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Marie Sharp

Pod operator said Midlothian planners demands were 'unreasonable'

A key-cutting shop has been given permission to remain permanently in its pod outside a major supermarket after its owner claimed planning demands were unreasonable.

The Timpson pod, at Asda, Loanhead, was given three years temporary approval in 2018 but attempts by its owner to extend the permission to ten years were rejected.

Instead Midlothian planners added a condition requiring them to reapply for permission to stay at the site every year.

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