Featured Consultations
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Have Your Say - Placemaking and Community Engagement Sign Up
The way we are engaging with our residents is changing - and we want you to have your say Placemaking is a process of community engagement where the opinions and desires of the community are used to inform the future of the places we live, work and play - and by getting involved and telling us what matters to you, we can make sure the voices of all Scottish Borders residents are heard. Sign up to receive updates from Scottish Borders Council on community engagement events in your...
Closes 24 February 2026
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Sale of public toilets - The Glebe, Jedburgh
Jedburgh Leisure Facilities Trust (JLFT) has been operating the public toilets at Lothian Park (The Glebe) since they were re-opened following the pandemic. JLFT is now proposing to buy the toilets. This will enable them to access grant funding from schemes, e.g. the National Lottery’s Awards for All Scheme, to make any improvements to the toilets which they will continue to run. At its meeting on 30 March 2023, Scottish Borders Council (SBC) agreed to rationalise public...
Closes 4 June 2024
Sale of public toilets - The Glebe, Jedburgh
Open Consultations
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Tweedbank Expansion & Neighbouring Communities - Active Travel Routes
We want to hear about your experiences and views relating to the existing active travel network shown within the area on the map below which covers Tweedbank and the neighbouring communities. The term 'active travel' refers to journeys made by modes of transport that are fully or...
Closes 10 May 2024
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Instrumental Instruction Continuation Form 2023-2024
This form should be completed for pupils currently receiving instrumental instruction Only one pupil per form please. The information provided within this form will be held by Scottish Borders Council for the purpose described. It will be retained for duration of your child's music...
Closes 31 May 2024
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Parking in the Scottish Borders and DPE 2024
Scottish Borders Council are keen to collect the views of residents of the Borders on parking and parking enforcement in town centres across the region. For the avoidance of doubt this particular consultation is restricted to parking in town centres and is not about parking in residential streets...
Closes 31 May 2024
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Parking in the Scottish Borders and DPE 2024: Business
Scottish Borders Council are keen to collect the views of businesses operating in the Borders on parking and parking enforcement in town centres across the region. For the avoidance of doubt this particular consultation is restricted to parking in town centres and this particular survey is for...
Closes 31 May 2024
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Sale of public toilets - The Glebe, Jedburgh
Jedburgh Leisure Facilities Trust (JLFT) has been operating the public toilets at Lothian Park (The Glebe) since they were re-opened following the pandemic. JLFT is now proposing to buy the toilets. This will enable them to access grant funding from schemes, e.g. the National Lottery’s Awards for...
Closes 4 June 2024
Closed Consultations
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For residents - Consultation on food provision in the Scottish Borders
Residents Survey - Consultation on food provision in the Scottish Borders The purpose of the consultation is to identify people’s current situation in relation to food poverty, with the aim of making access to food easier for people. Feedback provided will; Feed...
Closed 1 May 2024
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For organisations - Consultation on food provision in the Scottish Borders
Organisations Survey - Consultation on food provision in the Scottish Borders The purpose of the consultation is to identify local organisations and community groups current situation in relation to food provision and services that they deliver. Feedback provided will; Feed into...
Closed 30 April 2024
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East Station Office, Peebles Asset Transfer Request
An asset transfer request has been made to Scottish Borders Council under Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. The request has been made by Peebles Community Trust and relates to East Station Office, Peebles EH45 8DZ (known locally as Old Railway Building). ...
Closed 29 April 2024
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Berwickshire Coastal Change Adaptation Plan
Scottish Borders Council is consulting on the draft Berwickshire Coastal Change Adaptation Plan (BCCAP). This plan provides policies to sustainably manage life on the coast. It indicates how and when we should adapt our approaches over time as conditions change. We would like your views to...
Closed 23 March 2024
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Daytime opportunities for older adults with advanced care needs based in Eildon -2024
The Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership is currently reviewing the social and respite opportunities that are available to older adults and those with advanced care needs. Engagement recently carried out by the Partnership in Teviot and Liddesdale showed that there are...
Closed 17 March 2024
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
Residents/ Businesses on the 2023 route on impact of the Event and views on the overall impact on the Region.
You said
597 responses. Overall Impact = Positive was 78%
We did
Event Organisers decision not to hold event in 2024. Support 2025 closed road Tour O The Borders to take place.
We asked
We invited your comments on a draft Newstead Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan
You said
A summary of the consultation responses is available in Appendix B of the Committee Report for Planning & Building Standards Committee (8th January 2024): https://scottishborders.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s79896/Item%20No.%2006%20b%20-%20Newstead%20CAAMP%20Adoption%20-%20Appendix%20B%20Consultation%20Response.pdf
We did
Your comments have informed changes to the Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAA&MP).
The revised CAA&MP was adopted by Planning & Building Standards Committee on 8th January 2024. The revised CAA&MP is available on the Council’s website: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/directory_record/26006/newstead
The changes made in response to the consultation are set out in the Committee Report and Appendix B and C (Item 6): https://scottishborders.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=6958&Ver=4
We asked
What are your priorities for the new Scottish Borders Community Plan?
You said
We did
We are finalisng the new Community Plan which will be published here shortly.