Planning application
Land Rear of Shops At 163A to 163D John Street Penicuik
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Siting of storage containers
As published by the council, reference 26/00010/DPP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00010/DPP
- Type
- Detailed Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Penicuik
- Parish
- Penicuik & District Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Midlothian
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Whitelaw Associates Agent, registered in Grantham
Active · incorporated 2004 · Grantham
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 62% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Midlothian refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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