Falside lies in beautiful upland countryside between Bonchester Bridge and Carter Bar and enjoys wonderful open views southwards towards the border.  The surrounding countryside is renowned for its scenic beauty and is rich in wildlife.  The area offers excellent fishing, walking, cycling and horseback riding, providing the benefits of peace and tranquility together with easy access to the Borders towns and to Edinburgh, with mainline railway connections and an international airport, roughly one and a half hours drive to the north.  The A68 is within easy reach and provides a good connection with Newcastle upon Tyne also.  

The nearest towns are Hawick and Jedburgh, each providing an excellent range of shops, schools and recreational and sporting facilities.  There are primary schools at Bonchester Bridge and at Denholm which also provides useful local shoppng.  One of the finest golf courses in the Borders is situated nearby at Minto.  

Falside lies adjacent to a minor country road linking the A6088 at Chesters, roughly one and a half miles to the west, with the A68 trunk road just north of Camptown.  The easiest access to the property is by taking the turn from the A68 just north of Camptown which is signposted for Chesters, Mervinslaw and the Deer and Farm Park.  

The development site lies adjacent to a minor public road from which access will be taken and it occupies a gentle, southerly slope.  The site is laid to grass and is presently bounded by a post and rail fence which subdivides it into two small paddocks.

PLANNING
The site has been granted detailed Plannng Consent for the erection of three detached houses - details can be found on the Scottish Borders Council website, Planning Reference 08/01372/FUL.  Private water and drainage systems will be required and there is mains electricity and mains water in the vicinity.  It is a condition of the Planning Consent that service lay-bys and passing places will have to be provided on the minor road connecting with Chesters Village.

Chesters  1.5 miles          Bonchester Bridge  3.5 miles          A68 trunk road  2.5 miles          Jedburgh  8 miles          Hawick  11 miles          Edinburgh  58 miles          Newcastle upon Tyne  51 miles

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES & SERVICE SUPPLIERS: Scottish Borders Council, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA.  Telephone 01835 824000.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Galashiels office - Burnbrae, Mossilee Road, Galashiels.  Telephone 01896 754797.

Water & Drainage: Scottish Water, Developer Services, 419 Balmore Road, Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 6NU.

Scottish Power: Riccarton Mains Road, Currie, Edinburgh, EH14 5AA.  

Transco, Susiephone Department, 95 Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow, G5 8JD.

BP Chemicals Ltd, PO Box 21, Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, FK2 9XH

ENTRY: BY arrangement.

VIEWING: By appointment with the selling agents.

INTERNET WEBSITE
This property and other properties offered by CKD Galbraith can be viewed on our website at www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites www.primelocation.com and www.rightmove.co.uk

IMPORTANT NOTES

1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property.  If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice.

2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide.  Photographs depict only certain parts of the property.  Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances.

3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

4 Closing Date
A closing date may be fixed.  Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously.
The Seller will not be obliged to accept the hig

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