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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00697/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
11 Mathieson Street Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6LP
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00698/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse (revision to planning permission 25/00363/FUL)
Whitelee Lodge Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2NG
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00701/FUL
Erection of freestanding timber compost structure
Priorwood Gardens Abbey Street Melrose Scottish Borders
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00702/FUL
Erection of freestanding timber compost structure, fences and gates
Harmony Hall St Mary's Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9LJ
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00714/ADV
Installation of fascia sign and projecting hanging sign
Office 28 Harbour Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5HY
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00715/FUL
Change of Use from offices (Class 4) to form nursery (Class 10) and residential flat on upper floors
Moat House 14 Gala Park Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1EX
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00719/FUL
External alterations to reshape gravel and grass areas, formation of concrete slab paving area and path to include protective barrier to ramp/landing.
Heriot Watt University High Mill Netherdale Industrial Estate Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3EY
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00721/LBC
Installation of protective barrier on external landing.
Heriot Watt University High Mill Netherdale Industrial Estate Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3EY
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00722/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Oaklea Bonjedward Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6SJ
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00723/FUL
Extension to form conservatory
West Lea Jenny Moore's Road St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0AN
Received 12 May 2026 - Registered26/00724/TCA
Work to tree
3 Allan Ramsay Square Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00725/S37
Rebuilding of overhead lines of less than 132Kv
Land To The South Of Coldstream Coldstream Scottish Borders
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00726/LBC
Installation of fascia sign and projecting hanging sign
Office 28A Harbour Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5HY
Received 13 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00727/FUL
Alterations and change of use to second floor to form residential flat
Shop 8 High Street Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1SD
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00728/LBC
Alterations to second floor to form residential flat
Shop 8 High Street Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1SD
Received 13 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00729/FUL
modification of condition 1 of planning permission 23/00490/AMC pertaining to commencement of development
Land North Of 28 Lauder Road Stow Scottish Borders
Received 13 May 2026 - Registered26/00732/TCA
Work to trees
Thistle Cottage 29 Townfoot Stow Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2QN
Received 13 May 2026 - Registered26/00733/FUL
Alterations to existing outbuilding to form studio for individual use
Whitehill Mellerstain Gordon Scottish Borders TD3 6LQ
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00734/FUL
Erection of boundary fence and gate(retrospective)
4 Meadowbank Maxton Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0RJ
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00735/FUL
Alterations to form stone retaining wall
7 The Mill Building Edington Mill Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3LE
Received 14 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/00736/LBC
Alterations to window to form french doors
7 The Mill Building Edington Mill Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3LE
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00737/CLPU
Formation of window with juliette balcony
Thistledown Cottage Cove Cockburnspath Scottish Borders TD13 5XD
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00738/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to front elevation
Belmont St John's Wynd Newstead Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9DD
Received 14 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00739/FUL
Alterations to stone wall and gate pillars
Bewlie Lodge Lilliesleaf Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9ER
Received 14 May 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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