 Cornton Cottages Penicuik EH26 9LA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00409/DPP
Erection of outbuilding and decking (retrospective)
West Green Cottage Main Street Carrington Gorebridge EH23 4LR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00410/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
9 Millholm Gardens Bonnyrigg EH19 3SH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00411/PNWIND
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows within a conservation area
217 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00412/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse to form ancillary accommodation; formation of decking and access ramp
6 Pendreich Grove Bonnyrigg EH19 2EH
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00413/DPP
Community tennis and padel centre with ancillary facilities; including erection of clubhouse, gym, caf�/bar and retail; formation of access, car parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure and works
Whitehills Whitehill Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00414/LBC
Internal and external alterations; installation of replacement doors and windows; installation of rooflights
4 Thornybank Dalkeith EH22 2NQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00415/DPP
Erection of temporary cabin for veterinary clinic (Retrospective)
44 Fountain Place Loanhead EH20 9DU
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00416/LBC
Installation of EV Charger
3 Harvieston Mains Cottages Gorebridge EH23 4LG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00417/DPP
Extension to flatted dwelling
19 Croft Street Dalkeith EH22 3BA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00419/LBC
Extension to flatted dwelling
19 Croft Street Dalkeith EH22 3BA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00420/LBC
External and internal alterations including installation of rooflight, alteration to existing door opening to form window opening, installation of partitions and replacement staircase
Beeslack Lodge Edinburgh Road Penicuik EH26 0QF
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00421/CL
Alterations to garage door to form window openings, alteration to door opening to form a window and formation of window opening (proposed)
64 Lawson Johnston Drive Roslin EH25 9BF
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00422/DPP
Erection of storage building
Land 50M West of Acre Cottage Off The A7 At The Hardengreen Roundabout Dalkeith
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00423/DPP
Alteration to window opening to form door opening, infilling of rooflights and formation of new rooflight, installation of ventilation grill and flue, formation of external stairs and ramps and associated works
Penicuik House Penicuik EH26 9LA
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00424/LBC
Internal and external alterations including alteration to window opening to form door opening, infilling of rooflights and formation of new rooflight, installation of ventilation grill and flue, removal and formation of new external staircase and ramps and associated works.
Penicuik House Penicuik EH26 9LA
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00427/CL
Change of use from caf�/restaurant (Class 3) to beauticians (Class 1A) (Proposed)
4 Kentigern Mall Penicuik EH26 8LE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00428/WTT
Pruning of tree within Broomieknowe conservation area
9 Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00429/DPP
Two storey extension to dwellinghouse including formation of balconies and erection of car port.
Parkneuk Rosewell EH24 9AX
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00430/LBC
Treatment to interal timbers and associated works
14 Glenesk Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3BL
Received 10 Aug 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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