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Can Edinburgh preserve the green belt and solve its housing crisis?
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Can Edinburgh preserve the green belt and solve its housing crisis?

Scottish Government Ministers to rule on intractable question amid dire warnings from housebuilders

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The rows of homes look like they are almost ready for moving in.

Primrose Drive and Riverside Road look a little bit grubby - they could certainly do with a lick of paint - and the windows and doors are boarded up. Apart from that, they look exactly like the kind of respectable suburban street you could find in any Scottish city.

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