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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00167/LBC
Alterations and extension to outbuilding to form holiday let and ancillary accommodation.
Whitslade House Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6JA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00168/LBC
Alterations to form store on second floor
Marchmont House Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6YL
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00169/FUL
Alterations and extension to water mill to form ancillary accommodation (Renewal of planning permission 21/01050/FUL)
The Mill House Clerklands Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9JR
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00170/FUL
Change of use from woodland to form temporary storage area for materials
Land South East Of Quarter House Broughton Scottish Borders
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00171/LBC
Alterations to dwellinghouse
West Lodge St Aidans Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NW
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00172/FUL
Alterations to dwellinghouse
West Lodge St Aidans Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NW
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00173/FUL
Part change of use of public house to beauty salon (Use Class 1A)
The Dolphin North Street Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5ES
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00174/FUL
Alterations, infill extension and installation of solar photo voltaic array to roof
Duns Football Club New Hawthorn Park Langtongate Duns Scottish Borders
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00180/LBC
Replacement window to provide escape window
Roxburgh Parish Church Teviot Road Roxburgh Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8ND
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00181/FUL
Change of use, alterations and extension to form short term holiday let unit
Former Telephone Exchange Land North West Of 1A Cumledge Mill Duns Scottish Borders
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00182/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse, formation of access and parking and associated works
Land North Of Crawlee Cottage Greenlaw Scottish Borders
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00183/FUL
Erection of stable block and workshop, formation of access road and associated engineering works for equine business
Land North Of Crawlee Cottage Greenlaw Scottish Borders
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00184/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Green Pastures Wester Softlaw Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8DZ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00185/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Eltonmor 9 Connor Place Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8HE
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00188/AMC
Erection of dwellinghouse with integral garage (approval of all matters specified in planning permission 24/00210/PPP)
Land North Of Easter Fodderlie Steading Easter Fodderlie Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00189/FUL
Change of use and alterations to form dwellinghouse from garage
Land North East Of Beechwood Pyatshaw Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00190/FUL
Alteration and extension to dwellinghouse
The Lodge Dewar Heriot Scottish Borders EH38 5YE
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00191/CLEU
Childminding business operating from dwellinghouse
19 Longcroft Crescent Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0BW
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00192/FUL
Demolition of outbuildings and erection of garage
Longwing Cottage Rawburn Longformacus Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3PG
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00195/TCA
Work to trees
Mertoun Glebe Clintmains Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0DY
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00196/MOD75
Discharge of planning obligation pursuant planning permission 13/00266/PPP
The Cliffs Millbank Road Clovenfords Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3LZ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00198/FUL
Formation of vehicle turning area and access ramp
Agricultural Land North East Of Valleyview Houndwood Scottish Borders
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00199/FUL
Erection of grain shed
Gattonside Mains Gattonside Scottish Borders
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00200/FUL
Widening of existing bell mouth
Access Track East Of Fatlips Castle Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 12 Feb 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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