Planning application
Yards 27, 28 and 29 Clippens Industrial Yards Straiton Road Loanhead
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 Vacant Industrial Storage Yards (Class 6) to a Second-Hand Car Dealership (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 25/00614/DPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00614/DPP
- Type
- Detailed Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Midlothian West
- Parish
- Damhead Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Midlothian
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 January 2026, 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Christopher Thomson Design Agent, a design practice
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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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