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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/00860/LBC
Demolition of extension attached to listed building
Jedburgh Grammar School Friarsgate Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6BP
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00861/FUL
Change of use to form general industrial unit and installation of plant equipment
Workshop Netherdale Industrial Estate Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3EY
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00862/CLPU
Childminding business operating from dwellinghouse
8 Jedbank Grove Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6LN
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00863/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Hoprig Villa Hoprig Cockburnspath Scottish Borders TD13 5YN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00864/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form 1 no dwellinghouses from shop
Borders Gun Room Newlands Main Street St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0AA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00865/FUL
Replacement front door
Downs Cottage Bowden Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0SS
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00867/FUL
Installation of air source heat pump
Linthill View Midlem Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4QD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00868/FUL
Erection of domestic greenhouse
New Whitehall House Whitehall Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3LD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00872/TPO
Work to trees
Ramornie Chambers Terrace Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9DZ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00873/SCR
Formation of borrow pit
Land South East Of Synton Mossend Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00874/FUL
Alterations to stable block to form ancillary accommodation
Sydenham House Sydenham Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7QF
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00875/LBC
Alterations to stable block to form ancillary accommodation
Sydenham House Sydenham Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7QF
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00877/FUL
Electric vehicle charging area with jet wash, valet bays, substation, plant room, locker hub, and associated works.
Land East Of Morrisons Service Station Mart Street Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9NQ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00879/LBC
Replacement entrance gates
Land South Of North Lodge Duns Scottish Borders
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00880/FUL
Extension to form conservatory
Newtonlea Main Street East End Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3XR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00884/LBC
Alterations to cupboard and Installation of wood burning stove
1 Swinton Hill Farm Cottages Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3JS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00885/FUL
Change of use of existing 4 no. residential properties to short-term holiday letting, together with extension to garge to form small venue, including the provision of additional spa and wellbeing facilities.
The Steading, The Coachhouse, The Bothy And Garage Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3HU
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00886/FUL
Change of use and variation of Condition 3 of 21/01708/FUL to allow use of annexe for holiday lets
The Lodge 1 Gunsgreen Park Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5LH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00887/FUL
Installation of gabion basket retaining wall (part retrospective)
Kerrowmoar Woodbine Drive Burnmouth Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5RS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00888/FUL
Erection of two poultry houses to house 16,000 birds for each unit producing free range eggs and associated works
Whitsome Laws Farm Whitsome Laws Duns Scottish Borders
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00889/FUL
Alterations and change of use to reinstate the property as a single retail unit.
62 - 64 High Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8SW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00890/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
12 Polwarth Avenue St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0DP
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00891/FUL
Installation of raised timber decking (retrospective)
School House Gifford Road Longformacus Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3NZ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00894/FUL
Formation of veranda
Halterburn Bungalow Halterburn Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8PP
Received 8 Jun 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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