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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Awaiting decision26/00537/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land South Of Old Boon Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00539/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Cowieslinn Cottage Cowieslinn Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8QZ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00540/PN
Extension to existing agricultural shed
Lochside Farm Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00541/PNWIN
Replacement windows
The Manse Leyden Road Denholm Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8NB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00542/TCA
Work to tree
Riverside Tweed Avenue Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AS
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00543/LBC
Internal alterations to second floor
Nisbet House Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3HU
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00544/FUL
Section 42 application to vary condition 11 of planning permission 23/01682/PPP pertaining to occupation
Land South East Of The Beeches Howpark Grantshouse Duns Scottish Borders
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00545/FUL
Change of use to form garden ground from agricultural land and formation of new access (retrospective)
Land North Of 19 The Yett Kirk Yetholm Scottish Borders
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00546/FUL
Replacement windows and door
Rydal Croft Road West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7DZ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00548/FUL
Change of use to form dwellinghouse from guest house
Guest House 16 St Ronan's Terrace Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6RB
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00550/LBC
Replacement windows
28 High Street Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4DD
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00551/FUL
Extend compound for storage containers
Land North Of 20 Tweedbank Ley Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00552/FUL
Installation of roof mounted solar photo voltaic array and Installation of ASHP
55 Main Street Swinton Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3JJ
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00553/TCA
Work to tree
Quarry's Cottage Redpath Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6AD
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00554/S37
Rebuild of 11KV overhead line
Land South Of Torness Power Station Grantshouse Scottish Borders
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00555/LBC
Internal and external alterations to repair defective building (revision to application 25/00437/LBC)
3-5 Exchange Street Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6BH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00556/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Wychwood 1 Springhill Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9ER
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00557/FUL
Replacement door
2 Tower Street Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4LR
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00558/FUL
Erection of annex accommodation
Beechhurst Paddock Beechhurst Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8LG
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00561/FUL
Formation of horse training area
Land East Of Eildon Mains Eildon Scottish Borders
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00562/FUL
Installation of ground-mounted solar panels array
Brotherstone Cottage Brotherstone Farm Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9DT
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00563/FUL
Erection of boundary wall and fence and alterations to dwellinghouse
Rose Lea 8 St Andrew's Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8JJ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00569/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Kailzie West Lodge North Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HT
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00570/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Kailzie West Lodge North Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HT
Received 14 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Scottish Borders
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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