Planning application
Unit 8-9 18 Dryden Road Loanhead EH20 9LZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning Certificate
As published by the council, reference 25/00440/S50
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00440/S50
- Type
- Section 50
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Midlothian West
- Parish
- Loanhead & District Community Council
- Postcode
- EH20 9LZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Midlothian register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/00487/DPP Awaiting decision
Unit 8-9 18 Dryden Road Loanhead EH20 9LZ
Change of use from industrial (use Class 4/5) to storage and distribution with ancillary office (Class 6)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Midlothian
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21 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Midlothian took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Midlothian for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Midlothian's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Midlothian's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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