Plans for a tennis centre near Andy Murray’s hometown of Dunblane have been scrapped over planning issues and rising costs.

The £20m project, led by his mother Judy Murray, aimed to build a community multi-sport facility at Park of Keir to mark the tennis legacy of the Murray family.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) pledged £5m to the project but it met opposition from campaigners who said it should not be built on green belt land.

Judy Murray’s charity, the Murray Play Foundation, said “with deep regret and sorrow” it would now not go ahead.

A foundation spokesperson said: “Over 12 years, Judy has invested significant time and encountered indifference and opposition for much of that period.

"However, she and her team persevered until several factors conspired to leave the project unviable in its current form.

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However, Green MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife Mark Ruskell was one of those opposing the project.

He said: "I am proud the local community has stood up and protected Park of Keir.

“At the heart of this project was an exclusive luxury housing development that would have been damaging to the local landscape and would have eroded ancient woodlands and crucial greenbelt land.”