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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0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01320/PNWIN
Replacement windows
Drill Hall Walkershaugh Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AU
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01321/FUL
Erection of a dwellinghouse with detached garage
Plot 1 Land South West Of 4 Lochside Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01322/FUL
Erection of garage and associated access
West Grove Sunnyside Langtongate Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3QG
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01323/LBC
Removal of stone arch and hearth and Installation of wood burning stove
The Furrows Main Street Whitsome Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3NB
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01324/FUL
Change of use and alterations to form residential dwellinghouse (Class 9) from schoolhouse
Cranshaws School Cranshaws Duns Scottish Borders TD11 3SJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01325/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land South West Of Nether Kidston Cottages Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01326/FUL
Erection of 2no detached garages
Blacklaw Cottage Tweedsmuir Biggar Scottish Borders ML12 6QR
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01330/TCA
Work to trees
Abbotsbank Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01331/TPO
Work to trees
1 Rutherford Castle Drive West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7AR
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01332/TCA
Work to trees
Plane Tree Lodge Foulden Scottish Borders TD15 1UH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01333/VAA
Vehicular Access Application to drop kerb
61 Croft Road Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7EP
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01334/TCA
Work to trees
Smithy House Dow Brae Town Yetholm Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 8RF
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01335/LBC
External redecoration
Broughton Green Broughton Scottish Borders ML12 6HQ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01336/FUL
Section 42 application to vary of condition 5 & 6 of planning permission 21/01586/FUL pertaining to parking spaces to restaurant and marquee
Lilliardsedge Caravan Park Jedburgh Scottish Borders
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01337/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse and garage
Garden Ground Of Abbotsview Cottage Abbotsview Drive Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01338/FUL
Erection of annex accommodation within garden ground
Parkend High Road Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 2BD
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01340/TCA
Work to trees
6 Bonnington Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HF
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01348/FUL
Installation of ASHP (retrospective)
Elm Cottage Carlops Scottish Borders EH26 9NF
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01358/LBC
Replacement windows
Loanfoot Skirling Green Skirling Scottish Borders ML12 6HD
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01360/FUL
Erection of off grid recreational hut
Land East Of Glenormiston Farmhouse (Site 2) Innerleithen Scottish Borders
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01361/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Grahamslaw Farm Kelso Scottish Borders
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01367/FUL
Extension to dwellinghouse
1 Broomlee Mains Court West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7BP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01368/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse to short term lets (retrospective)
7 Heriot House Heriot Scottish Borders EH38 5YB
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01369/FUL
Redevelopment of existing hotel, including alterations and extensions, a permanent event venue, additional guest accommodation and facilities, new parking area, and associated landscaping
Carfraemill Hotel Oxton Lauder Scottish Borders TD2 6RA
Received 14 Sept 2026
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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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