7 Heriot House Heriot Scottish Borders EH38 5YB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01368/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse to short term lets (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Scottish Borders's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 2

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Heriot House, Heriot, Grade B, about 47 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Application
Postcode
EH38 5YB
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Galashiels And District
Parish
Heriot Community Council
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nicola Williams Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Scottish Borders usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1641 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
44%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
75decided 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

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100765849-001
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No