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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/00491/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within Newlandrig conservation area
The Old Schoolhouse 7 Newlandrig Gorebridge EH23 4NS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00492/PNPEAT
Prior notification for peatland restoration
Auchencorth Moss Penicuik
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00493/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
19 Longmuir Place Bonnyrigg EH19 3RY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00494/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
Meadowspott 15 Waverley Road Dalkeith EH22 3DG
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00495/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
53 Dobbie's Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2AY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00496/DPP
Installation of solar panels
1 West Mill Wynd Lasswade EH18 1LZ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00497/DPP
Erection of fencing and gates
Edinburgh College Midlothian Campus 46 Dalhousie Road Dalkeith EH22 3FR
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00498/DPP
Erection of 9 shelters and hut
Adventure Playground At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00499/CL
Erection of extension and porch (Proposed development)
20 Rose Avenue Bonnyrigg EH19 3RD
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00500/WTT
Felling of trees protected by TPO 1 of 2018
Land At Wellington School Penicuik
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00503/PNFOR
Erection of forestry building
Land 300M East of Dean Bridge Carlops Road Penicuik
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00504/DPP
Erection of 10 industrial units
Land between Sherwood Industrial Estate Access Road and Waverly Court Sherwood Industrial Estate Bonnyrigg
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00505/WTT
Pruning of trees within Newbattle conservation area
Land At Saint Davids Gardens Dalkeith
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00506/DPP
Extensions to primary school including; sports hall, 6 classrooms, office, ancillary accommodation and associated works
Mauricewood Primary School 11 Muirhead Place Penicuik EH26 0LE
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00507/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse at first floor level; alteration to roof and installation of rooflight
15 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SQ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00508/DPP
Installation of replacement windows and door
167 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00509/MSC
Approval of matters in conditions condition 8vi attached to planning permission 19/00748/PPP (relating to landscape maintenance for erection of PDI centre, valet centre, parking and associated works
Whitehills Whitehill Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00511/WTT
Pruning of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
10 Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00512/S42
Section 42 application to delete conditions 10 and 11 of planning permission 24/00059/PPP Section 42 application to delete conditions 10 and 11 of planning permission 24/00059/PPP
Land East of 2 Newlandrig Gorebridge
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00514/DPP
Installation of vents and replacement windows
4 Mitchell Street Dalkeith EH22 1JQ
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00515/PNDEM
Demolition of dwellinghouse
Inveravon Hotel 9 Inveravon Road Loanhead EH20 9EF
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00518/S42
Section 42 application to delete condition 2 of planning permission 15/00127/DPP
Land At 35 Polton Bank Lasswade
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00520/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Lasswade & Kevock conservation area
26 West Mill Road Lasswade EH18 1LX
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00525/DPP
Alterations to conservatory extension roof; and installation of gates
18 Lasswade Road Loanhead EH20 9SE
Received 22 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.
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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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