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Midlothian planning applications
1,188 applications. 93% approved. 58 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 1,188 planning applications from Midlothian. 358 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 93% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Midlothian takes a median of 58 days to decide a planning application, ranking 110 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/00496/DPP Awaiting decision
1 West Mill Wynd Lasswade EH18 1LZ
Installation of solar panels
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26/00495/DPP Awaiting decision
53 Dobbie's Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2AY
Extension to dwellinghouse
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26/00494/WTT Awaiting decision
Meadowspott 15 Waverley Road Dalkeith EH22 3DG
Felling and pruning of trees within Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
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26/00490/WTT Awaiting decision
18 Upper Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LP
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
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26/00491/WTT Awaiting decision
The Old Schoolhouse 7 Newlandrig Gorebridge EH23 4NS
Pruning and felling of trees within Newlandrig conservation area
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26/00492/PNPEAT Awaiting decision
Auchencorth Moss Penicuik
Prior notification for peatland restoration
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26/00487/DPP Awaiting decision
12 Knowetop Place Roslin EH25 9NR
Erection of extension and porch
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26/00482/DPP Awaiting decision
12 Bryans Road Newtongrange EH22 4SG
Formation of driveway and access to classified road (Retrospective)
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26/00483/DPP Awaiting decision
3 Edgefield Road Industrial Estate Loanhead EH20 9TB
Erection of single and three-storey extensions to industrial building and associated works
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26/00481/LBC Awaiting decision
15 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3EB
Installation of solar panels
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26/00480/DPP Awaiting decision
15 Lasswade Road Dalkeith EH22 3EB
Installation of solar panels
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26/00476/DPP Awaiting decision
1 Kirkhill Court Gorebridge EH23 4TW
Single and two storey extension to dwellinghouse; installation of replacement roof
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26/00472/DPP Awaiting decision
28 Archway Avenue Danderhall EH22 1PB
Extension to dwellinghouse
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26/00477/WTT Awaiting decision
23 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Felling of tree within Newbattle conservation area
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26/00474/WTT Awaiting decision
3 Spruce Walk Nivensknowe Park Loanhead EH20 9QA
Felling of tree protected by Tree Preservation Order 4 of 1999
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26/00469/DPP Awaiting decision
155 Pentland Park Loanhead EH20 9PB
Installation of air source heat pump
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26/00466/DPP Awaiting decision
2 David Mushet Gardens Dalkeith EH22 1LH
Erection of extension, pergola and summerhouse; installation of replacement doors and window
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26/00467/WTT Decided
12 Hillhead Bonnyrigg EH19 2AH
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
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26/00465/WTT Granted
Sunnybrae 18 School Green Lasswade EH18 1NB
Pruning of tree within Lasswade & Kevock conservation area
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26/00471/DPP Awaiting decision
Dalhousie Mains Dalkeith EH22 3LZ
Installation of solar arrays
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26/00470/LBC Awaiting decision
5 Thornybank Dalkeith EH22 2NQ
Installation of replacement windows
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26/00463/WTT Awaiting decision
Mauricewood Lodge Penicuik EH26 0NH
Felling of tree protected by TPO 3 of 2000
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26/00461/MSC Awaiting decision
Shawfair Development Area Land Bounded By The A720, The Wisp and Old Dalkeith Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Approval of matters in condition 11 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to site contamination and previous mineral workings).
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26/00459/WTT Granted
169 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Pruning of tree within Pathhead & Ford conservation area
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26/00457/DPP Awaiting decision
35 Whitehouse Way Gorebridge EH23 4FP
Erection of outbuilding (Retrospective)
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26/00458/HH Awaiting decision
New Dundas Park Lothian Street Bonnyrigg
Application for High Hedge Notice
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26/00456/LBC Awaiting decision
Weir East of Gladhouse Reservoir Howburn Road Gorebridge
Alterations and repairs to watercourse and reinforcement and reinstatement of retaining walls
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26/00454/CL Awaiting decision
5 Wheatfield Loan Loanhead EH20 9NN
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
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26/00453/DPP Awaiting decision
44 Edgehead Road Edgehead Pathhead EH37 5RJ
Installation of replacement doors and windows
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26/00455/CL Awaiting decision
38 William Angus Avenue Gorebridge EH23 4RW
Alterations to garage to form window openings (Proposed)
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26/00452/ADV Awaiting decision
Western Nissan Swinton Place Loanhead EH20 9FB
Display of illuminated signage including illuminated totem sign
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26/00448/WTT Awaiting decision
The Lodge Mauricewood Road Penicuik EH26 0NH
Pruning and felling of trees protected by TPO 3 of 2000
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26/00445/DPP Awaiting decision
51 The Square Newtongrange EH22 4PX
Formation of dormer window
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26/00442/DPP Awaiting decision
2 - 15 Esk Point Dalkeith EH22 1HW
Installation of replacement cladding
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26/00443/DPP Awaiting decision
6 Hawthornden Gardens Bonnyrigg EH19 2BW
Erection of outbuilding for use of nail salon (Class 1A)
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26/00450/PAC Decided
Electricity Substation 500M North East of Langside Dalkeith
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
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26/00444/DPP Awaiting decision
28 Sherwood Loan Bonnyrigg EH19 3NF
Erection of extension and porch
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26/00441/DPP Awaiting decision
Vogrie Nursery Vogrie House Gorebridge
Erection of outbuilding for childrens nursery/care facility
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26/00440/PNAG Granted
Whitburgh Mains Pathhead
Erection of agricultural building
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26/00438/WTT Granted
15 The Square Penicuik EH26 8LH
Pruning of trees within Penicuik Conservation Area
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26/00449/LA Awaiting decision
The White House Seafield Moor Road Bilston Roslin
Application to discharge a planning obligation associated with planning permission 05/00505/FUL
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26/00439/DPP Awaiting decision
5 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Installation of replacement conservatory roof
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26/00437/DPP Awaiting decision
Land between Kings Gate and Lothian Bridge Newbattle Dalkeith
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
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26/00436/DPP Awaiting decision
9 Mansfield Avenue Newtongrange EH22 4SE
Alteration to window to form door to flatted dwelling
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26/00434/DPP Awaiting decision
73 Lady Brae Gorebridge EH23 4HS
Extension to dwellinghouse
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26/00435/WTT Granted
33 Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SQ
Pruning of tree within Temple & Arniston conservation area
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26/00429/DPP Awaiting decision
Parkneuk Rosewell EH24 9AX
Two storey extension to dwellinghouse including formation of balconies and erection of car port.
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26/00430/LBC Withdrawn
14 Glenesk Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3BL
Treatment to interal timbers and associated works
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26/00428/WTT Granted
9 Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Pruning of tree within Broomieknowe conservation area
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26/00431/WTT Decided
24 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR
Felling of tree within Newbattle Conservation Area
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/00391/DPP Granted
56 Maclean Place Gorebridge EH23 4DX
Extension to dwellinghouse
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26/00440/PNAG Granted
Whitburgh Mains Pathhead
Erection of agricultural building
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26/00381/DPP Granted
40 Eskdale Terrace Bonnyrigg EH19 2BL
Extension to dwellinghouse
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26/00467/WTT Decided
12 Hillhead Bonnyrigg EH19 2AH
Felling of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
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26/00465/WTT Granted
Sunnybrae 18 School Green Lasswade EH18 1NB
Pruning of tree within Lasswade & Kevock conservation area
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26/00430/LBC Withdrawn
14 Glenesk Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3BL
Treatment to interal timbers and associated works
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26/00403/CL Granted
5 Rullion Green Grove Penicuik EH26 0RX
Extension to dwellinghouse and installation of window opening (Proposed)
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26/00332/DPP Granted
6 Shiel Hall Grove Rosewell EH24 9EX
Extension to dwellinghouse
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26/00351/DPP Granted
75 Shiel Hall Circle Rosewell EH24 9DE
Erection of outbuilding for use as a beauty salon
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26/00357/CL Granted
147 Easter Langside Drive Dalkeith EH22 2FR
Extension to dwellinghouse (Proposed)
The full record
Decisions between 2008 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 898 decisions from Midlothian between 2008 and 2026, part of 1,188 applications on record. Over that period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 734 granted against 48 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 399 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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06/00855/FUL Granted
Goldburn Biggar Road Silverburn Penicuik Midlothian EH10 7DU
Extension to dwellinghouse
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19/00887/ADV Granted
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Plc 14 Eskbank Road Dalkeith EH22 1HQ
Display of non-illuminated signage
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19/00886/WTT Granted
12 Park Road Dalkeith EH22 3DF
Felling/pruning of trees within Eskbank and Ironmills Conservation Area
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19/00878/WTT Decided
12 Ancrum Bank Dalkeith EH22 3AY
Felling of tree within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
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19/00899/PNAG Granted
R and B Nurseries Roslin EH25 9SX
Erection of agricultural building
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19/00902/CL Granted
161 Burnbrae Road Bonnyrigg EH19 3DA
Alterations to existing window and door opening to form patio doors
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19/00966/WTT Granted
12 Hillhead Bonnyrigg EH19 2AH
Felling and pruning of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
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19/00927/WTT Granted
Glencairn 13 Waverley Road Dalkeith EH22 3DG
Felling of tree within Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
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19/00893/DPP Refused
11 Rosedale Neuk Rosewell EH24 9DH
Extension to dwellinghouse
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19/00884/DPP Refused
The Old Mill House 40 Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 2AQ
Change of use from dwellinghouse to dwellinghouse and temporary events venue and associated erection of marquee
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 164 46%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 123 34%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 71 20%
Planning agents in Midlothian
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Eskbank Design Studio Ltd 100% granted overall 25
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JWT Tree Services Ltd 100% granted overall 24
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Arctec Build Ltd 95% granted overall 18
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F.E.M Building Design 97% granted overall 16
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Niall Young Architecture Ltd 100% granted overall 16
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Lothian Plans 92% granted overall 16
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John Gordon Associates Ltd 94% granted overall 14
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Midlothian
- Bonnyrigg 179
- Dalkeith 213
- Midlothian East 270
- Midlothian South 153
- Midlothian West 223
- Penicuik 144
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Midlothian decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Midlothian decided 358 planning applications. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Midlothian?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 58 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Midlothian decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 358 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 46% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 80% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Midlothian decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 898 decisions from Midlothian between 2008 and 2026, out of 1,188 applications on record. Across that whole period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Midlothian?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 72 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Midlothian's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Midlothian: 1,188 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 358 decided, 93% approved, median 58 days to a decision. 581 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2008 and 2026: 898 in total, 94% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.