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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Burnfoot Community Survey
Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership (CPP) is developing a number of locality-based plans across the Borders. These Locality Plans are requirement for Community Planning Partnerships under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. The Locality Plans will set out the priorities for the areas in which they are based. The first of these new plans is being developed in Burnfoot. There has been a lot of work carried out in Burnfoot to help organisations such as the...
Closes 21 April 2025
Open Consultations
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Scottish Borders Council - Commercial and Industrial Property Questionnaire
The survey is intended to determine the demand from businesses in the region for business premises and, in particular, the quality and size of premises. There is currently a lot of demand for properties owned by the Council, so it is hoped that the provision of new, better quality business units...
Closes 28 March 2025
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School Brae Public Toilets, 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 the School Brae Public Toilets, Peebles EH45 8AT. The request and...
Closes 6 April 2025
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School Exclusion Policy 2025
The exisiting SBC School Exclusion Policy (2019) requires updating to be in line with new national guidance and effective practice. This engagement is to share the changes which have been made and confirm understanding of the revised exclusion policy. Below is the draft of the revised exlusion...
Closes 6 April 2025
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Summer Hill 4x4 Rally Lauder Common Stage
Lauder Common Good and Scottish Borders Council have been asked to support an event for car enthusiasts to use a section of Lauder Common as part of a larger car rally event, Summer Hill 4x4 Rally Lauder Common Stage. To allow this event to be able to take place with safe operation of the event, a...
Closes 6 April 2025
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Play Area Improvements - Earlston Play Park
SBC is investing over £4 million in Play Areas and Outdoor Community Spaces over a seven year period. The intention is to improve community wellbeing and enhance outdoor activity for children and young people inclusive of all levels of ability. SBC currently has 187 play parks ranging from...
Closes 20 April 2025
Closed Consultations
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Sport and Physical Activity Strategy
Working with partners from the public, private and voluntary sector, Scottish Borders Council provides and supports opportunities for sport and physical activity across the Borders, these range from the provision of sports facilities and exercise referral programmes, to walking groups and physical...
Closed 23 March 2025
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Destination Tweed - Peebles - Priorsford Bridge to Fotheringham Bridge
The Destination Tweed river restoration project is led by Tweed Forum and has been developed in collaboration with multiple partners. Scottish Borders Council (SBC) are leading on delivery of the River Tweed Trail which is creating a long distance, largely off-road path from Moffat to ...
Closed 23 March 2025
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Taxi-Bus User Journey Survey 2024
Thank you taking the time to complete this survey as part of the Scottish Borders Bus Network Review. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. This survey is part of a wider engagement activity to gain a deeper understanding of why people use the taxi-bus service...
Closed 2 March 2025
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Consultation Report- Statutory Consultation- Proposal for Closure of Wilton Centre, Hawick
Please find below The Consultation Report for the Statutory Consultation on the Proposal for the Permanent closure of The Wilton Centre (also known as The Arches), Hawick, which was in run in accordance with The Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (As Amended). The purpose of this...
Closed 25 February 2025
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Holidays and In Service days for the academic years: 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29
The Council is seeking your views on the school holidays and In Service days for future academic years 2026/27 to 2028/29; ending June 2029. The purpose of this consultation is to set out our proposal for the school holiday/closure dates for the next 3 years from 2025/26. When...
Closed 9 February 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
Following contact from Scottish Borders Council (SBC) with community-based organisations in Selkirk, The General Store approached SBC with a proposal to purchase the toilet block and use it as a re-use hub. SBC has no plans to re-open the toilets.
The ‘wee’ re-use hub aims to prevent items such as bric-a-brac, hardware, and textiles from ending up as waste and going to landfill. It is anticipated that items will be available by donation or free if needed, building on the regular rummage sales that The General Store holds.
Before selling the building, we sought the views of the local community. Comments could be made by completing an online form, emailing comments to communityengagement@scotborders.gov.uk, or posting comments to the SBC Communities and Partnerships Team. Comments would be shared with the team at The General Store and published on this website. No personal information would be shared.
This consultation had four questions.
You said
We received 24 responses to the consultation. Here is a summary of the feedback:
- A majority of respondents (66.67%) agreed with the proposal to sell the former public toilets to The General Store.
- Some respondents expressed concerns about the lack of public toilets in the area and the financial sustainability of the reuse hub.
- Many respondents praised the idea of repurposing the building and appreciated The General Store's efforts in the community.
- A few respondents suggested alternative uses for the building, such as a tourist information hub or additional parking spaces.
We did
Based on the feedback received, we are currently discussing the project viability, business case, and other considerations with officers regarding the potential sale of the public toilets to The General Store. We are committed to ensuring that the final decision takes into account both the aims of The General Store and the community's views. We will continue to keep the community informed about the progress of this project and any further developments.
We asked
We asked for you views on giving Hawick United FC a long term lease on the Derek Ramage Pavilion.
You said
All of those that responded were supportive.
We did
A 20-year lease is being agreed with the Club.
We asked
Thanks to all who participated in the online survey regarding what you would like to see.
You said
The top three priority list of equipment that the community would like to see were;
- Swings
- Large multi-play unit
- Slide
We did
Based on this, and some feedback around having goals, the proposed design has been presented. Any final comments can be made by emailing communityengagement@scotborders.gov.uk before Wednesday 28th August, allowing for orders to be placed ahead of anticipated construction in November.