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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01909/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and installation of car port.
Elmsfield Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6HH
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01912/FUL
Erection of a holiday cabin with access, parking, and associated works
Land West Of Riskinhope Cottage Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01913/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Weavers Cottage Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01914/PPP
Erection of 2no dwellinghouses with access, landscaping and associated works
Land North Of Hareheugh View Hume Scottish Borders
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01915/FUL
Extension to existing building to form 2 no additional bays
Unit 4B Charlesfield Industrial Estate St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0HH
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01919/FUL
Formation of new vehicular access
Paddock South Of 1 Sunwick Farm Cottages Sunwick Farm Berwick-upon-tweed Scottish Borders
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01920/FUL
Alteration and extension to dwellinghouse
South Crofts High Street Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6HG
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01922/FUL
Alterations to existing dwellinghouse to form two dwellinghouses
Farmhouse Chapel Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3TW
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01927/FUL
Siting of sauna building
Forest Holidays Land North Of Linnburn Farmhouse Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01928/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse, alterations to barn to form sun room, and partial stone cleaning (paint removal)
Leven Cottage Skirling Green Skirling Scottish Borders ML12 6HD
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01929/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse, alterations to barn to form sun room, and partial stone cleaning (paint removal)
Leven Cottage Skirling Green Skirling Scottish Borders ML12 6HD
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01930/FUL
Section 42 application to alter and merge conditions 6 and 7 to planning permission 22/01957/PPP
Land South West Of 10 Marmion Road Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01931/AGN
Erection of lambing shed
38 Lamberton Shiels Lamberton Scottish Borders TD15 1XB
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Withdrawn25/01932/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land East Of Edmonston Farmhouse Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 31 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00001/FUL
External alterations to dwellinghouse
Darvale Smith's Road Darnick Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9AL
Received 1 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00002/FUL
Formation of off street parking and associated work
48 Clifton Road Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4EL
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00004/FUL
Erection of storage building
Carrs Billington Agriculture Mounthooly Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6TJ
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00005/FUL
Erection of bothy
Land North West Of Hartree Grange Biggar Scottish Borders
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn26/00006/FUL
Alterations to entrance opening and installation of gates and metal railing
Hartree House Hartree Biggar Scottish Borders ML12 6JJ
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn26/00007/LBC
Alterations to entrance opening and installation of gates and metal railing
Hartree House Hartree Biggar Scottish Borders ML12 6JJ
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00008/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
1 Swinton Mill Farm Cottage Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4JS
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00010/TCA
Work to trees
13A Northgate Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8RX
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00011/TCA
Work to trees
Priors Reach Kingsmeadows Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HP
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00012/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Land North Of Netherfield Blainslie Scottish Borders
Received 6 Jan 2026
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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