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Save Kingsmeadows Campaign - Updated 2025/26
When Granton applied for permission in principle (PPP) for 10 flats they described the site as suitable for development because it is not occupied by any mature trees. Granton told Peeblesshire News that no protected trees will be affected and that the remainder of the estate will remain untouched. PPP was granted in Mar 2016 & renewed Mar 2021 – without proper environmental assessment, according to PCC's expert forestry and ecology assessments. Granton were refused full
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"Appeal over controversial Kingsmeadows plans" Peeblesshire News and Border Telegraph - 27 Nov 2025
Read full article here in the Peeblesshire News Read full article here in the Border Telegraph
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"SBC's Local Review Body to decide on Kingsmeadows proposals" Peeblesshire News and Border Telegraph - 11 Jan 2026
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against renewal of planning permission which could see homes built on land surrounding a historic Borders house will ask for endorsement to fundraise on behalf of the community. Read full article here in the Peeblesshire News Read full article here in the Border Telegraph
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"Town unites to stop flats plan that would fell trees in 200-year-old woodland on the River Tweed – ‘The whole town wants to protect this woodland’" The Scotsman - 5 Feb 2026
COUNCILLORS will next week review a decision to refuse long-running plans to build homes on a woodland in Peebles town centre. Read full article in the Scotsman
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"Development plans for Kingsmeadows House in Peebles to be reviewed" Peeblesshire News and Border Telegraph - 17 Feb 2026
COUNCILLORS will next week review a decision to refuse long-running plans to build homes on a woodland in Peebles town centre. Read full article in the Peeblesshire News Read full article in the Borders Telegraph
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"Protestors against Kingsmeadows house plans launch funding bid" Peeblesshire News - 12 Feb 2026
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against renewal of planning permission which could see homes built on land surrounding a historic Borders house will ask for endorsement to fundraise on behalf of the community. Read full article here
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