Planning application
Land 200M East of Former Wellington School Near Howgate Penicuik
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Siting of 2 shipping containers (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/00319/DPP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00319/DPP
- Type
- Detailed Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Penicuik
- Parish
- Howgate Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Midlothian
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29 Jun 2026
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 24 August 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 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 67 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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