Revised proposals for a luxury holiday lodge development have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council.
Rutherford Park, on the former Rutherford Castle Estate, is being developed by landowner Sandy Lane Resort Rutherford.
The new planning application has reduced the scale of the scheme to 79 lodges from the 250-plus originally proposed, and replaced a planned 18-hole golf course with a pitch and putt, two tennis and a padel court.
Half the site (99-acres) will be rewilded, including the planting of a minimum of 80,000 trees.
A spokesperson for Sandy Lane Resort Rutherford said: “The Scottish Borders is a region that has a unique history, culture and landscape, but is frequently ignored as a destination, often due to a lack of high-quality outdoor accommodation. A development such as Rutherford Park will serve to take advantage of the growing short break staycation market, as well as increased visitor demand generally, boosting bed nights and spend in the region.”
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