Planning application
Priorwood Gardens Abbey Street Melrose Scottish Borders
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of freestanding timber compost structure
As published by the council, reference 26/00701/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00701/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved subject to conditions
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Leaderdale And Melrose
- Parish
- Melrose Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision (Part 3's)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Scottish Borders
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved subject to conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Scottish Borders granted permission on 20 July 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.
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