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
Change of use from industrial (use Class 4/5) to storage and distribution with ancillary office (Class 6)
As published by the council, reference 25/00487/DPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00487/DPP
- Type
- Detailed Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 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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25/00440/S50 Awaiting decision
Unit 8-9 18 Dryden Road Loanhead EH20 9LZ
Planning Certificate
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Midlothian
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16 Sep 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 11 November 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
15 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 decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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