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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Registered26/01171/FUL
Demolition of 3no agricultural sheds, erection of a neighbourhood retail store, new access, parking and associated infrastructure
Land North Of Howieson Hall Farmhouse Station Road West Linton Scottish Borders
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01172/PN
Upgrade existing forestry track
Land North Of Windshiel Farm Windshiel Duns Scottish Borders
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01175/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land West Of 10 Broomilees Road Darnick Scottish Borders
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01176/CLPU
Installation of photovoltaic array to roof
Borthwick And Son Workshop Charlesfield Industrial Estate St Boswells Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0HH
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01177/FUL
Erection of field shelter
Land North East Of Melrose Quarry Melrose Scottish Borders
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01182/PN
Formation of temporary benching for stacking timber
Scrogbank Rig South East Of Of Scrogbank Walkerburn Scottish Borders
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01184/FUL
Erection of footbridge
Dismantled Railway East Of Easter Happrew Farmhouse Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01185/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Bellachroy Maxwell Lane Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01186/LBC
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Bellachroy Maxwell Lane Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7BB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01188/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to roof
The Greene Leithen Road Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6HY
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01189/FUL
Porch extension to dwellinghouse
5 John Collins Crescent Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2FA
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01190/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Chestnut Cottage North Main Street West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7EG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01191/FUL
Erection of 4 no dwellinghouses and associated works
D M Wallace And Sons Ltd Bowmont Street Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7DZ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01193/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse (revision to planning permission 25/01543/FUL)
Land At Hassendean Station Minto Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01194/FUL
Alterations, dormer extension and erection of garden kitchen
Weirdlaw 12 High Cross Avenue Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01195/LBC
Internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse
Weirdlaw 12 High Cross Avenue Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9SQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01196/FUL
Installation of ground based solar photo voltaic array
Land South Of Greenwells Yarrow Scottish Borders
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01198/TCA
Work to tree
Kerfield West Lodge Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8BG
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01199/TCA
Work to trees
Maple Tree House Tweedmount Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9ST
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01200/FUL
Installation of solar photo voltaic array to pavilion roof
Lawn Tennis Club 1 Glen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9AX
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01203/TPO
Work to trees
Smailholm Village Hall Smailholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7PH
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01204/TCA
work to trees
Yetholm Yewtrees Allotments High Street Town Yetholm Scottish Borders
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01205/FUL
Replacement retaining wall
Land North West Of Beech House Main Street Swinton Scottish Borders
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01206/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
Riggsyde Cottage Oxton Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6RA
Received 12 Aug 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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