A homeowner’s appeal against a refusal to allow him to increase the size of a roof extension was upheld by councillors in private after a public webcast was abandoned.

Midlothian Council’s Local Review Body was due to be held on Monday with public access provided through the internet but technical issues saw the live broadcast scrapped.

Despite this, the review body decided to go ahead with the meeting and overturned the decision by officers in relation to the property.

A council spokesperson said elected members decided to go ahead with the meeting because they were ‘quorate’ but admitted it had not been ‘ideal’.

The appeal involved a bid to extend the size of a dormer window on the roof of a former miners cottage in Park Road, Newtongrange by just under a metre in width.

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