Planning application
Galafoot Railway Viaduct Winston Road Galashiels Scottish Borders
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 1 no. overhead line equipment stanchion to the railway bridge
As published by the council, reference 26/00227/WPN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00227/WPN
- Type
- Waverley Prior Notification
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval required - granted
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Leaderdale And Melrose
- Parish
- Tweedbank Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision (Part 3's)
Site history
Applications at this address on the Scottish Borders register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00222/LBC Granted
Galafoot Railway Viaduct Winston Road Galashiels Scottish Borders
Installation of 1 no. overhead line equipment stanchion to the railway bridge.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Scottish Borders
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval required - granted
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Scottish Borders granted permission on 16 March 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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