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Village expansion gains approval | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Approval has been given for proposals which could more than double the population of a Borders village. | |
Buccleuch Property and Elphinstone Estates want to build 900 houses on land around Whitehill Farm to the south and west of Newtown St Boswells. | Buccleuch Property and Elphinstone Estates want to build 900 houses on land around Whitehill Farm to the south and west of Newtown St Boswells. |
The current population of the village - where Scottish Borders Council has its headquarters - stands at about 1,200. | The current population of the village - where Scottish Borders Council has its headquarters - stands at about 1,200. |
The scheme, estimated to cost £135m, was recommended for approval but with a lengthy list of conditions. | |
A small number of representations had been received against the plans. | |
They raised concerns about saturation of the housing market and effectively merging the villages of Newtown St Boswells and nearby St Boswells. | |
However, developers said they had gone to great lengths to propose a development which was in keeping with the area. | However, developers said they had gone to great lengths to propose a development which was in keeping with the area. |
SBC's planning committee agreed to approve the outline application but with a number of conditions. |
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