Planning application
1-5 Riddletonhill Farm Cottages Maxton Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 0RP
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of derelict cottages
As published by the council, reference 25/00258/HON
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00258/HON
- Type
- Demolition of Houses
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved - conditions and informatives
- Received
- 27 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Jedburgh And District
- Parish
- Maxton & Mertoun (In Abeyance)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision (Part 3's)
- Postcode
- TD6 0RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2025
Received by Scottish Borders
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4 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved - conditions and informatives
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Scottish Borders granted permission on 5 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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