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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Comment on a planning applicationContact planning Contact Planning and Building Standards EnforcementLocal plan Local development planPre-application advice What needs planning permissionConservation areas Conservation areas

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas43 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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

  1. Registered25/01366/TCA

    Work to trees

    Nithsdale 1 Venlaw Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AY

    Received 3 Oct 2025
  2. Decided25/01368/FUL

    Change of use of public toilets and alterations to form laundrette

    Public Convenience High Street Galashiels Scottish Borders

    Received 3 Oct 2025
  3. Decided25/01369/FUL

    Alterations to shopfront (retrospective)

    1 Scott's Place Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9QZ

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  4. Decided25/01370/LBC

    Alterations to dwellinghouse

    3 The Loan Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TL

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  5. Decided25/01371/LBC

    Alterations and replacement door

    Christ Church Teindhillgreen Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3DX

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  6. Decided25/01372/FUL

    Alterations to form driveway

    Glenburn 4 Inch Park Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7EQ

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  7. Decided25/01376/FUL

    Alterations to dwellinghouse

    3 The Loan Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TL

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  8. Decided25/01377/FUL

    Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse

    57 Glen Crescent Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9BS

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  9. Decided25/01378/FUL

    Erection of foot bridge

    Logan Burn Land North Of Logan Cottage Broughton Scottish Borders

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  10. Decided25/01379/LBC

    Alterations to dwellinghouse

    Smithy Cottage Drumelzier Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6JD

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  11. Unknown25/01380/AGN

    Erection of hay storage shed

    Grantsbank Farm Coldingham Scottish Borders

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  12. Unknown25/01381/PNWIN

    Replacement windows

    19 Crossland Crescent Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8LF

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  13. Registered25/01382/TPO

    Works to trees

    Blythe Douglas Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9QT

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  14. Decided25/01385/FUL

    Installation of solar photo voltaic array to roof and ASHP to elevation

    Yetholm Scout Hall High Street Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8RF

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  15. Registered25/01386/TCA

    Work to trees

    Springbank St Mary's Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9LJ

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  16. Registered25/01388/TCA

    Works to trees

    Westhill House High Street Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SA

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  17. Decided25/01389/FUL

    Alterations to form tiled roof to 2no conservatories

    Eagle Lodge St Bryde's Way Cardrona Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9LL

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  18. Decided25/01390/FUL

    Alterations to form showroom vehicle doors, erection of outdoor office pod and external layout reconfiguration

    Western Automobile Company 1 Guards Road Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4AL

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  19. Decided25/01391/FUL

    Alterations to dwellinghouse

    Beresford 8 Walkershaugh Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AU

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  20. Decided25/01392/FUL

    Alterations to dwellinghouse and erection of garden pod

    Farthing Green Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NP

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  21. Decided25/01393/FUL

    Two storey extension to dwellinghouse

    28 Treaty Park Birgham Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4NG

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  22. Awaiting decision25/01394/FUL

    Change of use from retail to restaurant, and formation of 3 no residential flats from retail storage on first, second and third floor levels

    50 Channel Street Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1BA

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  23. Decided25/01395/FUL

    Extension to dwellinghouse to form annex accommodation

    Friarshaugh View Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9LT

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  24. Decided25/01396/FUL

    Porch extension to dwellinghouse

    Willow Cottage 19 Sprouston Road Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8EU

    Received 8 Oct 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.

Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

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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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