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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Registered25/01660/VAA

    Vehicle Access Application to drop kerb

    40 Home Place Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4DT

    Received 14 Nov 2025
  2. Unknown25/01664/AGN

    Erection of agricultural storage building

    24 Moorpark Holding Foulden Scottish Borders TD15 1UH

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  3. Awaiting decision25/01665/FUL

    Erection of dwellinghouse with detached garage

    Land Adjacent St Leonards Farm Cottages Lauder Scottish Borders

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  4. Registered25/01666/FUL

    Repairs to Porte-Cochere, replace glazed cupola and frame, and repairs to decayed timbers/structure

    Peebles Hotel Hydro Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8LX

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  5. Registered25/01667/LBC

    Repairs to Porte-Cochere, replace glazed cupola and frame, and repairs to decayed timbers/structure

    Peebles Hotel Hydro Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8LX

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  6. Decided25/01668/FUL

    Formation of access ramp

    9 Cleland Avenue Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9AT

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  7. Decided25/01669/FUL

    Replacement windows and door (retrospective)

    Rubersvale Eastgate Denholm Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8NQ

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  8. Decided25/01670/LBC

    Replacement windows

    Flat 1 10 Roxburgh Street Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7DH

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  9. Decided25/01672/FUL

    Erection of 2no dwellinghouses

    Land North Of And Incorporating Garden Ground Of Beechgrove Broughton Scottish Borders

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  10. Decided25/01673/FUL

    Erection of replacement footbridge and associated works

    Land North West Of Former Allotments Huddersfield Street Galashiels Scottish Borders

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  11. Decided25/01674/CLPU

    Alterations to garage to form additional accommodation to dwellinghouse

    32 Whitehaugh Park Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9DA

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  12. Registered25/01675/TPO

    Work to tree

    2 St Ronan's Way Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6RG

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  13. Decided25/01676/MOD75

    Discharge of planning obligation pursuant to planning permission E309/95

    Glenburnie Farmhouse Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6AJ

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  14. Registered25/01677/TCA

    Work to tree

    Leader Cottage Nether Blainslie Blainslie Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2PR

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  15. Decided25/01678/LBC

    External redecoration

    50 Market Place Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4BL

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  16. Decided25/01680/FUL

    Extension to dwellinghouse

    Cairnton Cottage 2 The Loan West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7HE

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  17. Registered25/01682/LBC

    Complete demolition of factory

    Fish Factory 34 Harbour Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5HY

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  18. Registered25/01683/FUL

    Alterations to increase access and erection of fence enclosure

    34 Harbour Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5HY

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  19. Decided25/01684/FUL

    Alterations and extension to scout hall

    Scout Hall West High Street Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TE

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  20. Unknown25/01685/AGN

    Erection of livestock building

    Rulesmains Farm Rulesmains Road Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3SY

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  21. Decided25/01687/LBC

    Alterations to dwellinghouse

    8 Abbotsford Road Darnick Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9AQ

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  22. Decided25/01688/FUL

    Alterations to dwellinghouse

    8 Abbotsford Road Darnick Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9AQ

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  23. Decided25/01690/FUL

    Extension to existing toilet facilities

    Traquair Arms Hotel Traquair Road Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6PD

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  24. Decided25/01691/FUL

    Formation of access ramp (retrospective)

    Land West Of The Crook Inn Hotel Tweedsmuir Scottish Borders

    Received 19 Nov 2025

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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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