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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/01447/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
32 Winterfield Gardens Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3HA
Received 21 Oct 2025
Decided25/01448/LBC
Installation of micro wind turbine to the north elevation of dwellinghouse
The Floors 6 Russell Place Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4NF
Received 21 Oct 2025
Registered25/01449/LBC
Reinstatement and extension to derelict dwellinghouse
Ploughlands Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6UJ
Received 21 Oct 2025
Registered25/01450/FUL
Change of use to form 5 no. hard standing caravan pitches and siting of toilet block (retrospective)
South Watchlaw Farm Land South West Of Oakwood House Allanton Scottish Borders
Received 21 Oct 2025
Decided25/01451/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Screel Fisher's Brae Coldingham Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5NJ
Received 21 Oct 2025
Decided25/01452/FUL
Internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse
24 Langtongate Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3AE
Received 22 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01453/PN
Formation of forestry track
Deepsyke Forest Land East Of Upper Whitfield West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01456/FUL
Formation of a new forestry access junction
Deepsyke Forest Road East Of Upper Whitfield West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01459/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to south facing roof
Village Hall Main Street Newstead Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9DX
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01460/FUL
Installation of 2 no ASHP and solar photo voltaic array to roof
The Old Farmhouse High Street Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8RA
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01461/LBC
Installation of 2 no ASHP and solar photo voltaic array to roof
The Old Farmhouse High Street Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8RA
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01465/VAA
Proposed driveway / dropped kerb application
29 Headrig Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6HP
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01466/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse (revision to planning permission 25/01094/FUL)
Thornylee Railway Cottages Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3LN
Received 23 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01467/AGN
Erection of cattle court
Bonjedward Mill Farm Bonjedward Mill Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6UE
Received 23 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01472/HON
Demolition of dwellinghouses
1, 2 And 3 Edgar Road Westruther Gordon Scottish Borders TD3 6ND
Received 23 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01473/HON
Demolition of dwellinghouses
5 And 6 Edgar Road Westruther Gordon Scottish Borders TD3 6ND
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01478/LBC
Internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse
24 Langtongate Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3AE
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01479/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Rowan House Old Kirk Brae Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6HQ
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01480/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse and extend existing driveway
28 Edderston Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9DT
Received 23 Oct 2025
Withdrawn25/01481/FUL
Erection of off-grid hut
Woodland North East Of Shannobank Farmhouse Abbey St Bathans Scottish Borders
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01482/FUL
Installation of roof light
Orchard Cottage Fisher's Lane Darnick Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9AS
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01483/FUL
Erection of garage with ancillary accommodation on first floor
4 Grange Courtyard Lamancha West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7BY
Received 23 Oct 2025
Registered25/01486/TPO
Work to trees
Gordon Bank Abbotsview Drive Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3SL
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01487/FUL
Erection of agricultural storage with games room building (retrospective)
Land To The South Of Thistle Garden Howpark Grantshouse Scottish Borders
Received 24 Oct 2025

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Researching a proposal in Scottish Borders

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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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