Planning application
Mcmillan House 33 Buchanan Drive Rutherglen G73 3PF
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of former care home to form 10 residential flats, external alterations including a new front entrance, roof modifications, and new raised patio/walkways, the enlargement of the existing car park, landscaping, bin storage and associated works
As published by the council, reference P/26/0880
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0880
- Type
- Detailed planning application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- 11 Rutherglen South
- Parish
- Rutherglen Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- G73 3PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by South Lanarkshire
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Lanarkshire took a median of 69 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
South Lanarkshire Council Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- Application pdf
- Site plan as existing
- Ground floor plan as existing
- Location plan (level 00)
- Application form
- First floor as existing
- Elevations as existing
- Sections as existing
- Site plan as proposed
- Ground floor plan as proposed
- First floor as proposed
- Elevations as proposed
- Sections as proposed
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Lanarkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Lanarkshire decided full applications in a median of 113 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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