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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00136/FUL
Replacement doors (retrospective)
9 Scott's Place Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9QZ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00137/FUL
Erection of free standing canopy, erection of bike workshop/cycle store, siting of shipping container for storage and external ground work
Hawick Youth Centre Havelock Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 7BB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00138/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Haytor 74 Orchard Terrace Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9LX
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00139/FUL
Change of use of land to incorporate into garden ground and erection of boundary fence
51 Waldie Griffiths Drive (Plot 58) Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7UH
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00140/LBC
Replacement windows
3 Broomlands House Ednam Road Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7SW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00142/AGN
Erection of agricultural shed
Land South Of Lymiecleuch Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0PT
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00143/FUL
Replacement front door
Rowardennan Main Street Gavinton Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3QT
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00147/FUL
Erection of replacement dwellinghouse
51 Miller Street Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6QR
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00148/ADV
Decorative film graphic to be applied externally to existing glazed curtain walling.
Barrie Knitwear Ltd Burnfoot Industrial Estate Hamilton Road Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8RJ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00149/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land West Of Eyeview Main Street Grantshouse Scottish Borders
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00151/FUL
Formation of 4 additional residential caravan pitches
Land At Springwood Village Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00153/FUL
Replacement door
Downs Cottage Bowden Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0SS
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00155/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
51 Hendersyde Drive Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7TH
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00156/SCR
Affordable housing develpment and assoicated work
Land Previously Heather Mills South Bridge Street Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00157/LBC
Replacement windows (retrospective)
45 - 6 March Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8ES
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00158/FUL
Replacement windows (retrospective)
45 - 6 March Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8ES
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00159/TPO
Work to trees
The Grounds Of Smailholm Parish Church Smailholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7PH
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00160/CLEU
Existing short term holiday let accommodation
Wakefield Baddinsgill West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7HL
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00161/FUL
Erection of garage
1 Glenfield Road East Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2AN
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00162/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse with access and associated work
Land West Of Nenthorn House Nenthorn Scottish Borders
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00163/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse with access and associated work
Land West Of Cakemuir House Nenthorn Scottish Borders
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00164/CLPU
To use premises as coffee shop
29A High Street Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6HA
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00165/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Cockburn Farm Duns Scottish Borders
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00166/FUL
Alterations and extension to outbuilding to form holiday let and ancillary accommodation.
Whitslade House Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6JA
Received 6 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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