Parcel firm told to remove collection locker from conservation area
BBCA second parcel collection and drop-off locker in the Borders is facing removal after a retrospective planning application was rejected.
A planning officer described the InPost container in Peebles as "incongruous" in the town's conservation area.
A locker was removed from Denholm earlier this year after a similar bid was rejected.
The company has the right to appeal against the decision within three months.
InPost was launched in the UK in 2013, and has expanded rapidly across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It now has a network of more than 10,000 lockers.
However, the Scottish Borders has not proved to be a straightforward place to get the units approved.
A retrospective bid for planning permission in Denholm was turned down at the start of the year and the locker subsequently removed.
Now another one about 35 miles (56km) away on Rosetta Road in Peebles has also been rejected.
Peebles Civic Society objected to the plans and its secretary Anthony Newton said: "This is an unattractive and garish unit that is not appropriate for a conservation area and has been placed in front of a shop window."
InPost argued in its application that the locker would help tackle climate change by consolidating delivery at a single point rather than individual addresses.
It also said it improved public services by providing something which was "in demand".
A planning report concluded that putting the locker in a conservation area "neither preserves nor enhances its character or appearance".
"These conflicts with the development plan are not overridden by other material considerations," it added.