Planning application
Abbotsbank Gattonside Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9NH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Work to trees
As published by the council, reference 26/01330/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01330/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Leaderdale And Melrose
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- TD6 9NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Scottish Borders
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Scottish Borders took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Scottish Borders for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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