Development Control
Scottish Borders Council's Development Control service currently processes around 2000 planning and related applications each year. The service also handles all enquiries relating to the need for planning permission and can offer informal advice to prospective applicants before an application is submitted. It also investigates all alleged breaches of planning control in the Scottish Borders.
Follow the links below for general advice on when planning permission may be needed, how to submit an application and the procedures involved when an application is being considered by the Council, as well as what happens after the decision is made.
Application forms and guidance notes are available to download, as are advice notes on different types of developments, including conservatories, porches and new housing in the countryside.
A weekly list of all planning and related applications received by the Council is also available.
You can also track the progress of your application on-line, or check on planning applications submitted for sites near you on our Public Access system.
Area office contactsWhat needs permission?
Before you submit your application
Application forms
Submitting your application
The application process
Objecting to a planning application
Unauthorised works and breaches of planning control
Weekly lists
Planning applications on-line
Planning Committee Reports
Planning Committee Agendas
Planning Appeal decisions
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