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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01207/FUL
Erection of commercial agricultural polytunnel, upgrade of existing agricultural access tracks, formation of landscape bunds using excavation spoil
Land South Of 44 And 45 Foulden West Newton Foulden Scottish Borders
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01208/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Land South Of 44 And 45 Foulden West Newton Foulden Scottish Borders
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01209/PNWIN
Replacement windows
Post Office House Main Street West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7EE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01210/TPO
Work to tree
16 Heronhill Close Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9RA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01211/PN
Widening of existing forestry track
Land South West Of The Byre Ropelawshiel Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01212/FUL
Extension to form replacement porch
Forrestbank 20 Damdale Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8DG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01215/FUL
Extension to existing workshop
Thorburn Group Ltd Unit 3 Station Road Industrial Estate Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3HS
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01216/CLPU
Erection of infill extension
Oliver Bank East Tweedsmuir Scottish Borders ML12 6QS
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01219/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Plenderleith Farm Jedburgh Scottish Borders
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01222/TPO
Works to trees
18 Craigmyle Park Peel Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3LA
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01227/FUL
Ground levelling work to construct ramp to connect to existing farm track and includes crossing a feeder watercourse
Land North Of North Of Hopecarton Broughton Scottish Borders
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01228/FUL
Change of Use to form events/hospitality venue (retrospective)
The Stables Cowbog Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8EH
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01229/FUL
Upgrading of existing paths, replacement of existing steps and access ramp at Fotheringham Bridge, replacement of Eddleston Water Footbridge, and incorporating re-grading and associated ground works
Foot Path Corridor Between Fotheringham Footbridge And Edleston Water Footbridge Old Town Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01234/FUL
Mixed use development for the erection of 34 dwellinghouses, change of use of Gattonside House to form 14 residential flats , form dwelllinghouse from former Coach House and Cottage, erection of 2no. padel courts, cafe and associated landscaping and infrastructure
Gattonside House And Land South Of Hoebridge Bakers Road Gattonside Scottish Borders
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01235/LBC
Replacement windows and door
St Mungos Rest 5 - 7 Station Road Eddleston Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8QN
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01236/LBC
Alterations to form cafe/restaurant at ground floor level, with the formation of five holiday let units on the upper floors
Station Hotel 26 Market Square Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9PT
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01237/FUL
Change of use from Class 7 Hotel to Class 3 cafe/restaurant at ground floor level, with the formation of five holiday let units on the upper floors.
Station Hotel 26 Market Square Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9PT
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01238/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
17 Allerley Crescent Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6JX
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01239/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellingouse
Dykehead North Hermitage Street Newcastleton Scottish Borders TD9 0RZ
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01240/PN
Formation of level timber stacking area
Land West Of Shepherds Cottage Lewinshope Hope Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01241/FUL
Change of use of public convenience and alterations to form dwellinghouse
Public Convenience Land South East Of 20 Howegate Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01243/FUL
Alterations to form balcony to first floor of dwellinghouse
20 John's Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5DX
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01248/LBC
Internal and exeternal alterations to form 14 residential flats and demolition of associated chapel.
Gattonside House And Land South Of Hoebridge Bakers Road Gattonside Scottish Borders
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01249/CON
Demolition of 2 no cottages
Gattonside House And Land South Of Hoebridge Bakers Road Gattonside Scottish Borders
Received 21 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.
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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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