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Donald Turvill

HISTORICAL FACTS: Edinburgh care home plan gets green light despite local objections - The Untold Story

A council decision to grant planning permission for a care home in a former Edinburgh village centre has been described as a "really bad outcome" by local residents who called on the site to be used for "much needed houses" instead.

A planning meeting heard that the "vast majority" of people in Davidson's Mains were opposed to the development.

Despite this, councillors unanimously approved the proposals which will will deliver a 48-bed care home specialising in dementia and end of life care.

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