Upcoming supplementary guidance

Consultations on Draft Supplementary Guidance

Draft Food & Drink Supplementary Guidance

This draft supplementary guidance sets out detailed guidance and clarity on developments in town centres, and developments which may affect or undermine the performance of those town centres.

The supplementary guidance describes our approach to creating successful and vibrant town centres as shopping habits evolve. It also provides advice on what types of development should be supported within and outwith town centres.

View the draft supplementary guidance

The consultation begins on 28 August 2018 and will run for 6 weeks until 10 October 2018.

For more information, contact Mhairi-Anne Cowie on 0131 271 3308 or mhairi-anne.cowie@midlothian.gov.uk.

Draft Resource Extraction Supplementary Guidance

The adopted Midlothian Local Development Plan requires the preparation of Supplementary Guidance (SG) to provide further detail for the minerals policies of the plan.

The draft SG seeks to ensure best practice in resource extraction to strike the right balance between protecting our environment and extracting these minerals.

View the draft supplementary guidance

This draft SG is available for consultation until 12 October 2018. Comments can be submitted through the online development plan portal.