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Planning application documents: what to read first
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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided26/00259/LBC
Alterations to form dwellinghouse from office premises
Bank House 40 High Street Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6DQ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00260/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated access
Land South Of Gateshaw Farm Cottage Gateshaw Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00261/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
New Farmhouse St Leonards Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6RY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00262/FUL
Change of use to form residential flat from first floor office suites
Bank Of Scotland Halifax 3 Mid Row Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TB
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00263/LBC
Alterations to form residential flat from first floor office suites
Bank Of Scotland Halifax 3 Mid Row Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6TB
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00264/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
13 Wallaceneuk Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8BR
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00265/FUL
Erection of garden building and cycle store
Eildon View Main Street Newstead Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9DX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00268/FUL
Alterations to improve existing access with new fence and gates
Field Entrance Land North Of 5 Horsbrugh Ford Horsbrugh Ford Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00269/ADV
Installation of non illuminated signage
The Dolphin Hotel North Street Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5ES
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00270/FUL
Erection of perimeter fence with gates and erection of garage and shed
Scott Park Lodge Scott Crescent Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3JU
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00271/FUL
Erection of 19 no. dwellinghouses and associated external works and car parking
Former St Aidans Church Hall Gala Park Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00273/TPO
Work to trees
Achnacairidh Bakers Road Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00275/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse with integral garage
Plot 6 Land West Of 14 Leaburn Drive Leaburn Drive Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00278/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Ingleside Main Street Morebattle Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8QQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00279/PN
Extension to existing forestry track
Land South Of Tweedhopefoot Cottage Tweedsmuir Scottish Borders
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00281/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Fairhaven 8 Fort Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5BB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00282/FUL
Installation of extractor fan and redecoration of shop front (retrospective)
11 Bank Street Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1EN
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00283/VAA
Vehicle access application to drop kerbs
40 Glebe Park Gordon Scottish Borders TD3 6LP
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00284/FUL
Siting of portacabin
Bowling Club West High Street Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6XA
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00285/FUL
Alterations to form shopfront
51 Newtown Street Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3AU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00286/FUL
Erection of double garage with store
Fieldview Townhead Farm Cockburnspath Scottish Borders TD13 5YR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00287/FUL
Change of use to form dwellinghouse from office
6 The Butts Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BA
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00289/CLPU
Alterations to form single dwellinghouse from two dwellinghouses
3 And 4 The Terrace Hutton Berwick Upon Tweed Scottish Borders TD15 1TW
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00290/LBC
Insulation upgrades to internal face of external walls
Tweeddale Youth Action 24 Chapel Street Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6HN
Received 2 Mar 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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