Land West of 25 Newbattle Road Newtongrange Data via plota.co.uk

26/00374/DPP - Detailed Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of Yard 2 from contractors yard (sui generis) to the mechanical sorting and processing of soil/other material (Class 5); and associated siting of crushing/screening machinery (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Oct 2026 and 3 Nov 2026, from Midlothian's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Registered park or garden 37 m away: Newbattle Abbey
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Conservation area 74 m away: Newbattle.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Midlothian
Application type
Detailed Planning Permission
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Midlothian South
Parish
Newtongrange Community Council
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Midlothian usually decides commercial premises by day 69.

Day 4920 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
28%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Midlothian in the last twelve months, from validation. Midlothian decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No