Raydale Park can now be upgraded to a 6,000-seater stadium

Councillors gave the go-ahead after making a site visit and some of them attended the first division league match against Clyde at the weekend.

The bid was put on hold last month following local concerns about the traffic impact of the plans.

Agreement on the �3.5m project was unanimous but a residents' forum will be created to tackle future concerns.

The move enables the Borderers to bring their ground up to SPL standards.