This shortens and simplifies the planning process for the new development which will be located at Heather Mills.

The proposal is for a low-rise social housing development with two-storey dwellings and cottage flats, all including gardens, The Herald reports.

The site is in a field, located nearby a mix of industrial, residential and natural features.

Scottish Borders Housing Association, Smith Scott Mullan Architects, and Mctaggart Construction began a public consultation earlier in the year.

The former mill, originally called Cheviot Mill in 1864 and renamed Heather Mills in 1892, was once one of the Selkirk’s largest employers. It closed its doors at the start of 2009 costing 31 jobs. The mill building was destroyed in a fire in 2018.

Housing association chief executive Julia Mulloy said: “Scotland is facing a housing emergency, and developments like this are part of the solution.”