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Land South of Melville Cottages Gilmerton Road Dalkeith

Awaiting decision Midlothian 26/00485/DPP Detailed Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Siting of 64 shipping containers and associated ancillary works including lighting, new entrance gates and landscaping

As published by the council, reference 26/00485/DPP

Application record

Reference
26/00485/DPP
Type
Detailed Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
9 Sep 2026
Ward
Midlothian East
Parish
Bonnyrigg and District Community Council

Comment by 10 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Midlothian's portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Midlothian register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00295/CL Granted

    Land South of Melville Cottages Gilmerton Road Dalkeith

    Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of open storage (Class 6) (Existing)

    Decided 3 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by Midlothian

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 November 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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Calton Planning + Development Limited Agent, a planning consultancy

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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

19 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

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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