Bid to convert buildings into holiday lets

Agricultural buildings on a working farm in Shieldhill could be transformed into holiday letting units.

- MARC MCLEAN

Three traditional farm outbuildings at the West Lanegate site are set to be converted into self-catering holiday accommodation - if councillors rubber-stamp the plans next week.

The proposal, from TS Hyslop, goes before Dumfries and Galloway Council's planning committee on Thursday, with planning chiefs recommending approval.

The application seeks to convert and extend three existing agricultural buildings - a sandstone barn, a two-bay stone garage with hayloft, and a storeroom - into three holiday letting units.