Midlothian homeowner told they can't split house in two as the garden is 'too small'

A bid to turn a four bedroom house into two flats should have been approved because a third of Scots now live alone, it has been claimed.

Plans to convert the house in Gorebridge, Midlothian, into the two bedroom homes were rejected by council planners who argued the garden space would be too small.

Objectors also claimed they would bring increased antisocial behaviour to the area.