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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00078/WPN
Installation of overhead line equipment
Torwoodlee Railway Bridge Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00079/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Drumelzier Place Drumelzier Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6JD
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00080/FUL
Demolition works and erection of perimeter security fencing and access gates
Whinfield Mill Riverside Road Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5DT
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00081/FUL
Renovation of barn to form swimming pool and associated facilities
Gatehousecote Bonchester Bridge Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8JD
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00082/FUL
Revision to hut design
Plot 8 Land East Of Wester Deans West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00083/TPO
Work to trees
3 Morning Hill Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9JS
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00084/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Finlaggan Cottage Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00085/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Finlaggan Cottage Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00086/FUL
Replacement main entrance door
Former Co-operative Unit Station Road Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6BZ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00087/ADV
Installation of illuminated and non illuminated signage
Former Co-operative Unit Station Road Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6BZ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00088/AGN
Erection of agricultural shed and polytunnel
Cragside Hume Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7TR
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00089/S37
Rebuild of 11kv Overhead Line
Land To The North East And West Of Rumbleton Farm Greenlaw Scottish Borders
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00091/FUL
Change of use of land to form temporary compound to facilitate the erection of OLE
Land West Of Peri Dent Ltd Tweedbank Industrial Estate Tweedbank Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00092/FUL
Revision to hut design
Plot 5 Land East Of Wester Deans West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00094/FUL
Erection of boundary fence (retrospective)
Willow Cottage 6 The Kennels Buccleuch Chase St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0HD
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00096/FUL
Reinstatement of access track
Land South East Of Gately Bridge Stow Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00097/FUL
Formation of turning circle
Land West Of Gately Rig Stow Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00098/FUL
Formation of access track
Land South West Of Gately Bridge Stow Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00099/FUL
Erection of replacement dwellinghouse and garage
De Sheil Castle Wynd Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00100/CON
Demolition of dwellinghouse and garage
De Sheil Castle Wynd Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00101/PN
Formation of forestry track
Land At Headshaw Farm Ashkirk Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00102/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse (revision to planning permission 25/00864/FUL)
6 The Loading Bay Hassendean Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8PX
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00103/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse with garage/carport
Land South Of Holmlea Stow Scottish Borders
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00104/LBC
Replacement windows
Hassendean Cottage Bakers Road Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NA
Received 26 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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