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Developer Springfield Properties has secured outline planning permission to build on farmland near Culloden House, which was Bonnie Prince Charlie's battlefield headquarters.

Springfield Properties said it would have an archaeologist on hand if full planning permission was granted for the development at Milton of Culloden.

Dave Main, Springfield North managing director, said the company was pleased to receive outline planning permission.

Planning permission for the mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria, was overturned by the High Court last year following a campaign by environmental groups.

Last year saw a record low for housing projects granted planning permission in England, with just over 30,000 projects given the go-ahead.