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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Registered26/00414/AMC
Erection of five dwellinghouses (approval of all matters specified in planning permission 19/00870/PPP)
Land West Of Poultry Farm Marchmont Road Greenlaw Scottish Borders
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00415/CLPU
Erection of home gym
Morven 11 Ormiston Terrace Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00419/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and installation of an EV charging post
The Lodge Kingsmuir Hall Bonnington Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HE
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00420/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and installation of an EV charging post
The Lodge Kingsmuir Hall Bonnington Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HE
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00421/LBC
Replacement slates to roof
1-3 Oliver Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BG
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00423/TCA
Work to trees
Grange Villa Frankscroft Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9DX
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00424/PN
Formation of access track
Felton Farm West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00426/TPO
Work to trees
Gordonlee 36 Ormiston Terrace Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SP
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00427/AGN
Erection of forestry machinery and tool storage
Land South Of Kilbucho Mains Farmhouse Kilbucho Scottish Borders
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00428/FUL
Erection of poly tunnel store
Land South West Of St Marys Mill Level Crossing Road Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00432/FUL
Change of use of land to form dog exercise area with parking and boundary fence
Land East Of Kerfield Barn Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00433/FUL
Alterations and extension to flat
Lower Flat 10A Wellogate Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9JG
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00434/FUL
Dormer extensions to dwellinghouse
Broadwoodshiels House Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6AP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00435/FUL
External redecoration to shop front
1-3 High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BZ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00436/AGN
Erection of cattle court building
Oldcastles Farm Duns Scottish Borders
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00437/FUL
External redecoration to shop front
27 High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BU
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00438/FUL
External redecoration to shop front
Shop 59 High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00439/FUL
External redecoration to shop front
Shop 6 Bourtree Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9HW
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00440/AMC
Erection of dwellinghouse (approval of all matters specified in planning permission 24/01033/PPP)
Land South West Of Applecross Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00441/LBC
Internal alterations to remove former dumb waiter shaft and removal of double doors
Marchmont House Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6YL
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00442/FUL
External redecoration to office front
Office 51 High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00443/FUL
Erection of two replacement dwellinghouses
3 And 4 Glenbenna Walkerburn Scottish Borders EH43 6DD
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00444/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
7 Pinnaclehill Farm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8HD
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00447/PPP
Erection of 2 no dwellinghouses
Land North West Of Thorneydykes Farmhouse Westruther Scottish Borders
Received 23 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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