The ancient divide between East Whitburn and its larger neighbour Whitburn is set to disappear after the Scottish Government overturned local councillors’ rejection of building on what little open land remains between the two.
One local councillor claimed that the decision to allow 104 homes to be built at Hen’s Nest Road in the village, despite an earlier refusal by the council, is undermining local democracy.
Ogilvie Homes appealed to Holyrood’s Division of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA),and one of their officials - known as a Reporter- backed their proposals to build on the farmland that separates the two communities.
