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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00571/ADV
Erection of sign board
Land At Footbridge Entrance To King George V Playing Field Caddonfoot Road Clovenfords Scottish Borders
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00574/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse with garage
Land North Of 2 Hislop Gardens Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00576/PNWIN
Replacement windows
28 High Street Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4DD
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00578/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse with attached garage
Land East Of 4 The Granary Ruthven Coldstream Scottish Borders
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00580/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse, detatched garage and associated access
Land North West Of Greenburn Cottage Auchencrow Scottish Borders
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00581/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land North Of The Coach House Edrom Scottish Borders
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00582/AGN
Formation of concrete base to place biogas upgrading equipment
Carterhaugh Farm Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5HE
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00583/FUL
Erection of replacement dwellinghouse
Linden View Lilliesleaf Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9JD
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00584/FUL
Formation of layby and footpath access to cabinet
Scottish Water Cabinet Langshaw Road North Of Coopersknowe Crescent Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00586/FUL
Erection of 2no dwellinghouses
Land North Of The Coach House Edrom Scottish Borders
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/00591/FUL
Change of use to form garden ground from agricultural land
Land To South Of 1 Broomlee Mains Court Broomlee Mains Court West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00592/FUL
Erection of detached garage
Woodside Glen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9JF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00600/PN
Upgrade of existing forestry track
Land North Of Redmoss Cottage Newcastleton Scottish Borders
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00601/FUL
Change of use and extension to stable block to form dwellinghouse with access, parking, and landscaping
Land West Of South Riggs Bowden Scottish Borders
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00602/HON
Demolition of dwellinghouse
Ashkirk Mill Cottage Ashkirk Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4NU
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00603/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form hot food takeaway from shop
22 West High Street Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6XA
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00604/FUL
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse
4 Holefield Farm Cottages Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8BW
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00605/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
Plot 1 Hislop Gardens Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00608/MOD75
Discharge of planning obligation pursuant to planning obligations 06/01594/FUL, 06/01591/OUT, 06/01592/OUT and 06/01593/OUT
Redundant Agricultural Buildings East Of Old Greenlaw Farm Cottages Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00609/TPO
Work to trees
Elankara Main Street Swinton Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3JJ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00610/TCA
Work to trees
Riverside House Old Town Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8JD
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00611/TCA
Work to trees
Dryburgh Abbey House Dryburgh St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0RQ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00614/LBC
Replacement windows
Crofts House Main Street West End Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3UG
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00615/FUL
Extension to form conservatory
South View Gavinton Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3QT
Received 22 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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