Kerfield, Scottish Borders Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Kerfield, Scottish Borders.
Scottish Borders · Scotland · settlement
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Area Information
- Admin district: Scottish Borders
- Parliamentary constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- LSOA: Peebles - N - March Street Area
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Kerfield.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Kerfield.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Kerfield based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
12 planning applications found near Kerfield.
- - Belton Springhill Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9ER
Application for high hedge notice
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2026-05-07
View full details - - Riverside Tweed Avenue Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AS
Work to tree
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2026-04-08
View full details - - Priorsford House Tweed Avenue Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AS
Work to trees
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2026-04-02
View full details - - Graham Cottage 16 Elcho Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8LQ
Replacement windows
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2026-03-27
View full details - - 20 Northgate Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8RS
Proposed change of use from Class 1A (legal/estate agency office) to Class 3 cafe
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2026-03-25
View full details - - Grandison And Son Storage Yard Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders
Alterations and change of use to workshop to form dwellinghouse
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2025-05-21
View full details - - Park Hotel Innerleithen Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8BA
Work to trees
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2025-02-04
View full details - - Northgate House 32 Northgate Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8RS
Replace 17 existing 250W solar panels with 16 new 450W solar panels
Status: Rejected | Type: Outline | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2024-11-13
View full details - - Priors Reach Kingsmeadows Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HP
Work to trees
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2024-09-04
View full details - - Hartley Springhill Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9ER
Erection of garden room
Status: Rejected | Type: Outline | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2024-06-21
View full details - - Priors Reach Kingsmeadows Road Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 9HP
Work to tree
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2024-01-05
View full details - - Central Baguette High Street Peebles Scottish Borders EH45 8AN
Incorporating hot food takeaway and new signage
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Outline | Council: Scottish Borders | Date: 2023-12-21
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A brief summary of Kerfield in Scottish Borders
Kerfield is a settlement located in Scottish Borders, Scotland.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Kerfield a particularly low-crime area.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Kerfield planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Kerfield
In the last 24 months, 28 planning applications were submitted near Kerfield. Of these, 20% were approved, with an average decision time of 20 days.
This is below the national average of approximately 87%, which may reflect stricter local policies, sensitivity of the area, or higher levels of speculative applications. Pre-application advice is particularly worthwhile near Kerfield.
The average decision time of 20 days is within the government's 8-week statutory target for minor applications, indicating an efficient planning department.
The most common application types near Kerfield were tree works (12), outline applications (7), full planning applications (5). The significant number of tree-related applications is typical for areas with mature tree cover or active tree preservation orders.
In terms of development scale, 9 medium-scale applications, 19 smaller schemes were submitted.
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