Planning fees

At its meeting on 21 March 2023 Midlothian Council agreed, in principle, to introduce discretionary charging for the Planning Service.

After this, on 16 May 2023, Midlothian Council’s Planning Committee approved a report which included a Fees Charter, setting out the detail of the schedule of fees.

The Planning Fees Charter were introduced in July 2023 and were last updated in June 2025