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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/00448/FUL
Renovations and alterations to residential home and associated work
Deanfield Residential Home Roadhead Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 7HN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00449/FUL
Installation of ground mounted solar photo voltaic array
Holiday Park Whithaugh Park Newcastleton Scottish Borders TD9 0TY
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00450/LBC
Alterations to internal layout
Victoria Lodge Talla Tweedsmuir Scottish Borders ML12 6QP
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00453/FUL
Erection of replacement shed building to support car valet business
Workshop The Old Mill Car Park Galashiels Road Walkerburn Scottish Borders EH43 6AF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00458/VAA
Vehicular Access Application / dropped kerb
92 Rosetta Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8HF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00459/LBC
Alterations to form dwellinghouse from church - revision to application 24/00786/LBC
Smailholm Parish Church Smailholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7PH
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00460/FUL
Erection of 120m high tilt up lattice meteorological mast and ground based photo voltaic array and ancillary equipment
Site At Toddleburn Clints Hill Heriot Scottish Borders
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00461/LBC
Internal refit of unit and external alteration
Shop 4 Bourtree Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9HW
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00462/ADV
Installation of illuminated and non illuminated signage
Shop 4 Bourtree Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9HW
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00463/FUL
Internal refit of unit and external alterations
Shop 4 Bourtree Place Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9HW
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00464/CLPU
Proposed change of use from Class 1A (legal/estate agency office) to Class 3 cafe
20 Northgate Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8RS
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00465/PN
Widen existing track
Land North Of (Courhope) Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00466/TCA
Work to tree
Riverside Tweed Avenue Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AS
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00467/VAA
Vehicle access application / dropped kerb
Longview Rosebank Road Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0DF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00468/FUL
External alterations to dwellinghouse
2 Waverley Lodge Maxwell Lane Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00469/LBC
External alterations to dwellinghouse
2 Waverley Lodge Maxwell Lane Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00471/LBC
Timber work repairs to gate
Fogo Lych Gate South Of Fogo Church Duns Scottish Borders
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00472/FUL
Removal of chimney stack and refurbishment of roof (retrospective)
Sheila Cottage Main Street West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7EA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00477/CLPU
Erection of garden sauna
Hownam Mains Farm Hownam Mains Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8AJ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Registered26/00478/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse with access and associated works
Land At Lower Hartwoodmyres Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00479/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
41 Tweed Crescent Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3ED
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00480/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land South East Of Greenwood Applecross Steading Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00481/FUL
Erection of storage unit
10 Marmion Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2DE
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00482/CLPU
Formation of additonal accommodation from garage
10 Whitehall Road Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3UB
Received 27 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.
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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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