Planning application
Land 140 NNW Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of overhead line (Consultation request under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989)
As published by the council, reference P/26/0156
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0156
- Type
- Section 37 consent (overhead lines)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application approved
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- 03 Clydesdale East
- Parish
- Crawford And Elvanfoot Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by South Lanarkshire
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Section 37 simplified wayleave response
- Elvanfoot 1 - grid connection route - layout plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Lanarkshire granted permission on 11 February 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 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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