The Original Factory Shop 41 Bowmont Street Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7JH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00986/ADV - Advert Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of 7no non illuminated fascia signs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision (Part 3's) · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

42 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bowmont House, 22 Bowmont Street, Kelso, Grade B, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade A, 21 Grade B, 20 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Kelso 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 126 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.
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 ↗
SSSI about 123 m away: River Tweed
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Advert Application
Postcode
TD5 7JH
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Kelso And District
Parish
Kelso Community Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved subject to conditions
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision (Part 3's)
Applicant
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Agent
JMF Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 7 days faster than Scottish Borders's median of 52 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 100% of advertisement consent here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
16decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100760259-001
Env. assessment
No