Scottish Borders planning applications

Search, track and analyse every planning application in Scottish Borders— updated daily from the council’s own register.

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Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate

44.1% of appeals overturn this council

Ranks #355 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 34 appeals decided

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Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
26/01484/AGN	Bonchester Farm Bonchester Bridge Hawick Scottish Borders	Extension to exisiting agricultural building	Other	1 Oct 2026
26/01479/AGN	Whitmuirhaugh Farm Sprouston Scottish Borders	Erection of agricultrual buidling for the storage of straw	Other	1 Oct 2026
26/01486/TCA	Birch Holm Mowbrays Slap West Linton Scottish Borders	Work to trees	Treeworks	1 Oct 2026
26/01472/FUL	Elm Bank Main Street West End Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders	Installation of external boiler	Fullplanning	30 Sept 2026
26/01473/LBC	Elm Bank Main Street West End Chirnside Duns Scottish Borders

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curl -H "x-api-key: $PLANNEXUS_KEY" \
  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=S12000026&limit=50"

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About this data

We index every application published on Scottish Borders’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:

https://eplanning.scotborders.gov.uk/online-applications

Newest application received 1 Oct 2026.

Scottish Borders planning FAQs

How do I search Scottish Borders planning applications for free?

This page lists the latest applications received by Scottish Borders, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 9,508 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Scottish Borders — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.

How often is Scottish Borders planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes Scottish Borders's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 1 Oct 2026.

How often are Scottish Borders planning decisions overturned at appeal?

44.1% of appeals against Scottish Borders decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 34 decided appeals.

How do I check the planning history of a property in Scottish Borders?

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