Interdict sought against Cardrona compound
David O'Leary • Published 11 Feb 2011 09:30
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SCOTTISH Borders Council are to begin further legal action against a controversial chicken compound in Tweeddale.
The local authority was left with egg on its face last October after they failed to serve an eviction order at Andrew Cleghorn's depot on the outskirts of Cardrona.
The site has been the subject of several enforcement actions and numerous objections over the years.
And at an upcoming meeting of its planning committee, SBC's legal services division have submitted a proposed interdict against the site.
If an interdict, once granted and served, is breached by the complainant, then the matter can be referred to the Procurator Fiscal to determine whether criminal proceedings can be sought.
Forty-four year old Cleghorn was initially refused permission to add an office onto a former agricultural building back in 2006.
And further developments at the site, including the erection of fencing, security lights and CCTV cameras have all been carried out without permission.
His latest addition to the building, a chicken enclosure, has also been refused retrospective planning permission.
SBC, together with Lothian and Borders Police, arrived to tear down the complex and remove the mobile home where Mr Cleghorn reportedly lives, at 10am on Wednesday, October 20.
But they then backed down after the convicted cannabis dealer refused to come to the door.
This article appeared in Peeblesshire News 11 Feb 11
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