Planning application
Electricity Sub Station - 43M North Of Cathkin Smithy House East Kilbride Road Rutherglen G73 5RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Redevelopment of Cathkin Primary Substation to provide Switchgear Housing Building, 2 x Transformer Buildings, Secondary Substation Building, Security Fencing and Ancillary Works.
As published by the council, reference P/26/0125
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0125
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- 13 Cambuslang West
- Parish
- Rutherglen Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- G73 5RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by South Lanarkshire
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10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Grant detailed permission
- Officer report
- Proposed cross sections
- Proposed elevations
- Newspaper advert - rutherglen reformer
- Application pdf
- Block plan
- Existing elevations
- Existing site layout
- A location plan
- Application pdf
- Proposed site layout
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Lanarkshire granted permission on 25 August 2026, 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on South Lanarkshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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