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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00459/WTT
Pruning of tree within Pathhead & Ford conservation area
169 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00461/MSC
Approval of matters in condition 11 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to site contamination and previous mineral workings).
Shawfair Development Area Land Bounded By The A720, The Wisp and Old Dalkeith Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00463/WTT
Felling of tree protected by TPO 3 of 2000
Mauricewood Lodge Penicuik EH26 0NH
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00464/DPP
Installation of roof vents
15 The Square Penicuik EH26 8LH
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00465/WTT
Pruning of tree within Lasswade & Kevock conservation area
Sunnybrae 18 School Green Lasswade EH18 1NB
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00466/DPP
Erection of extension, pergola and summerhouse; installation of replacement doors and window
2 David Mushet Gardens Dalkeith EH22 1LH
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00467/WTT
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
12 Hillhead Bonnyrigg EH19 2AH
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00469/DPP
Installation of air source heat pump
155 Pentland Park Loanhead EH20 9PB
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00470/LBC
Installation of replacement windows
5 Thornybank Dalkeith EH22 2NQ
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00471/DPP
Installation of solar arrays
Dalhousie Mains Dalkeith EH22 3LZ
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00472/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
28 Archway Avenue Danderhall EH22 1PB
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00474/WTT
Felling of tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 4 of 1999
3 Spruce Walk Nivensknowe Park Loanhead EH20 9QA
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00476/DPP
Single and two storey extension to dwellinghouse; installation of replacement roof
1 Kirkhill Court Gorebridge EH23 4TW
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00477/WTT
Felling of tree within Newbattle conservation area
23 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00480/DPP
Installation of solar panels
15 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3EB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00481/LBC
Installation of solar panels
15 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3EB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00482/DPP
Formation of driveway and access to classified road (Retrospective)
12 Bryans Road Newtongrange EH22 4SG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00483/DPP
Erection of single and three-storey extensions to industrial building and associated works
3 Edgefield Road Industrial Estate Loanhead EH20 9TB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00484/DPP
Residential development
Land East of Auchendinny Penicuik
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00485/DPP
Siting of 64 shipping containers and associated ancillary works including lighting, new entrance gates and landscaping
Land South of Melville Cottages Gilmerton Road Dalkeith
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00486/DPP
Extension to building
Equine Hospital Bush Farm Road Roslin EH25 9RE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00487/DPP
Erection of extension and porch
12 Knowetop Place Roslin EH25 9NR
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00488/DPP
Installation of rooflights
Kenmore 18 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/00490/WTT
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
18 Upper Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LP
Received 8 Sept 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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