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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SBC Consultation for the 2026/27 Budget
Scottish Borders Council Budget Consultation 2026/27 Scottish Borders Council is made up of skilled and experienced staff and councillors who work hard to plan and deliver services for everyone in our region. We have a deep understanding of our communities’ needs and are committed to using our expertise to make the best decisions we can. But our budget is limited and we cannot do everything that people might want. This means we have to make difficult...
Opens 20 October 2025
Open Consultations
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Children & Families Social Work Exit Survey
This survey is to help us to understand what our involvement has felt like for you and your family and will be used to help us consider whether there are things we could do differently. This survey is asking about your experience of working with Children and Families’ social work
Closes 31 October 2025
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Fountainhall Primary School Mothball Status Review Survey
Fountainhall Primary School was mothballed in June 2025 due to the numbers attending dropping to very low figures (1 primary child from August 2025) necessitating a temporary mothballing of the school to allow the doors to be closed at the end of summer term 2025. As part of the mothballing report...
Closes 16 November 2025
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Croft Park Public Convenience Change of Use and Lease Disposal
Kelso Common Good are proposing to offer Kelso Rugby Football Club (KRFC) a 25 year lease for the use of Croft Park Public Toilets to provide facilities for club use. It is anticipated that the facilities will consist of toilets, a utility area (including kitchenette) and storage...
Closes 30 November 2025
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Statutory Consultation Eyemouth Primary School Relocation and EY Build 2025
Statutory Consultation on Eyemouth Primary School Relocation and Early Years and Family Centre Build Scottish Borders Council is undertaking a statutory consultation in terms of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 ( As Amended). The legislation requires local authorities to...
Closes 8 December 2025
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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...
Closes 24 February 2026
Forthcoming Consultations
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SBC Consultation for the 2026/27 Budget
Scottish Borders Council Budget Consultation 2026/27 Scottish Borders Council is made up of skilled and experienced staff and councillors who work hard to plan and deliver services for everyone in our region. We have a deep understanding of our communities’ needs and are committed...
Opens 20 October 2025
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Financial Inclusion Team contact evaluation
Scottish Borders Council Financial Inclusion Team is a dedicated service that offers expert advice and support on welfare benefits and financial matters to residents across the region. They are accredited through the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers. The...
Opens 20 October 2025
Closed Consultations
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Bannerfield Community Survey
Organisations, including Borders College, the Council and NHS are working together to develop plans for improving areas in the Borders. The areas that we are working in this year are Bannerfield, Burnfoot and Langlee If you live in Bannerfield and have something to say, then we want to...
Closed 12 October 2025
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Hawick Active Travel Campaign - Agents Of Change Entry Form
Scottish Borders Council is excited to roll out RIDONKULOUS , a new active travel campaign happening in Hawick and the surrounding area. It’s all about getting you moving, whether it’s walking, wheeling or cycling for short everyday trips. Swap the car for your trainers or wheels and make your...
Closed 21 September 2025
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Draft Active Travel Strategy Consultation 2025
Scottish Borders Council has a vision to make active travel (walking, wheeling, cycling and horse riding) the natural first choice for everyday journeys across the Scottish Borders. This Draft Active Travel Strategy is focused on encouraging people to make sustainable travel choices,...
Closed 31 August 2025
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Sport, leisure and cultural services and facilities consultation
This survey is one part of a wide-ranging community engagement plan seeking the input of Borderers on the future of Live Borders services and facilities. This follows a review by independent consultants Integratis, who have extensive experience working with local authorities and sport...
Closed 31 August 2025
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Play Space Improvements – Eyemouth Play Park & Wheeled Sports Facility
Scottish Borders Council is spending almost £5 million to enhance play facilities across the region over a seven-year period. The plan is to improve outdoor activity for all children and young people. SBC currently has 187 play parks ranging from smaller local areas ...
Closed 5 July 2025
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
Scottish Borders Council is undertaking a destination playpark project in Eyemouth as part of the Playpark Capital Investment Program 2025/2026. Consultation was held in person and online in the month of July to get the community involved in the design of the project. This report is the results and the voice of the community consultation.
We asked you to tell us what you would like to see included in the designs of the new wheeled sports facility and play park in Eyemouth. We also asked whether you would prefer a skate park or a pump track as your wheeled facility?
You said
You said you wanted a pump track and highlighted preferred layouts from the examples we provided. You also gave popular suggestions for a theme for the play park.
We did
We will incorporate your feedback into the design of the new play park and pump track within the budget amounts available and endeavour to create wonderful new facilities that meet the needs and desires of the community. Thank you for your support.
We asked
How you would like to be kept informed on taking forward the next Local Development Plan for the Scottish Borders?
You said
Generally respondents were supportive of the Council’s proposed approach to how information on the new LDP would be shared. The value of traditional methods such as placing adverts in newspapers, notices in libraries and contact centres, circulation of newsletters and the use of email was highlighted. The distribution of posters/leaflets to community councils for them to circulate within their communities was also suggested. Although the use of email was seen as a preference to the use of social media, concern was expressed to the dependency in the use of the internet. Whilst there was a preference for public meetings and for in-person presentations, it was also clear that there is still a need for online events. However, some comments were received in respect to the timetable for bringing forward the new LDP.
We did
As a result of the public consultation on the Draft Development Plan Scheme, only minor amendments have been undertaken, this primarily included adding dates to tables 1 and 3.
Going forward, the Development Plan Scheme will be updated annually to take account of any comments received and any potential changes to the timeframe for bringing forward the new Local Development Plan.
We asked
We asked you about what you like and dislike about living in Burnfoot, as well as what you think is needed to make it and even better place to live.
You said
150 people responded to our survey, and we had informal conversations with 138 people. From what you have told us, and other information available, we think the priorities for Burnfoot are:
- Improve health for all
- Improve maintenance of public areas
- Increase access to activities for young people and the wider community
- Increase access to work, learning and training
- Reduce anti-social behaviour
- Reduce child poverty
We did
We are currently asking if you think these are the right priorities for Burnfoot and which ones are most important to you. When we have completed this work, we will use the priorities to produce a Locality Plan for Burnfoot and work with you to identify actions to address the priorities.