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Housing plan revealed for historic textile mill site

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The old mill building was demolished following a fire

Plans have been unveiled for a new affordable housing development on the site of a former textiles mill in the Borders.

Heather Mills was at one time one of the biggest employers in Selkirk but the site closed in 2009 after almost 150 years of production.

A fire destroyed much of the derelict building in 2018 - leading to the remainder of the former mill being demolished and the Whinfield Road site being cleared.

Scottish Borders Housing Association - whose head office sits directly opposite the site - has now unveiled plans to develop the land with a mix of two-storey family houses and cottage flats.

The outline proposals include green spaces, parking areas and pedestrian routes.

Two public consultation events have been organised - on 26 February and 26 March - at its head office.