Scottish Borders

Whiteburn Projects Ltd has agreed a £5.95 million Design and Build contract with Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) for the delivery of 27 new affordable homes at its Allanbank development in Lauder.

The Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit has approved plans for the 14-turbine Dunside wind farm located in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders. EDF power solutions UK has been working closely with communities around the site for over four years. Dunside wind farm will be situat

Plans for a historic Borders bridge to receive a major restoration have secured support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. At almost 200 years old, Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is both one of the earliest examples of a wrought iron chain suspension bridge and one of the last of its kind in Scot

Scottish Borders Council is holding a 12‑week public consultation on the draft Hawick Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.

Work on Center Parcs’ new village in the Scottish Borders got officially underway yesterday when first minister John Swinney planted the first trees on the site. Mr Swinney was joined by schoolchildren from the Borders as well as Center Parcs’ CEO Colin McKinlay as afforestation began at

Restrictions on public access to land to be used for a £450 million Center Parcs holiday village have been approved by Scottish government ministers.

Plans have been submitted by Eildon Housing Association for a new housing development right in the centre of Galashiels at St Aidans, offering 19 general needs apartments with car parking.

At the halfway point in its 15-year programme, the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal is continuing to deliver for the Scottish Borders, including the ongoing development of the Borders Innovation Park.

Scottish Borders Council is continuing work to explore the potential extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle.

A proposal to demolish a derelict Borders farm cottage believed to date back to the early 1600s has been refused amid concerns it would set an “unwelcome precedent” for countryside development. Julia and James Campbell had applied to Scottish Borders Council for permission to knock down

A major wind farm proposal in the Scottish Borders is heading back for reconsideration after Scotland’s highest civil court ruled that the planning reporter failed to properly assess whether the turbines and their future grid connection should have been treated as a single project.

Plans to bring a long-vacant landmark building in Galashiels back into active use have taken an important step forward, with Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) confirming the purchase of the property.

Scottish Borders Council’s Active Travel and Transport Team have successfully secured Tier 2 Construction Active Travel Infrastructure Funding (ATIF) from Transport Scotland to support the next phase of construction on the Active Travel Corridor - Lauder to Oxton. Scheduled to start this week,

Network Rail will begin the first stage of electrification on the Borders Railway later this week.

Scottish Borders Council is to hold a public engagement session to share plans for the proposed refurbishment of Deanfield Care Home in Hawick. The drop‑in event will take place at Deanfield on Friday 27 February, 4–6pm, giving residents, families and the wider community the opportunity to v