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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown25/01422/PN
Formation of forestry track
Nether Phawhope Land South Of Broadgairhill Farmhouse Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 14 Oct 2025
Decided25/01423/FUL
Change of use of part of building to short-term holiday let (retrospective)
School Of Languages Main Street East End Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3XR
Received 14 Oct 2025
Registered25/01424/TCA
Work to trees
Weirgate House Weirgate Brae St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0BD
Received 14 Oct 2025
Registered25/01425/TCA
Work to trees
Meadow House The Square Cockburnspath Scottish Borders TD13 5XX
Received 14 Oct 2025
Decided25/01426/FUL
Erection of boundary fence (retrospective)
Thorniedean House 10 Melrose Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2AF
Received 14 Oct 2025
Decided25/01427/FUL
Erection of pergola and decking
Dalboig 7 Melrose Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2AE
Received 14 Oct 2025
Decided25/01428/FUL
Change of use of woodland to form storage compound and widening of existing access (part retrospective)
Land North Of Woodhead Farm Cottages Woodheads Farm Cottages Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 15 Oct 2025
Decided25/01429/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
The Orchard Leet Street Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4BJ
Received 15 Oct 2025
Decided25/01430/FUL
Erection of garden room and associated works
Mill Lade Cottage Main Street Newstead Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9RR
Received 16 Oct 2025
Decided25/01431/FUL
Alterations to dwellinghouse and erection of garden studio.
10 Wallacehill Way Cardrona Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9LF
Received 16 Oct 2025
Decided25/01432/FUL
Alterations to form off street parking
Newton Bank Frankscroft Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9DX
Received 16 Oct 2025
Decided25/01433/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse.
Birch Villa 5 Springwood Terrace Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9ET
Received 16 Oct 2025
Decided25/01434/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Shepherds Cottage Netherbarns Abbotsford Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3NP
Received 16 Oct 2025
Decided25/01435/FUL
Alterations to dwellinghouse and erection of pergola.
9 Old Manse Road Eddleston Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8RE
Received 16 Oct 2025
Withdrawn25/01436/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Weirdlaw 12 High Cross Avenue Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SQ
Received 17 Oct 2025
Decided25/01438/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated access
Hassington East Mains Farm (Plot 1) Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 17 Oct 2025
Decided25/01439/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated access
Hassington East Mains Farm (Plot 2) Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 17 Oct 2025
Decided25/01440/FUL
Change of use, alteration and extension to steading building to form dwellinghouse
Hassington East Mains Farm (Plot 3) Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 17 Oct 2025
Decided25/01441/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
The Onsteads Midlem Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4QB
Received 17 Oct 2025
Decided25/01442/FUL
Erection of temporary dwellinghouse
Hillfield Alpacas Hillfield Farm Cockburnspath Scottish Borders TD13 5YT
Received 20 Oct 2025
Decided25/01443/FUL
Partial Change of use to Mixed Use (Sui Generis) including Gallery, Art Sales and Coffee Shop
Glenerne Guest House Albert Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5DB
Received 20 Oct 2025
Decided25/01444/FUL
Erection of garage with attic storage
Hollstanes Huntlywood Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6BB
Received 20 Oct 2025
Decided25/01445/LBC
Removal of ATM and signage
Bank Of Scotland 7 High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BZ
Received 20 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01446/PN
Formation of timber haulage road
Land North Of Falla Brae House Eshiels Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 21 Oct 2025

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Researching a proposal in Scottish Borders

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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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