Land South Of Hoebridge Hoebridge South Road Bakers Road Gattonside Scottish Borders Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Mixed use development for the erection of 34 dwellinghouses, change of use of Gattonside House to form 14 residential flats, form dwelllinghouse from former Coach House and Cottage, erection of 2no. padel courts, cafe and associated landscaping and infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Scottish Borders's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

Gattonside 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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 380 m away: River Tweed; SSSI about 382 m away: River Tweed; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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

Application type
Screening Opinion
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Leaderdale And Melrose
Parish
Melrose Community Council
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
EMA Architecture + Design

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Scottish Borders usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1344 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No