Judy Murray wins battle to build a tennis centre on greenbelt land in Dunblane

Judy Murray has won a battle to build a tennis and golf center after controversial plans were approved by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish tennis coach, 62, is behind plans to build a Sir Andy Murray Museum which will form part of a development of 19 luxury homes near to their hometown of Dunblane. Stirling Council had previously rejected the move after residents complained about building on greenbelt land between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan.

More than 1,500 people had signed a petition and local politicians had also stood against it. But developers appealed the decision to the Scottish Government who have now overturned the ruling. The development will also include an 18-hole golf course and a four-star 150-bedroom hotel, which will be able to host corporate events and sports coaching courses.

Scottish Green MSP Mark Ruskell said: 'Gutted. This decision will destroy a historic landscape that has existed at Park of Keir for centuries. This development always about building exclusive rural mansions than a real tennis legacy."