Planning application
4 Kentigern Mall Penicuik EH26 8LE
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 café/restaurant (Class 3) to beauticians (Class 1A) (Proposed)
As published by the council, reference 26/00427/CL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00427/CL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Penicuik
- Parish
- Penicuik & District Community Council
- Postcode
- EH26 8LE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Midlothian register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00530/ADV Awaiting decision
4 Kentigern Mall Penicuik EH26 8LE
Display of illuminated signage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Midlothian
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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94% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov
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