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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01250/FUL
Replacement windows and door
St Mungos Rest 5 - 7 Station Road Eddleston Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8QN
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01251/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
50 Weensland Park Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9RP
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01252/FUL
Formation of driveway
30 Yarrow Terrace Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9LL
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01253/LBC
Alterations to dwellinghouse
Cruiksfield House Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3QB
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01254/FUL
Change of use of Coach House to short term holiday let with retained ancillary accommodation
Coach House Haymount Bridgend Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3DJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01256/PNWIN
Replacement windows
The School Brae Hub School Brae Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01258/FUL
Change of use from retail to hot food takeaway
53 High Street Innerleithen Scottish Borders EH44 6HD
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01259/FUL
Change of use of outbuilding and stable and alterations to form 2no holiday cottages
Outbuilding And Stable West Of Whitehill Mellerstain Gordon Scottish Borders
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01260/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
11 East High Street Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6SS
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01261/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form Community Cafe and Estate Shop from Potting Shed And Ancillary Buildings
Potting Shed And Ancillary Buildings Ayton Castle Eyemouth Scottish Borders
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01262/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form holiday let on ground floor and residential flat on upper floors
Gretal Restaurant 13 Teviot Crescent Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 9RE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01264/CLPU
Temporary sitting of shipping container for storage
Broadmeadows Farm Yarrowford Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01266/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
Forest Dean 12 Craig Brown Avenue Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4NB
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01267/CLPU
Proposed child minding business to be operated from dwellinghouse
2 Galalaw Road Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8DT
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01268/FUL
Formation of bin store
The Workshop School Road Coldingham Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5NS
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01270/FUL
Siting of composting toilet
Land South East Of 13th Hole Pond Eyemouth Golf Course Gunsgreen Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5SF
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01273/MOD75
Discharge of planning obligation pursuant to planning permission 07/00351/FUL
Redundant Steading And Bothies Stuartslaw Farm Duns Scottish Borders
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01274/MOD75
Discharge of planning obligation pursuant to planning permission 11/00668/PPP and 11/00670/PPP
Plots 2 And 3 Land East Of Stuartslaw Cottages Duns Scottish Borders
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01276/FUL
Replacement entrance door and sidelight window
Funeral Parlour Thomas Brown And Sons East Port Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9EE
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01277/FUL
Internal alterations and installation of solar photo voltaic array
Annex South Of Tontine Hotel High Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AJ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01278/LBC
Internal alterations and installation of solar photo voltaic array
Annex South Of Tontine Hotel High Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AJ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01279/FUL
Replacement door and fanlight
23 East High Street Greenlaw Duns Scottish Borders TD10 6YF
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01280/FUL
Replacement door
The Yellow House 35 Earlston Road Stow Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2RL
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01281/LBC
Internal alterations and refurbishment of existing windows and external doors
Bowland House Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1UJ
Received 28 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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