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  • Rosewell-Auchendinny path lighting

    We recently improved the surface of the shared-use path between Rosewell and Auchendinny. We were now asking for your views on adding lighting to help people use it more safely in the early mornings, evenings, and during the darker winter months. We know this area is home to wildlife, so we planned to use lights that are gentle on animals like bats and do not spoil the night sky. These lights would be dim and warm in colour, so they fit in with the countryside and... More
    Closed 19 September 2025

  • Local Housing Strategy 2026/27 - 2030/31 Final

    Midlothian Council is developing a new Local Housing Strategy (LHS), which will guide housing policy and investment across the area for the next five years. We want to hear your views to help shape our priorities. Your responses are confidential and will only be used to inform the strategy. The ideas received during the first consultation held between Monday 31 March and Friday 9 May 2025 have been added to the draft LHS. You can read the draft strategy here: ... More
    Closed 3 October 2025

  • Community Justice Public Consultation 2025

    Community justice is where people who have broken the law are held to account and supported to reconnect and contribute to their communities. Where it is safe to do so, people who commit certain crimes receive community-based sentences. This can include treatment for underlying issues such as drug or alcohol addiction, unpaid work, fines and compensation or restrictions of liberty such as electronic tagging and curfews. The evidence shows community justice can help... More
    Closed 31 October 2025

  • New Build Tenant Satisfaction Survey

    We want to know how you feel about your new build council home and the development you live in. As the first tenant in your newly built council home, your feedback on different aspects of the home and your experience so far will be invaluable in highlighting what works well and where we might be able to improve services to you and to other tenants moving into new homes in the future. Most of the questions are multiple choice and there's plenty of opportunities for you to leave... More
    Closed 7 November 2025

  • Taxis and Private Hire Cars - Review of Licensing Conditions

    Taxi and Private Hire Car licensing conditions represent a standard by which the Council (the Licensing Authority) expects the trade to operate to ensure public safety. Through discussions with representatives of the taxi and private hire car business sector it has become apparent that these conditions would benefit from a review to reflect modern practices and to bring them in line with other neighbouring Councils. Accordingly, revised draft conditions have now been prepared for... More
    Closed 16 November 2025

  • Gaelic Language Plan 2026-31

    We are seeking views on our draft Gaelic Language Plan. English Plan Gaelic Plan Please refer to the draft plans available in this consultation before answering the questions. The draft plan sets out our ambitions for Gaelic over the next five years, to 2031. It builds on our first Gaelic Language Plan , which covered the period 2021-26, in recognition of the Scottish Government’s ambition to see an increase in the number of people... More
    Opened 27 November 2025

  • Midlothian Unpaid Carers Strategy Consultation

    Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) is a planning and decision-making body created by Midlothian Council and NHS Lothian that plans and directs some health and social care services. We are responsible for developing a local strategy to set out our visions and plans for how we will support unpaid carers and also use this strategy to guide how we arrange and provide information, advice and support services to unpaid carers. The Scottish Government defines an... More
    Closed 8 December 2025

  • Midlothian Council Rent Survey 2026/27 - 2028/29

    This survey focuses on an important issue for Midlothian Council tenants and housing list applicants: the rent we charge for our homes. This survey concerns the rent which will be charged from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2029. More
    Closed 12 December 2025

  • Vogrie Country Park Adventure Play Area Renewal

    Our Greenspace Service would like to get your views on proposals to invest in Vogrie Country Park’s adventure play area which is part of a wider renewal strategy for the park. This new investment will support the Midlothian Council Play Strategy and the Vogrie Renewal Strategy . The changes to the play area are designed to increase challenge, cater for a wider age range and improve accessibility and inclusivity. ... More
    Opened 19 December 2025

  • Mount Esk Nursery School Consultation

    We want to hear your views on the proposal to close Mount Esk Nursery School and re-designate it to Hawthornden Primary School Nursery class . The statutory consultation begins on Monday 10 November 2025 and ends on Sunday 21 December 2025. The proposals are: Mount Esk Nursery School will close from August 2026; Hawthornden Primary School Nursery class will be established from August 2026; Mount Esk Nursery School will be... More
    Closed 21 December 2025

  • Development Plan Scheme 17 - ongoing consultation

    This is ongoing consultation for the Development Plan Scheme (DPS). The Development Plan Scheme for Midlothian Number 17 (DPS17) was approved by Midlothian Council's Planning Committee on 29th April 2025. The DPS sets out Midlothian Council’s programme for preparing the next Midlothian Local Development Plan (MLDP2). The DPS also includes a Participation Statement, which outlines proposed future engagement on MLDP2. A link to download DPS17 as a PDF document is at the foot of... More
    Opened 1 May 2025
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