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 considered a plan by a property developer to construct a housing estate on the opposite bank of the River Tweed from Abbotsford, which was opposed by Historic Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland.