Newtown St Boswells

The Council is working together with the people of Newtown St Boswells to regenerate the village.

Various pieces of information on the discussions and plans for regenerating Newtown St Boswells will be provided on this website.

Briefing Notes

Two Briefing Notes have been issued on the expansion and regeneration of Newtown St Boswells. Further Briefing Notes will be issued to cover other subjects and to keep everyone up to date. The Notes will be issued to Bowden, St Boswells and Newtown & Eildon Community Councils and to the Newtown & Eildon Action Group (NEAG). The Notes are also available to download - select the relevant document from the list below.

Briefing Note 1 - Expansion of Newtown St Boswells
Briefing Note 2 - Regeneration of Newtown St Boswells

Local Plan Information

The following information is available to download - select the relevant document from the list below.

Settlement profile of Newtown St Boswells
Newtown St Boswells Expansion Safeguarding Policy
Newtown St Boswells Expansion Safeguarding Map

If you have any questions or queries, please email.

Local Plan Inquiry

The Inquiry was chaired by two Reporters from the Scottish Executive and heard evidence in January 2007 on Newtown St Boswells. The Reporters' findings are due during summer 2007 and Scottish Borders Council will then need to consider these findings. It is anticipated that this process, together with the preparation of any final Local Plan for adoption by the Council, may give a date for formal adoption towards the end of 2007.

Auction Mart

The Council has prepared a Planning Brief for the redevelopment of the existing Newtown St Boswells Auction Mart. A Planning Brief is a Supplementary Planning Guidance document which sits within the context of the Local Plan and summarises the Planning Authority's guidelines and requirements for the development of a particular site or collection of sites. The Finalised Local Plan, referred to above, shows the Auction Mart within the settlement boundary of Newtown St Boswells, safeguarded under policy BE10 - Newtown St Boswells Expansion Safeguarding. The Brief provides the framework for current and future planning applications to be considered.