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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Stuart Sommerville

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Controversial west lothian greenbelt housing backed by scottish government | History Defined

A house builder has won an appeal on its plans to develop a site in Bathgate which councillors had rejected for “cramming” homes onto open countryside

The council rejected plans in January by Taylor Wimpey to build almost 200 homes on a field at Sibbald’s Brae on the western edge of the town, branding the development plan as cramming.

Labour councillor Harry Cartmill slated the decision saying: “The Reporter has powers that belong in North Korea not 2022 Scotland.”

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