88 High Street Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1SQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00760/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations and change of use to form residential flat from one commercial unit Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:11

Application progress

✓

Received

18 May 2026

✓

Validated

25 May 2026

Decision

Expected by 20 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 133. The consultation period closed on 26 Jun 2026.

Documents 11

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Galashiels conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Special area of conservation about 92 m away: River Tweed

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Scws Building, 119-153 High Street, Galashiels, Grade C, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade B, 13 Grade C

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 17 with distances

32 mScws Building, 119-153 High Street, GalashielsGrade C
34 mPublic House (Former Royal Bank Of Scotland), 112 High StreetGrade C
44 mScottish Enterprise Borders ( Former Maxwell Hotel), Bridge StreetGrade B
47 m23 Bridge StreetGrade B
50 m81 And 83 High StreetGrade C
60 m79 High Street (Former Commercial Bank)Grade C
74 mRoxburgh Street BlockGrade C
78 mGlasite Chapel, Botany Lane, GalashielsGrade B
81 m7-9 Bridge PlaceGrade C
93 m(Former Unionist Club), Reivers Pool Hall, 69 High StreetGrade C
99 mEast Church, High Street, GalashielsGrade B
112 mLadhope BridgeGrade C
114 mWorkshop & House, Union Street, GalashielsGrade C
115 mBritish Linen Bank, 46-48 High Street, GalashielsGrade C
117 mLadhope Vale HouseGrade C
127 mHigh Mill, Botany MillGrade C
140 mGates, St Andrew's Arts Centre (Former Ladhope Free Church), Bridge StreetGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Not affected

No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Scottish Borders
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: TD1 1SQ
Received: 18 May 2026
Validated: 25 May 2026
Ward: Galashiels And District
Parish: Galashiels Community Council
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: SW Architectural Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 133, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Scottish Borders are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 13377 days past the 56-day target

45%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

72decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Scottish Borders in the last twelve months, from validation. Scottish Borders decision record →