Planning application
Knowehead Farm Woods Knowehead Farm Yieldshields Road Carluke ML8 4QY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Formation of a forestry private road (prior notification (class 22))
As published by the council, reference P/26/0234
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0234
- Type
- Prior notification general
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior approval not required
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- 01 Clydesdale West
- Parish
- Carluke Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ML8 4QY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
23 Feb 2026
Received by South Lanarkshire
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5 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not required
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Important notes
- Officer report
- Prior approval not required - general
- Site plan for forest access
- A location plan
- Application pdf
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Lanarkshire granted permission on 11 May 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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