Tuesday October 28th 2025
Plans for development at Braeheads Farms in Reston
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly
Concerns are being raised by residents over a proposal for 45 new homes on farmland in Berwickshire.
Plans have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for a major development at Braeheads Farm in Reston.
Also known as ‘Rear of Primary School’, the site is an allocated housing site under the council’s Local Development Plan.
Under plans developed by Camerons Strachan Yuill Architects, the 1.5-hectare site would deliver a balanced mix of house types and tenures, including affordable housing, to meet identified local housing needs.
A central village green, sustainable drainage infrastructure and biodiversity enhancements are also proposed.
Specifically, the development involves: 3–4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings; 3-bedroom terraced dwellings and 3-bedroom detached dwellings.
Since the application was submitted, concerns around the scale of the development, road safety, flooding issues and the loss of prime agricultural land have been raised by local residents.
One resident has “respectfully urged” both the council and the developer to reduce the scale of the development to between 20 and 25 homes, adding: “As the homeowner directly opposite the proposed access point, I have serious concerns regarding the impact this development will have on our property, the surrounding environment, and the wider community.
“The proposed access point would direct vehicle headlights into our living room windows, severely affecting privacy. The road outside is a single-track lane with roadside parking and is already congested during school hours.”
Another objector states: “The SBC Local Development Plan 2024 indicates this site with a notional figure of 16 houses.
“I have no objection for housing on this site but the proposal for 45 houses is totally unacceptable. The style of the dwellings, mostly fully two storey are not that of a traditional Borders rural village home and totally out of keeping with the nearby houses.”
In a statement with the application a spokesperson for Ferguson Planning states: “The built form is focused around a central ‘village green’, which helps create a focal point, and provides on-site public amenity space.
“The village green enhances visual amenity and offers informal recreation opportunities to encourage community interaction.”
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