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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00431/WTT
Felling of tree within Newbattle Conservation Area
24 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00434/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
73 Lady Brae Gorebridge EH23 4HS
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00435/WTT
Pruning of tree within Temple & Arniston conservation area
33 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00436/DPP
Alteration to window to form door to flatted dwelling
9 Mansfield Avenue Newtongrange EH22 4SE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00437/DPP
Change of use from agricultural land to cemetery and erection of funeral buildings; alteration to stone wall and formation of new access and car parking area
Land between Kings Gate and Lothian Bridge Newbattle Dalkeith
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00438/WTT
Pruning of trees within Penicuik Conservation Area
15 The Square Penicuik EH26 8LH
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00439/DPP
Installation of replacement conservatory roof
5 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00440/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Whitburgh Mains Pathhead
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00441/DPP
Erection of outbuilding for childrens nursery/care facility
Vogrie Nursery Vogrie House Gorebridge
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00442/DPP
Installation of replacement cladding
2 - 15 Esk Point Dalkeith EH22 1HW
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00443/DPP
Erection of outbuilding for use of nail salon (Class 1A)
6 Hawthornden Gardens Bonnyrigg EH19 2BW
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00444/DPP
Erection of extension and porch
28 Sherwood Loan Bonnyrigg EH19 3NF
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00445/DPP
Formation of dormer window
51 The Square Newtongrange EH22 4PX
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00447/DPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land East of Barony House Green Lane Lasswade
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00448/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees protected by TPO 3 of 2000
The Lodge Mauricewood Road Penicuik EH26 0NH
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00449/LA
Application to discharge a planning obligation associated with planning permission 05/00505/FUL
The White House Seafield Moor Road Bilston Roslin
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00450/PAC
Proposal of application notice for extension to existing electricity substation including installation of a new 400kv switching bay, new grid supply point electricity equipment, formation of temporary construction compound and landscaping, erection of security fence and gates, and associated works
Electricity Substation 500M North East of Langside Dalkeith
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00452/ADV
Display of illuminated signage including illuminated totem sign
Western Nissan Swinton Place Loanhead EH20 9FB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00453/DPP
Installation of replacement doors and windows
44 Edgehead Road Edgehead Pathhead EH37 5RJ
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00454/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
5 Wheatfield Loan Loanhead EH20 9NN
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00455/CL
Alterations to garage to form window openings (Proposed)
38 William Angus Avenue Gorebridge EH23 4RW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00456/LBC
Alterations and repairs to watercourse and reinforcement and reinstatement of retaining walls
Weir East of Gladhouse Reservoir Howburn Road Gorebridge
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00457/DPP
Erection of outbuilding (Retrospective)
35 Whitehouse Way Gorebridge EH23 4FP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00458/HH
Application for High Hedge Notice
New Dundas Park Lothian Street Bonnyrigg
Received 24 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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