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Due to the hot weather forecast our crews may begin bin collections earlier this Wed, Thurs and Fri. Please have your bins out ready for collection by 6am on these days to avoid being missed.

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Planning guidance

  • Designing out crime in the Scottish Borders

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  • Landscape and development

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  • Local biodiversity action plan

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  • New housing in the Borders countryside

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  • Placemaking and design

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  • Biodiversity

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  • Contaminated land inspection strategy

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  • Privacy and sunlight guide

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  • Shop fronts and signage

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  • Smoking shelters and awnings

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  • Trees and development

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  • Timber in sustainable construction

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  • Visibility mapping for windfarm development

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  • Renewable energy

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  • Affordable housing

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  • Waste management SPG 2024

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