Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals Telephone: 01324 696455 Fax: 01324 696444 E-mail: [email protected] Mr M McGlynn South Lanarkshire Council Planning & Building Standards 154 Montrose Crescent Hamilton ML3 6LB Our ref: LDP-380-2 20 October 2014 Dear Mr McGlynn PROPOSED SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT PLANNING) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2008 SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT OF THE EXAMINATION We refer to our appointment by the Scottish Ministers to conduct the examination of the above plan. Having satisfied ourselves that the council’s consultation and engagement exercises conformed with their participation statement, our examination of the plan commenced on 7 January 2014. We have completed the examination, and now submit our report, enclosing one bound copy. In our examination we considered all 107 issues arising from unresolved representations which were identified by the council. In each case we have taken account of the summaries of the representations and the responses, as prepared by the council, and the original representations, and we have set out our conclusions and recommendations in relation to each issue in our report. The examination process also included a comprehensive series of unaccompanied site inspections and, for some issues we requested additional information from the authority and other parties. We also found it necessary to arrange a hearing session on housing land, which was held at Low Parks Museum, Hamilton on 28 May 2014. On 23 June 2014 Scottish Ministers published National Planning Framework (NPF) 3 and updated Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). Where necessary, we invited parties to comment on the implications, if any, of these publications for the matters under consideration in the examination. We have taken account of the new SPP and NPF3 in our report where appropriate, together with any related responses from the parties. Any references to these documents in our conclusions refer to the updated versions unless otherwise stated. Subject to the limited exceptions as set out in Section 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and in the Town and Country Planning (Grounds for Declining to Follow Recommendations) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, the council is 4 The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Falkirk, FK1 1XR DX 557005 Falkirk www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk= www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Planning/Appeals abcdefghij abcde abc a now required to make the modifications to the plan as set out in our recommendations. The council should also make any consequential modifications to the text or maps which arise from these modifications. Separately, the authority will require to make any necessary adjustments to the final environmental report and to the report on the appropriate assessment of the plan. A letter will be issued to all those who submitted representations to inform them that the examination has been completed and that the report has been submitted to the council. It will advise them that the report is now available to view at the DPEA website at: http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=94362 and at the council’s offices and libraries and that it will also be posted on the council’s website. The documents relating to the examination should be retained on the authority’s website for a period of six weeks following the adoption of the plan by the authority. It would also be helpful to know when the plan has been adopted and would appreciate being sent confirmation of this in due course. Yours sincerely Richard E Bowden Timothy P W Brian Reporter Reporter Richard G Dent David Liddell Reporter Reporter E D K Thomas Reporter 4 The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Falkirk, FK1 1XR DX 557005 Falkirk www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk= www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Planning/Appeals abcdefghij abcde abc a Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals REPORT TO SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSED SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXAMINATION Reporters: Timothy P W Brian BA (Hons) DipURP MRTPI David Liddell BA (Hons) MRTPI Richard Bowden BSc (Hons) MPhil MRTPI Richard G Dent BA (Hons) DipTP Dilwyn Thomas BSc (Hons) MBA MRTPI Date of Report: 20 October 2014 CONTENTS Page No Examination of Conformity with Participation Statement 1 Issues CL1 Boghead 3 CL2 Carluke Town Centre 5 CL3 Hillhead Farm, Carluke 8 CL4 Kilncadzow Road, Carluke 12 CL5 Mauldslie Road/Luggie Road, Carluke 17 CL6 Stonedyke Road, Carluke 21 CL7 Somerville Drive, Carnwath 25 CL8 Manse Road, Carstairs 29 CL9 Holm Road, Crossford 32 CL10 Carmaben Brae, Dolphinton 35 CL11 Angus Terrace, Douglas 39 CL12 Dumfries Road and Station Road, Elvanfoot 42 CL13 Kaimend and Kersewell 46 CL14 Carlisle Road, Kirkmuirhill 56 CL15 Birks Farm, Law 62 CL16 Bellefield Road, Lanark 69 CL17 Hyndfordbridge 75 CL18 Hyndford Road/Braxfield Road and Albany Drive/Kirklands Road, Lanark 78 CL19 Jerviswood, Stanmore Road, Lanark 81 CL20 Jerviswood Mains, Lanark 86 CL21 Lanark Town Centre 90 CL22 Milton Farm, Lesmahagow 93 CL23 Lesmahagow Neighbourhood Centre 97 CL24 Wellburn Farm, Lesmahagow 99 CL25 Newbigging 103 CL26 Ponfeigh 107 CL27 Huntlybank Farm, Ravenstruther 110 CL28 Biggar Road, Symington 113 CL29 Tanhill 116 CR1 Cambuslang General 118 CR2 Duchess Road, Rutherglen 125 CR3 East Greenlees Road, Cambuslang 130 CR4 Gilbertfield Farm, Cambuslang 133 CR5 Greenlees Road, Cambuslang 137 CR6 Hallside East, Cambuslang 141 CR7 Hamilton Road, Cambuslang and Harriet Road, Rutherglen 143 CR8 Lightburn Road, Cambuslang 146 EK1 Mid Shawton Farm, Chapelton 149 EK2 Mounthilly Road, Chapelton 152 EK3 Hayhill Road, Jackton 156 EK4 Arrotshole/Mains, East Kilbride 159 EK5 Langlands Moss/Langlands West, East Kilbride 163 EK6 Redwood Crescent, Peel Park, East Kilbride 166 EK7 Peel Park North, Barbana Road, Philipshill, East Kilbride 168 EK8 Shields Road, East Kilbride 171 EK9 St James Local Neighbourhood Centre, East Kilbride 177 EK10 Redwood Drive, East Kilbride 180 EK11 Former Rolls Royce Site, East Kilbride 183 EK12 Stroud Road, East Kilbride 188 EK13 Town Centre Extension at East Kilbride/the Non-inclusion of Atholl House within the Town Centre 191 EK14 Old Glasgow Road, Nerston 199 EK15 Glassford Road, Strathaven 202 EK16 Kibblestane Place, Strathaven 206 EK17 Strathaven Town Mill, Strathaven 210 EK18 Strathaven West, Strathaven 212 EK19 Braehead Road, Thorntonhall 222 EK20 Peel Road, Thorntonhall 224 EK21 South Hill of Dripps, Thorntonhall 235 EK22 Westpark, Strathaven 239 HM1 Millburn Road, Ashgill 244 HM2 Bartie Gardens, Ashgill 247 HM3 Former Craighead School, Blantyre 249 HM4 Shott Farm, Blantyre 252 HM5 Bothwellbank Farm, Bothwell 255 HM6 Covenanters’ Field, Bothwell 259 HM7 Laighlands Road, Bothwell 261 HM8 Bothwell Neighbourhood Centre 265 HM9 Hamilton Golf Club, Ferniegair 267 HM10 Lanark Road, Garrion 271 HM11 Hamilton Gas Holder Station, Hamilton 275 HM12 Hamilton Town Centre 278 HM13 Broomelton Road, Larkhall 281 HM14 Larkhall Community Growth Area 284 HM15 Cherryhill, Larkhall 286 HM16 Carlisle Road, Larkhall (former DAKS factory) 290 HM17 Raploch Street, Larkhall 292 HM18 Overton Road, Netherburn 295 HM19 Carscallan Road, Quarter 299 HM20 Ayr Road, Shawburn 302 HM21 Stonehouse (Various) 305 HM22 Alexandra Workwear/Bellshill Road, Uddingston 312 ST1 Vision and Spatial Strategy 315 ST2 Spatial Strategy 319 ST3 Climate Change 327 ST4 Green Belt and Rural Area 335 ST5 Development Management and Place Making 342 ST6 Community Infrastructure Assessment 347 ST7 General Urban/Settlements 351 ST8 Employment 353 ST9 Strategic and Town Centres 356 ST10 Neighbourhood Centres 358 ST11 New Retail/Commercial Proposals 360 ST12 Economic Development and Regeneration 365 ST13 Housing Land 367 ST14 Affordable Housing and Housing Choice 385 ST15 Green Network and Greenspace 388 ST16 Natural and Historic Environment 399 ST17 Travel and Transport 411 ST18 Water Environment and Flooding 419 ST19 Waste 427 ST20 Wind Energy 439 ST21 Appendix 1 466 ST22 Appendix 2 468 ST23 Appendix 3 472 ST24 Appendix 7 476 ST25 Mapping 478 ST26 Technical Wording Amendments 482 PROPOSED SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXAMINATION OF CONFORMITY WITH PARTICIPATION STATEMENT In carrying out an examination under Section 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the appointed reporters are required firstly to examine: “the extent to which the planning authority’s actings with regard to consultation and the involvement of the public at large as respects the proposed plan have conformed with (or have been beyond the requirements of) the participation statement of the authority which was current when the proposed plan was published under section 18(1)(a).” Paragraph 110 of Planning Circular 6/2013: Development Planning envisages that, in carrying out the examination of conformity with the participation statement, the appointed person will only refer to published documents – e.g. the participation statement, the authority’s statement of conformity, and representations about the authority’s consultation and public involvement activities. South Lanarkshire Council prepared a statement of conformity to meet Section 18(4)(a)(i) of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2006, which requires planning authorities to submit a report on the extent to which the authority has consulted and involved the wider public and how the authority has conformed with its current participation statement. The current participation statement, which is contained in the April 2013 Development Plan Scheme, sets out