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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00740/FUL
Installation of ASHP to North elevation
29 North Hermitage Street Newcastleton Scottish Borders TD9 0RA
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00750/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array
Woll House The Woll Ashkirk Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4NY
Received 15 May 2026 - Registered26/00751/FUL
Alterations and change of use from bank to a mixed-use incorporating community and events space (Use Classes 10 and 11); refreshment counter/reception; retail/workshop and ancillary uses
2 High Street The Old Bank Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6HA
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00752/LBC
Internal and external alterations and installation of illuminated signage
2 High Street The Old Bank Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6HA
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00753/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
7 Kings Croft Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7NU
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00754/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
16 Hayward Drive Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3JB
Received 15 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/00755/AGN
Erection of woodland hut
Land North Of Hutton Castle Barns Hutton Scottish Borders
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided26/00758/LBC
Replacement windows
Broughton Green Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6HQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00759/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Garden Ground Of The Byre Kippilaw Mains Melrose Scottish Borders
Received 18 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00760/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form residential flat from one commercial unit
88 High Street Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1SQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00761/LBC
Alterations to form french doors and replacement french doors and side lights on east elevations
7 The Mill Building Edington Mill Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3LE
Received 18 May 2026 - Registered26/00763/FUL
Variation of Condition 8 to extend the operational lifespan of the existing wind farm, originally approved under planning permission 11/01662/FUL, from 25 years to 35 years
Quixwood Moor Wind Farm Grantshouse Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3RY
Received 18 May 2026 - Registered26/00764/FUL
Residential development comprising of 59 affordable dwellinghouses and associated works
Land Previously Heather Mills South Bridge Street Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00765/FUL
Installation of EV charging point
3 - 6 The Green Swinton Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3JQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00766/CLPU
Alterations to windows
School House Gifford Road Longformacus Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3NZ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00768/VAA
Vehicle Access Application
12 Fairhurst Drive Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8HS
Received 19 May 2026 - Registered26/00769/FUL
Formation of 2 no padel tennis courts and enclosures, car parking area and 2No. storage containers.
Land South Of Priorwood House High Road Melrose Scottish Borders
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00770/FUL
Change of Use to ground floor business unit to provide a dedicated fitness gymnasium.
U-Stor Business Units Spylaw Road Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8DN
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00771/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Scarcelaw Farm Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6QA
Received 20 May 2026 - Registered26/00777/LBC
Installation of new signage, reslate roof and solar photo voltaic array to roof
Halls Auctioneers Basement Salesroom Ladhope Vale House Ladhope Vale Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1BT
Received 21 May 2026 - Registered26/00778/FUL
Change of use to first floor to form hairdresser from sales room, form public storage units from second floor and attic floor office space, installation of solar photo voltaic array including reslating roof
Halls Auctioneers Basement Salesroom Ladhope Vale House Ladhope Vale Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1BT
Received 21 May 2026 - Registered26/00779/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Old Surgery Jenny Moore's Road St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0AL
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00780/FUL
Dormer extension to dwellinghouse
Kingarth High Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2BQ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00781/FUL
Erection of a slurry tank
Cloverhill Farm Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6HJ
Received 21 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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