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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided25/01788/FUL
Change of use to form additional accommodation from post office
St Abbs Post Office And 1 Murrayfield St Abbs Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5PP
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Registered25/01789/TCA
Work to tree
53A High Street Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4DL
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01791/FUL
Erection of replacement dwellinghouse
Slitrig Cottage Langburnshiels Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9TZ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01792/PN
Formation of forestry track
Catslackburn Forest Land North East Of Mountbengerhope Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01793/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
The Cairn Haystoun Avenue Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9EB
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Registered25/01797/TCA
Work to tree
The Wells Main Street Newstead Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9RR
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01800/FUL
Change of use from public conveniences to cafe
Public Conveniences South Of Lancaster House And Old School SBC Newtown St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0SA
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01801/FUL
Change of use of former post office to residential flat (retrospective)
1 Buccleuch Road Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5DL
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01802/FUL
Formation of car park, access road and footpath
QME Care Queens House Angraflat Road Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7NS
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01803/LBC
Installation of internal insulated wall linings
30 - 32 High Street Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4AS
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01805/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Pathend 29 - 1 Eastgate Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AD
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01806/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form 2 residential flats from police station
Police Station Lennel Road Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4AX
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01807/PN
Formation of access track
Traquair Forest South Of Glenmead Farm Walkerburn Scottish Borders
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01808/FUL
Erection of 5 off-grid huts with access and parking
Land At Camp Plantation West Of Craigsford Earlston Scottish Borders
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01809/PN
Formation of forestry track
Plora Wood Land West Of 3 West Bold Farm Cottages Walkerburn Scottish Borders
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01810/LBC
Replacement windows
40 Newtown Street Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3AU
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01811/PNWIN
Replacement windows
40 Newtown Street Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3AU
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01813/FUL
Alterations and change of use from village hall to community owned and operated village pub
Hall Cottage Annex To Village Hall Broughton Scottish Borders
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01814/PPP
Demolition of workshop and erection of dwellinghouse ALLOCATE TO STUART SMALL CLEU
Workshop 10 Eshiels Holdings Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8NA
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01815/FUL
Alterations to form roof canopy
13 Drovers Way Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9BN
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01816/FUL
Erection of a poultry unit to house 39,500 birds producing free range eggs and associated works
Land South Of Ladhopemuir Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01817/FUL
Formation of forest access road
Boon And Stell Woods, South Of Dods Farmhouse Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01818/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Oakendean Lodge Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9HA
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01820/FUL
Formation of forestry road
Land South Of Lochurd Blyth Bridge Scottish Borders
Received 9 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.
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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