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The Structure Plan provides the long-term vision and strategy for development in the Scottish Borders.  It also provides an overview of the development needs in the area. The Structure Plan establishes the overall supply of land that is required for a range of uses, principally housing and employment land. It does not specify precise locations for land uses - this is the function of the Local Plan. The Local Plan must conform with the development strategy shown in the Structure Plan. 

The New Way Forward Structure Plan - Consolidated Version 2001-2018

A consolidated structure plan has been prepared and can be found here. The consolidated structure plan is made up from the Scottish Borders Structure Plan 2001-2011, the Scottish Borders Woodland Strategy and the Structure Plan Alteration.

Structure Plan Alteration

In June 2006 the Council agreed to prepare a Structure Plan Alteration principally on Housing Land Policies and to prepare a Strategic Environmental Assessment on the Structure Plan Alteration. The Structure Plan Alteration was approved by Scottish Ministers 9 June 2009.