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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00953/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse with detached double garage
Garden Ground To Rear Of Elm Bank Main Road Hutton Scottish Borders
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00954/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Belses Moor Farm Cottage Belses Moor Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6UW
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00955/LBC
Internal alterations to dwellinghouse
Milne Graden House Milne Graden Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4HE
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00956/LBC
Installation of 2 no air source heat pump units
The Glebe House Stobo Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8NU
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00957/FUL
Installation of 2 no air source heat pump units
The Glebe House Stobo Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8NU
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00959/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Weavers Cottage Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00960/FUL
Demolition of 3 no farm cottages and erection of 3 no dwellinghouses with access
1 -3 New Smailholm Cottages Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7PL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00961/FUL
Alterations to outbuilding to form additional accomodation to the existing dwellinghouse
Powsail Mill Drumelzier Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6JD
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00962/LBC
Installation of electric vehicle charger
4 Towerburn Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8TB
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00963/FUL
Installation of electric vehicle charger
4 Towerburn Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8TB
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00964/FUL
Erection of garage
Kames West Mains Farmhouse Coldstream Scottish Borders TD12 4JF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00965/FUL
Erection of covered padel court facility including 4no courts
Redundant Builders Yard East Of Galamoor House Netherdale Industrial Estate Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00966/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Weavers Cottage Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00967/ADV
Installation of 2 no wall signs
SBC Offices East End Earlston Scottish Borders TD4 6HU
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00968/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
The Stable Cottage Hoebridge East Road Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9LZ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00970/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land South Of Duns Primary School Langtongate Duns Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00971/FUL
Siting of metal container used for drying firewood (retrospective) and siting of staff welfare container
Land South West Of Station Cottage Walkerburn Scottish Borders
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00972/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to roof (retrospective)
4 Mid Liddle Street Newcastleton Scottish Borders TD9 0RL
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00973/FUL
Erection of 48k Chicken Shed with associated access
Land East Of Kimmerghame Heugh Duns Scottish Borders
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00974/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
1 Longhope Drive Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 0DU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00975/FUL
Erection of lean-to garden shed
The Stables House Whitelee Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2NG
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00979/FUL
Erection of a shepherd's hut and gate, construction of a wall and formation of a new hard surfaces
Farthing Green Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NP
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00984/FUL
Erection of detached garage
Tall Trees Foulden Scottish Borders TD15 1UH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00985/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent To School House Gifford Road Longformacus Scottish Borders
Received 29 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.
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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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