Planning application
Soutra Mains Wood Blackshield Pathhead
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Formation of access track for the purpose of forestry
As published by the council, reference 25/00650/PNFOR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00650/PNFOR
- Type
- Prior Notification - Forestry
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Midlothian East
- Parish
- Tynewater Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Midlothian
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Midlothian granted permission on 23 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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