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Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall

Awaiting decision Midlothian 26/00225/DPP Detailed Planning Permission

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Proposal

Erection of community campus (Class 10) (Including early years, support needs, primary and secondary school) with shared community use (Class 11) (comprising library, gymnasium, games hall and playing fields) with associated landscaping and external play areas, footpaths, carparking and sustainable urban drainage

As published by the council, reference 26/00225/DPP

Application record

Reference
26/00225/DPP
Type
Detailed Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Dalkeith
Parish
Danderhall & District Community Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the Midlothian register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

  • 26/00104/SCR Decided

    Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall

    EIA Screening Opinion for erection of community campus (Class 10) (including early years, support needs, primary and secondary schools) with shared community use (Class 11) (comprising library, gymnasium, games hall and playing fields) with landscaping and external play areas, footpaths, car parks and sustainable urban drainage

    Decided 25 Mar 2026 Outline
  • 25/00651/PAC Decided

    Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall

    Proposal of application notice for erection of new community campus comprising high school, primary school, nursery, sports facilities, associated parking and playing fields

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Received by Midlothian

  2. 24 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 June 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Gray Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

261 documents on file for this application

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What 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 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

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  • Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall

    25/00651/PAC Submitted 3 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Proposal of application notice for erection of new community campus comprising high school, primary school, nursery, sports facilities, associated parking and playing fields

    Decided Outline 10 docs

  • Shawfair Site D Newton Danderhall

    26/00104/SCR Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    EIA Screening Opinion for erection of community campus (Class 10) (including early years, support needs, primary and secondary schools) with shared community use (Class 11) (comprising library, gymnasium, games hall and playing fields) with landscaping and external play areas, footpaths, car parks and sustainable urban drainage

    Decided Outline 11 docs

  • Site of Former Monktonhall Colliery Newton Village Dalkeith

    19/01041/SCR Submitted 17 Dec 2019 200 yards away

    EIA screening opinion for an addendum to screening opinion reference 19/00131/SCR to include a district heating energy centre within the proposed education campus

    Decided Outline 8 docs

  • Site of Former Monktonhall Colliery Newton Village Dalkeith

    24/00148/DPP Submitted 4 Mar 2024 200 yards away

    Formation of access; site remediation, including grouting; installation of utilities and drainage infrastructure; and, creation of soil storage bunds

    Granted Full applications 117 docs

  • Land to The South of Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre Whitehill Road Millerhill Dalkeith

    22/00544/MSC Submitted 13 Jul 2022 250 yards away

    Approval of matters specified in conditions 8, 9,10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 of 17/00650/S42 (Erection of a District Heating Energy Centre, access, security fence, landscaping and associated engineering works)

    Granted Conditions 149 docs
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  • Harelaw (RP10) East of Millerhill Road Danderhall

    25/00661/MSC Submitted 11 Dec 2025 0.3 miles away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~9 Feb

    Approval of matters specified in conditions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16 and 17 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to grouting, site clearance, earthworks, road upgrade works including new footpaths, active travel paths, street lighting and road signs, new road junction, bus stops, utilities, sewers and road drainage)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 134 docs

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