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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates1,376Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Registered25/01754/TPO
Works to trees
Garrion 12 Parsonage Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3HS
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01756/PN
Formation of forestry road
Land At Hare Law Minchmoor Elibank And Traquair Forest Traquair Scottish Borders
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01759/AMC
Erection of dwellinghouse (approval of all matters specified in planning permission 21/00992/PPP)
Plot 1 Land North Of Belses Cottage Jedburgh Scottish Borders
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01760/CLPU
Alterations to garage and installation of canopy
13 Drovers Way Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9BN
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01761/FUL
Replacement porch
Bothy Over Phawhope Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01762/FUL
Erection of timber frame pergola
Bridge Inn Port Brae Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01763/LBC
Erection of pergola
Bridge Inn Port Brae Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01767/FUL
Erection of covered seating area (part retrospective)
Broughton Knowe Wood Broughton Scottish Borders
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01768/FUL
Installation of accessible mobility scooter store
Cairn Housing Association Abbotsford Court Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3DW
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01769/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse and increase off street parking area
45 Gunsgreen Crescent Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5DW
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01770/FUL
Alterations to dwellinghouse
7 Walkershaugh Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AU
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01773/FUL
Change of use of steading and alterations to extend existing ancillary accommodation
Agricultural Buidings And Land North Of 1 Marchcleuch Farm Cottage Jedburgh Scottish Borders
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01774/FUL
Formation of access ramp to facilitate a shared-use foot path and agricultural access
Historical Railway Embankment Land To South Craigend Cottage Broughton Scottish Borders
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01775/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
14 Fairneylaw Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 7QG
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01776/FUL
Siting of static caravan for ancillary use (retrospective)
Honeysuckle House Teviot Road Roxburgh Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8LZ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Registered25/01777/FUL
Change of use of bookmakers to restaurant and installation of extraction flue
62 - 64 High Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8SW
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01778/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
3 Longhope Drive Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0DU
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01779/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
25 Stobshaw Terrace Tweedbank Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3RN
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01780/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land West Of The Firs Carlops Road West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Registered25/01781/S36
Proposed wind farm comprising of up to 13 turbines, with a tip height of up to 200m, an energy storage system and associated ancillary infrastructure including foundations, crane hardstandings, substation and control building.
Mid Hill Wind Farm North Of Harwood Farmhouse Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01784/CLPU
Extension to dwellinghouse
Norbury 4 Tweed Crescent Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3EE
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01785/PN
Erection of bridge to replace concrete ford
Ramsaygrain Forest Land North West Of Merrylaw Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01786/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
14 Longhope Drive Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0DU
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Registered25/01787/LBC
Internal alterations and Installation of extraction flue
62 - 64 High Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8SW
Received 3 Dec 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
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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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