A sprawling new Midlothian housing estate with 1000 homes has been approved despite concerns it will merge three separate communities into one giant 'suburbia.'
Springfield Properties put forward plans for up to 1,000 homes on bordering Newtongrange, Mayfield and Gowkshill, in Midlothian, as a new 'sustainable' community with its own shops, parks and leisure facilities.
However the application for planning permission in principle saw nearly 80 objections and raised concerns about its impact on the neighbouring communities and schools.
