In March 2023, Scottish Borders Council commenced a statutory consultation on a proposal to relocate Galashiels Academy. The consultation ran until 12 May 2023.
Scottish Borders Council has prepared a Consultation Report detailing the Consultation process and summarising and responding to the comments and issues raised during the consultation period. This report can be accessed below.
Scottish Borders Council is now seeking your views regarding the proposal and the Consultation...More
Scottish Borders Licensing Board will be reassessing their Alcohol Licensing Policy Statement over the next few months. This policy will apply for 5 years. This survey offers a chance to communities to influence the development of this policy.
Your experience and opinions about the impact of alcohol in your community is highly influential.
Scottish Borders Local Licensing Forum have a role in identifying any key licensing issues and providing advice to the Licensing Board. The...More
Community planning is the process by which councils and other public bodies such as Health Boards and Police Scotland work with local communities, businesses and community groups to plan and deliver better services and improve the lives of people who live in Scotland. Community Planning Partnerships is the name given to the group of organisations who deliver community planning.
Under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Community Planning Partnerships are required to develop a...More
The Council has produced a draft Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan for Newstead Conservation Area. The document is made of two parts, the Appraisal, and the Management Plan:
The Appraisal aims to identify the special architectural and historic character of the conservation area.
The Management Plan provides guidance to help preserve and enhance that special character.
The document is intended to be an informative guide to the history, architecture and...More
Scottish Borders Council is proposing to relocate Galashiels Acdemy to a campus site comprising the existing Academy site and extending into Scott Park, Galashiels. This proposal will see the creation of a new secondary school and additional support needs setting comprised in a new campus, including a swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool and sports facilities for use by the whole community. The proposal also includes the extension and improvement of Scott Park.
The Council is now...More
The Scottish Borders Local Housing Strategy sets our vision for housing, setting our key partnership priorities and goals for the next five years, 2023-28. We want people to share their views on our proposed vision, outcomes, key actions and housing issues. We are interested to find out the view of anyone living or wanting to live in the Scottish Borders, as well as any group or organization with an interest in housing in the Scottish Borders.
Please find below the draft summary of the...More
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 smaller local areas of play to destination play parks. A programme of investment has been developed based on previous improvements to play areas and community spaces to provide children and young people...More
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 tuition and for three months once the tuition ceases. For information on you rights under Data Protection Legislation, please visit http://www.scotborders.gov/DPYourRights .
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Peebles Parking Group consists of Peebles Councillors and Community Council as well as Scottish Borders Council Officers.
Scottish Borders Council has been asked by Peebles Parking Group to collect data on the parking habits of residents, traders and visitors when using the town’s various car parks.
This questionnaire will ask about:
existing parking habits,
existing parking charges
possible expansion of parking charges to...More
The organisers of the Jim Clark Rally have lodged an application with Scottish Borders Council seeking a Motor Sport Order to run the event in May 2023.
To approve the rally, legislation requires the Council to consider any potential impacts, both positive and negative, on local communities and businesses. It also requires that the public are consulted about the planning and implementation of the event.
Details of the proposed stages are available in the related documents...More
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 smaller local areas of play to destination play parks. A programme of investment has been developed based on previous improvements to play areas and community spaces to provide children and young...More
The pressure on care services nationally, is already taking its toll and it is likely to increase. Continuing with current models of delivery is not going to be sustainable. New approaches and service delivery models need to be found that will deliver more efficient and effective care, whilst maintaining safe and good quality services.
Five Adult Social Care staff teams across each locality area currently provide night support to 34 home care service users, at a significant...More
Borders residents are being urged by cross-party politicians to complete a new survey and help shape the next Council budget, due to be set in February 2023.
The survey also provides Borderers with the opportunity to provide feedback on a number of other areas, including public transport, health and social care and the development of local plans within communities.
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Please find below a draft of the Council Plan from April 2023 on which we are inviting comments. The contents of the plan are informed by the Council’s Summer Tour as well as the Place-Making workshops undertaken last year.
Comments will inform the final draft Council Plan to be presented to Council on 23 Feburary 2023.
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Have your say on the future of the Borders’ bus network
Borders businesses and residents are being encouraged to take part in a survey which will help shape the future of the bus network in the area.
Following changes to travel habits, both gradual and more significant following the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important that a modern bus network is put in place which reflects changes in society, increases bus usage, provides opportunities for young people to stay in...More
This survey aims to collect the views of private landlords across a number of topics such as repairs, rental practices and tenant relations.
The survey will help us to gain a better understanding of the private rented sector, your needs as landlords and help us to identify any areas where we can provide more support or support that is better suited to the needs of local landlords.
The results from the survey will also feed into the next Local Housing Strategy.
This survey...More
This public consultation has opened to gather feedback on the preferred uses to be developed within the area designated as a ‘Neighbourhood Centre’ within the Tweedbank Expansion site.
The Neighbourhood Centre is identified within the ‘Tweedbank – Vision for Growth and Sustainability, A Community for the Future’ Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Design Guide (DG) which were approved by Scottish Borders Council in June 2021.
The Neighbourhood Centre...More
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 West Linton Village Centre Trust and relates to West Linton Village Centre, West Linton EH46 7ED.
The request and accompanying documents are available for public consultation.
Comments must be made, including the name and address of the respondent, in writing by 13 November 2022. You may do this by:...More
Scottish Borders Council is seeking your views on the proposed Short Term Lets Licensing Policy Statement.
Here is a copy of the draft Short Term Lets Licensing Policy Statement.
We are specifically asking your views about the proposed additional conditions set by Scottish Borders Council and the proposed fee struture.
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We are seeking the views of residents in relation to Scottish Borders’ future Local Housing Strategy.
As part of the early engagement, we have developed four issues papers:
Housing Delivery and Place Making
Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Housing Quality
Homelessness
Particular Housing and Specialist Provision
These papers identify the key housings issues in the Scottish Borders. We are seeking the views of residents...More
We are seeking the views of stakeholders in relation to Scottish Borders’ future Local Housing Strategy.
As part of the early engagement, we have developed four issues papers:
Housing Delivery and Place Making
Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Housing Quality
Homelessness
Particular Housing and Specialist Provision
These papers identify the key housings issues in the Scottish Borders. We are seeking the views of residents and stakeholders to make sure...More
On 25 March 2021, Council resolved to licence sexual entertainment venues. This followed a change in legislation which allows local authorities to licence such venues and which also stipulated that any such licensing schemes could not come into effect until at least a period of one year had passed after the resolution had been adopted. As part of the legal process, the Council is required to prepare and publish a sexual entertainment venues policy statement to support the consideration of: ...More
Here you can register for one of our four Resident Workshop sessions. The workshops are a chance to discuss the housing issues which matter to you with other Scottish Borders residents. Your contributions will feed into the development of our next Local Housing Strategy.
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We continue to live with the threat of COVID-19, highlighted by the number of new cases in the Scottish Borders in recent weeks.
As a result, our absolute priority remains the safety of the public and staff, including external groups who previously accessed Council buildings for service provision and meetings.
This authorisation form has been created for external groups such as third sector organisations, community or volunteer groups who deem themselves to be an essential service...More
This is a copy of the consultation seeking views on the Common Good registers for the former Burghs of the Scottish Borders.
This consultation opened on 21 December 2021 and closed on 31 March 2022.
Background:
All former Burghs have a 'Common Good' which comprises the land, buildings, art, artefacts and funds which were owned and managed by the Burgh Council on behalf of the residents of the Burgh. The Burgh system was extinguished in 1975 but the assets owned by the Burgh at...More
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 smaller local areas of play to destination play parks. A programme of investment has been developed based on previous improvements to play areas and community spaces to provide children and young...More
This form should be completed for pupils wishing to start 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 tuition and for three months once the tuition ceases. For information on you rights under Data Protection Legislation, please visit http://www.scotborders.gov/DPYourRights .
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As the country moves into a new phase of living with COVID, the Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership (H&SCP) recognises the need to redesign and transform services to ensure that they are sustainable and affordable. The pandemic has resulted in more people being unwell and a significant backlog of people waiting for diagnosis or treatment. We also know that costs of living and providing services have increased and this will impact on everyone in our communities and on the...More
This public consultation has opened to gather feedback on the redevelopment of the former Jedburgh Grammar School site. The former school buildings are currently vacant and Scottish Borders Council (SBC) intends to sell the site as a commercial redevelopment opportunity to bring investment and regeneration to the town of Jedburgh. Conversion of the listed buildings to housing, hotel or care home have all been considered as possible opportunities for the site. This could also include...More
No one should feel embarrassed or miss school or work because they don’t have the period products they need.
That’s why free, period products such as tampons, pads and reusable products will soon be available free for anyone in the Scottish Borders who needs them.
We are now looking for your views on how we can make sure that everyone who uses period products, or who will use them in the future, can access this service in a way that suits them.
You can read about the Act...More