Expansion Plans for Former Borders Dairy to Create Tourism Hub
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Scottish Borders Council has approved plans for developing a former dairy into a tourism and retail destination.
Scottish Borders Council has rubber-stamped plans for a new timber-framed holiday unit on the land north of the Old Melrose Dairy. Current buildings on the site consist of tearooms, a furniture studio, office development, a holiday cottage and farmyard. A report with the application states: "The current complex offers a vibrant, multi-use commercial/tourism hub that serves the local community, visitors to the area and provides a sustainable office development for the Tweed Forum, a local environmental group."
Currently, there are no existing buildings situated within the hub suitable for conversion into holiday accommodation. The proposed site is currently used as scrub land on the edge of an agricultural field. In approving the application, Julie Hayward, SBC’s lead planning officer, states: "The council encourages a wide range of tourist accommodation. The site is in an attractive location, within the Old Melrose House estate, a high-quality landscape, and close to the River Tweed."
Currently, there are no existing buildings situated within the hub suitable for conversion into holiday accommodation. The proposed site is currently used as scrub land on the edge of an agricultural field. In approving the application, Julie Hayward, SBC’s lead planning officer, states: "The council encourages a wide range of tourist accommodation. The site is in an attractive location, within the Old Melrose House estate, a high-quality landscape, and close to the River Tweed."
