Borders Council Proposes 'Local Approach' To Planning

The Scottish Borders Council is hoping to precipitate a "local approach" to planning at the Executive Committee's next meeting in Jedburgh Town Hall.

Members of the public are invited to come along to the event at 10:00 on Tuesday 24 March, where the Committee will discuss and vote on proposals for taking a more co-ordinated approach to planning and delivering services across local areas.

The Executive will look at how the five area forums – Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot and Liddesdale, and Tweeddale – operate and how to involve a stakeholders about issues affecting their local area.


The Council said it would trial the approach in Cheviot, covering Jedburgh, Kelso and surrounding areas, with the intention of rolling it out to other localities across the Borders.

Members of the public can also come along to Jedburgh Town Hall from 13:00 onwards to hear more about the proposals.

Council Leader, Councillor David Parker, said: "This afternoon session is an opportunity for members of the public in the Cheviot area to ask any questions they may have and I would encourage them to come along to this, or the Executive Committee meeting, to hear what the Council is proposing.”"

(IT/CD)