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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decision25/01341/FUL
Change of use of office depot, alterations and extension to form 5 no dwellinghouses and 2 no flats
Annex Units 1 To 7 West Grove Waverley Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SL
Received 25 Sept 2025
Decided25/01342/FUL
Alterations and replacement front door
1 Queen Marys Gardens Queen Street Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6EN
Received 25 Sept 2025
Decided25/01343/FUL
Replacement oil tank (part retrospective)
Valley View 1 Hay Park Loan Stow Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2SF
Received 25 Sept 2025
Decided25/01344/LBC
Alterations and replacement front door
1 Queen Marys Gardens Queen Street Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6EN
Received 26 Sept 2025
Decided25/01345/ADV
Installation of illuminated free standing sign and gable sign
Lloyds Motors Workshop Unit 1 Lee Forbes Way Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8DW
Received 29 Sept 2025
Unknown25/01346/PN
Peatland restoration work
Land South Of Kelsocleugh Farm Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 29 Sept 2025
Decided25/01347/CLPU
Change of use to form letting accommodation from cottage
Mcturk Cottage Newcastleton Scottish Borders TD9 0TD
Received 29 Sept 2025
Decided25/01348/FUL
Formation of lined earth bank slurry lagoon
Flass Farm Land East Of Hawthorn Cottage Westruther Scottish Borders
Received 29 Sept 2025
Decided25/01349/FUL
Installation of stone relief sculptures to gable
Smithy House 8 Simon Square Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7AZ
Received 29 Sept 2025
Unknown25/01350/PNWIN
Replacement windows
17A Market Square Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9PL
Received 29 Sept 2025
Decided25/01351/FUL
First floor extension to dwellinghouse
8 Station Yard Clovenfords Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3LT
Received 30 Sept 2025
Decided25/01352/FUL
Alterations and change of use of former newsagents to form additional floor space for Auld Mill bar.
56 Bank Street And Auld Mill Bar Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1EP
Received 30 Sept 2025
Registered25/01354/FUL
Erection of 2no dwellinghouses
Plots 4 And 5 Land At Hoprig Cockburnspath Scottish Borders
Received 30 Sept 2025
Unknown25/01355/PN
Peatland restoration work
Blackgate Rig And Harsgarth Eastate Blackburn Newcastleton Scottish Borders
Received 30 Sept 2025
Decided25/01356/LBC
External alterations and alterations to party wall to form additional floor space for Auld Mill bar
56 Bank Street And Auld Mill Bar Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1EP
Received 1 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01357/PN
Formation of forestry access
Yair Forest Car Park Land South Of Craigmyle Park Craigmyle Park Peel Scottish Borders
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/01358/FUL
Extension and alterations to dwellinghouse
18 Abbots Row Coldingham Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5NU
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01359/FUL
Formation of access road and entrance gates
Oregon Timber Frame South Factory Dunsdale Haugh Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5EB
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01360/CON
Demolition of former bakery
Store 2nd 11 Bourtree Terrace Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01361/FUL
Extension and alterations to dwellinghouse
Westloch House Coldingham Loch Coldingham Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5QE
Received 2 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01362/PN
Formation of strip for stacking/loading area
Plora Woods Land West Of West Bold Farm Cottages Walkerburn Scottish Borders
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01363/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and erection of garage
Towerview House Smailholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7PL
Received 3 Oct 2025
Registered25/01364/FUL
Erection of 45 no. dwellinghouses with associated access, landscaping, drainage and infrastructure.
Land Adjacent Primary School Braeheads Main Street Reston Scottish Borders
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/01365/FUL
Installation of free standing air source heat pump
Smithy Cottage Drumelzier Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6JD
Received 3 Oct 2025

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Researching a proposal in Scottish Borders

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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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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.
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Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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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.
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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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