Scottish Borders Council have been told to reject a planning application for a new Lidl store in Tweedbank, as it posed an “unacceptable risk”.
The planning officers made the recommendation, claiming that it would affect the “vitality” and “viability” of the area claiming the benefits failed to outweigh “harm caused”.
They argued the development was “unsustainable”, despite the new store creating up to 100 new jobs in the area, raising concerns about the impact on Melrose and that the retail unit would have “adverse landscape and visual consequences”.
