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Scottish Borders
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Scottish Borders. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

1,376Searchable applications

427Recorded as pending

—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records

0Refused applications

0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 2022 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas43 mapped area records

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

Decided25/01040/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Woodside Cottage Coldingham Moor Coldingham Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5TU
Received 4 Aug 2025
Decided25/01071/LBC
Replacement windows
First Floor Flat 10A Canongate Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6AJ
Received 8 Aug 2025
Registered25/01082/FUL
Change of use from joiners workshop to dwellinghouse
Workshop Hislop & Son Eden Road Gordon Scottish Borders TD3 6JT
Received 11 Aug 2025
Decided25/01083/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
The Sheiling Kailzie Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HT
Received 11 Aug 2025
Decided25/01091/AMC
Erection of dwellinghouse (approval of all matters specified in planning permission 21/00216/PPP)
Land South West Of Woodley 94 Leithen Road Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Received 12 Aug 2025
Decided25/01112/FUL
Erection of stable block (retrospective)
Land North Of Kilbucho Mains Cottages Kilbucho Scottish Borders
Received 18 Aug 2025
Awaiting decision25/01132/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Plot 1 Land At Polwarth Crofts Farm Greenlaw Scottish Borders
Received 22 Aug 2025
Awaiting decision25/01133/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Plot 2 Land At Polwarth Crofts Farm Greenlaw Scottish Borders
Received 22 Aug 2025
Registered25/01164/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form community hub with bunk house, museum and multi use space
Primary School Ettrick Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5JA
Received 29 Aug 2025
Decided25/01210/LBC
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to roof
5 Court House Place Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4AR
Received 4 Sept 2025
Registered25/01224/FUL
Change of use of land to form self storage compound with associated access and fencing (retrospective)
Kossuth Ter Melrose Road Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6DL
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/01232/FUL
Erection of shed to house biomass boiler
Greenbank The Crescent High Street Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8RA
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/01233/LBC
Erection of shed to house biomass boiler
Greenbank The Crescent High Street Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8RA
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/01254/FUL
Construction of two permanent bridges to replace two temporary bridges
Land At Lymiecleuch Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 10 Sept 2025
Decided25/01269/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
2 Swinton Mill Farm Cottage Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4JS
Received 12 Sept 2025
Unknown25/01272/AGN
Erection of agricultural barn
Craik Farm Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/01277/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to roof
5 Court House Place Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4AR
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/01281/FUL
Alterations to form door from window and access ramp
Ground Floor Flat Ashtree House Tower Road Darnick Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9AX
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/01283/FUL
Formation of dormer window
Westshiel Halliburton Road Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6XH
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/01296/FUL
Installation of ground based solar photo voltaic array
Land North West Of Kames House Duns Scottish Borders
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/01297/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Fairfax 23 Main Street Newstead Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9DX
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/01298/CON
Complete demolition of buildings
D M Wallace And Sons Ltd Bowmont Street Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7DZ
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/01299/FUL
Alterations to dwellinghouse
Toll House 26 Loan Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0AT
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/01301/MOD75
Discharge of planning obligation pursuant to planning permission 18/00299/FUL
Tweeddale Kerfield Farm Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8LY
Received 17 Sept 2025

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Researching a proposal in Scottish Borders

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

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Guides to planning records

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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK research
Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK research
Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Scottish Borders, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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