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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00293/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
2 William Brown Road St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0DN
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00294/LBC
Alterations to form dwellinghouse from office
6 The Butts Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BA
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00295/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Land South East Of Dolphinston Jedburgh Scottish Borders
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00296/FUL
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse
Achnacree Linton Bank Drive West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7DT
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00297/CLPU
Change of use to form short term holiday let from dwellinghouse
Eldinhope Cottage Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5NG
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00298/TCA
Work to trees
Grange Villa Frankscroft Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9DX
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00300/TCA
Work to trees
Boundary At 4 Grafton Bank And 1 Grafton Bank Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8SB
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00301/TCA
Work to trees
Craigallan 15 Heatherlie Park Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5AL
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00303/CLPU
Proposed Childminding business operating from dwellinghouse
2 James Stewart Court Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7UF
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00304/FUL
Partial change of use of garden ground to form boarding cattery
Bucklands House Bucklands Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8RR
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00305/CLPU
Alterations to conservatory
Sideways Bonnington Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HJ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00306/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Norbury 4 Tweed Crescent Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3EE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00307/FUL
Alteration and extension to dwellinghouse
12 Berrywell Drive Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3HG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00308/LBC
Internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse
Ewart House Main Street Whitsome Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3NB
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00309/TPO
Mature Lime Tree (Tillia x europaea) (T13) - Crown clean canopy, removal of dead wood, Mature Holly Tree (T9) - Reduce Crown to provide space for 2x neighboring Silver Birch trees (T12 and T11)
The Rectory Waverley Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SH
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00310/FUL
Alterations and extension to garage to form additional accommodation for dwellinghouse
99 Wallaceneuk Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8BF
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00311/FUL
Replacement extraction system
Oregon Timber Frame Limited Dunsdale Haugh Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5EB
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00312/PPP
Erection of two dwellinghouses
Plots 1 And 2 Land South Of 2 Wester Wooden Farm Cottage Wester Wooden Farm Cottages Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00313/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Athole Cottage Kirkton Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8QJ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00314/SCR
Installation of 132kV wood pole overheard line, approximately 25km long between Millmoor Rig wind farm substation and Hawick substation
Millmoor Rig Wind Farm Land South West Of Southdean Lodge Southdean Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00315/FUL
Siting of temporary tent (retrospective)
St Boswells Garage Border Toyota St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0EW
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00318/FUL
Installation of an above ground slurry tank
Kelloe Mains Farm Duns Scottish Borders
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00319/FUL
Formation of dormer extension
11 Galashiels Road Walkerburn Scottish Borders EH43 6AG
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00325/PN
Construction of forestry road
Land South Of Glebe Farm Chesters Scottish Borders
Received 5 Mar 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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