Concern over emergency access to homes on a private street saw plans for more housing on the road thrown out by Midlothian councillors this week.
Plans for four detached houses with gardens stretching down a slope and across a local mill lade, on the outskirts of Penicuik, were originally rejected by planners who received 11 objections to the proposals.
The three storey split level homes would appear to be one storey at street level but build down the slope towards the water with two footbridges across the lade proposed to link up some of the garden space.
