Legal

Local Review Body - Monday, 17 August 2026 - 10.00 am

Local Review Body - Monday, 15 June 2026 - 10.00 am

The Local Review Body met on Monday 15 June 2026 to consider several planning appeals. The committee upheld the appointed officer's decision to refuse an application for a dwellinghouse on land east of Roundel Station Road, Gordon, citing adverse impacts on landscape character and the loss of prime agricultural land. They also upheld the officer's decision to refuse an application for a dwellinghouse west of Nenthorn House, Nenthorn, due to concerns about its relationship to the existing building group and its adverse effect on the designed landscape. In a third case, the committee upheld the officer's refusal for alterations and extensions to Elmsfield, Broughton, due to design concerns and potential for creating a separate residential unit. However, the committee overturned the officer's decision regarding a barn conversion west of Oakwood House, Allanton, approving it subject to conditions. Finally, the committee upheld the officer's decision to refuse an application for a replacement dwellinghouse at Slitrig Cottage, Langburnshiels, Hawick, due to design and ecological concerns.

Local Review Body - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Local Review Body considered three planning appeals, ultimately upholding the council's refusal for an agricultural storage shed with a games room near Grantshouse, but overturning refusals for a dwellinghouse at Hassendean Station and for two new dwellings at Hume. The Body also decided to uphold the council's refusal for a boundary fence at Thorniedean House in Galashiels.

Local Review Body - Monday, 13th April, 2026 10.00 am

The Local Review Body considered three planning appeals, upholding the refusal of two applications for new dwellings in the countryside due to concerns about building group capacity and road safety, and deferring a third application for further consideration by the appointed officer due to new information.

Local Review Body - Monday, 16 March 2026 - 10.00 am

The Local Review Body considered three requests to review previous refusals. Two applications for new dwellings in the countryside were refused, and one application for a coffee stop was also refused.