Midlothian Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Midlothian Council decided more than 550 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 58 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Midlothian Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
-
29 October 2026 · Approved
Land At Bowbeat Hill Moorfoot Hills Midlothian · 26/00558/PAC
-
22 September 2026 · Approved
Erection of 29 dwellinghouses, 17 flatted dwellings and associated works
Land North West of Deanburn Penicuik · 26/00217/DPP
-
16 July 2026 · Approved
Erection of 41 dwellinghouses, associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Pod H Land At Wellington Farm Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith · 25/00469/DPP
-
16 July 2026 · Approved
Plot G Land At Wellington Farm Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith · 25/00470/DPP
Figures for Midlothian Council
| Applications decided | more than 550 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 58 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 12 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 78plan adopted 2017 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.