163C John Street Penicuik EH26 8AT
Proposal
Change of use from vacant shop (Class 1A) to café (Class 3)
- Received
- 29 October 2025
- Decision due
- 10 January 2026
- Council
- Midlothian Council
- Ward
- Penicuik
- Agent
- Whitelaw Associates
- ReceivedReceived29 Oct
- ValidatedValidated10 Nov
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date10 Jan
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 163C John Street Penicuik EH26 8AT. Midlothian has handled 1,410 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Penicuik. We hold 201 applications in total for the EH26 postcode area.
96% of full applications at Midlothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EH26 8AT
- Application type
- Detailed Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Penicuik & District Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 5 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 14 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 5 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Whitelaw Associates
- Agent address
- Kitleybrig Kitleyknowe Carlops Penicuik EH26 9NJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 November 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 December 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Source: Midlothian
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- Cullen Plumbing & Heating LtdVerifiedEdinburghPlumbing & Heating8.3 mi
- Sweet HomesVerifiedEdinburghRenovations & RefurbishmentsKitchen & Bathroom8.4 mi
- Ideal Electrical Solutions (UK) LimitedVerifiedSolar Panel InstallerBattery Storage8.9 mi
- Celsius Plumbing and Heating (Edinburgh) LtdVerifiedPlumberHeating Engineer9.3 mi
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