Planning application
Birkenhead Farm Holmhead Road Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0HW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 37 Simplified Wayleave Request
As published by the council, reference P/25/0985
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/0985
- Type
- Section 37 consent (overhead lines)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application approved
- Received
- 21 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2025
- Ward
- 04 Clydesdale South
- Parish
- Lesmahagow Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ML11 0HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2025
Received by South Lanarkshire
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26 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
1 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application approved
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Lanarkshire granted permission on 1 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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