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Meikle Kemp Lane, GALASHIELS, TD1 2QQ

This is part of a 65 acre site on the eastern outskirts of Galashiels that will see 493 new houses built if planning permission is granted to Persimmon Homes who wish to develop the site in 2 phases. The land has been zoned for housing in the Scottish Borders Council Finalised Local Plan (although for a maximum of 300 housing units) and the development would increase the population of Galashiels by almost 2000 and overtake Hawick as the largest town in the Scottish Borders. The most up to date figures from the General Register Office for Scotland has Hawick with 14,300 residents and Galashiels with 13,900. The housing in the background is at Coopersknowe to the west of the C77 Langshaw road.

A greenfield site soon to be developed into new housing by Persimmon Homes. A planning application for the erection of 118 dwelling houses has been lodged with Scottish Borders Council.

A planning application was lodged with Scottish Borders Council in 2007 by Persimmon Homes to erect 118 new houses (phase 1) on this farmland. In a phase 2 development, more houses were planned to the east of this area, but since the arrival of the credit crunch nothing has happened on site and advertising signs that were erected by the company were taken down a long time ago.

Part of quite a large expansion (500 houses) of Galashiels.

"Melrose Gait" - a new housing development at Easter Langlee.

The first house is almost complete at this new development at Easter Langlee, Galashiels.

More houses will be built to the east of Galashiels, behind the current new builds.

Just uphill from a big new housing development.

It would appear that the first phase of a proposed 500 home development at Easter Langlee has commenced with work taking place at the entrance to the site from the C77 Langshaw road.

The name Melrose Gait on this signboard for the proposed 500-home housing scheme at Easter Langlee in Galashiels has proved controversial with some councillors and residents of Galashiels and Melrose who objected to the name because Melrose is 4km away. The developers Persimmon Homes have agreed to rename the site with Ellwyn Glen, the valley to the east, being the likely alternative. Work on the first phase of the development, which includes 140 houses, a square and a village shop, has already commenced. The sign is near the site entrance on the C77 Langshaw road.