In 2005, Scottish Borders Council considered an application by a property developer to build a housing estate on the opposite bank of the River Tweed from Abbotsford, to which Historic Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland objected.
In 2005, Scottish Borders Council reviewed a proposal from a real estate developer to build a housing development on the other side of the River Tweed from Abbotsford. This plan faced opposition from Historic Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland.