Land 300M East of Dean Bridge Carlops Road Penicuik Data via plota.co.uk

26/00503/PNFOR - Prior Notification - Forestry Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of forestry building Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 22 Oct 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK.

Site constraints 3

Registered park or garden 8 m away: Penicuik
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Prior Notification - Forestry
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Penicuik
Parish
Penicuik & District Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
GUP Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 33.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
26,020decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Midlothian to go on. Midlothian decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100768625-001
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No