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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00671/LBC
External redecoration to shop front
1-3 High Street High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BZ
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00672/FUL
Extension to garage
6 James Scott Court Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3BB
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00673/LBC
External redecoration to shop front
27 High Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9BU
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00674/FUL
Replacement windows and front door and retrospective painting of house frontage
The Smiddy 4 Duns Road Swinton Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3JB
Received 5 May 2026 - Registered26/00675/TCA
Work to tree
Solton 2 The Green St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0ET
Received 5 May 2026 - Registered26/00676/TCA
Work to tree
4 Mayfield Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BL
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00677/MOD75
Discharge of planning obligation pursuant to planning permission 98/00465/OUT AND 03/01996/FUL
Site At West Mains Farm Blyth Bridge West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00678/PAN
Erection of 400/132 kV substation and associated development including access, buildings, landscaping, drainage and temporary haul road
Land North, South And East Of Newhouses Lauder Scottish Borders
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00679/FUL
Erection of bicycle store
14 Langtongate Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3AE
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/00680/FUL
Formation of off street parking
20 Balmoral Avenue Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1JU
Received 6 May 2026 - Unknown26/00682/PNWIN
Replacement windows
4 The Green St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0ET
Received 6 May 2026 - Registered26/00683/FUL
Change of use and alterations to form dance studio and erection of light industrial unit.
Factory Solomon Way Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00684/FUL
Installation of ground based solar photo voltaic array, inverters and control kiosk and cabling
Sewage Treatment Works Riverside Road Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5DU
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00685/LBC
Repaint main entrance gates and railings
Hartree House Hartree Biggar Scottish Borders ML12 6JJ
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00686/FUL
Extension to form garage block
Whim House Lamancha West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7BD
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00687/CLEU
Change of use of garden studio to small scale chiropratic practice
19 Valley View Clovenfords Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3NG
Received 6 May 2026 - Registered26/00688/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse with detached garage with workshop
Land East Of The Bungalow Upper Huntlywood Earlston Scottish Borders
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00689/FUL
Alterations and dormer extensions to dwellinghouse
Balgownie Newtown St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0PL
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00690/FUL
Formation of off street parking bay and electric vehicle charging point
Glendearg 20 Crossland Crescent Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8LF
Received 7 May 2026 - Unknown26/00691/PN
Formation of temporary forestry track
Yair Hill Forest Yair Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 7 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00692/PN
Formation of forestry track
Land North West Of Easter Knowe Farmhouse Stobo Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 7 May 2026 - Registered26/00693/TPO
Work to trees
South Gordonlee 34 Ormiston Terrace Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SP
Received 7 May 2026 - Registered26/00694/HH
Application for high hedge notice
Belton Springhill Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9ER
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00696/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
14 Howden Crescent Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6JY
Received 7 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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