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Old Mill Cottage Old Mill Road Allanton North Lanarkshire ML7 5BX

26/00220/FULPlanning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 24 April 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction of dwelling with access

Received
4 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Fortissat
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.6 Apr
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 42 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Old Mill Cottage Old Mill Road Allanton North Lanarkshire ML7 5BX. North Lanarkshire has handled 2,735 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 9 days longer than North Lanarkshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Fortissat. We hold 364 applications in total for the ML7 postcode area.

99% of full applications at North Lanarkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. A dwelling at this location is considered contrary to policy PP 4 POLICY Purpose of Place AD 4 POLICY Amount of the Local Development Plan and equivalent National Planning Framework policies 17 (Rural Homes) and 29 (Rural Development) as it would result in an unacceptable Introduction of a permanent dwelling which has no justification in terms of Development Plan policy, in that a dwelling at a location where no adequate justification, special circumstances or material considerations have been demonstrated to merit a departure from the development plan. Additional Notes to Applicant: PLEASE READ THESE NOTES CAREFULLY. These notes do not constitute legal advice, and are not intended to be a comprehensive guide to laws which may apply to the development which you propose to carry out. If you wish to obtain advice on which you will be entitled to rely, you must consult a solicitor or other appropriate professional adviser, e.g. an architect or chartered surveyor.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ML7 5BX
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Consultation expiry
6 April 2026
Consultation end
6 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 April 2026
Last date for comments
6 April 2026
Target decision date
13 May 2026
Permission expires
24 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Clyde Offices 48 West George Street (2nd Floor) Glasgow G2 1BP

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    29 Jan

    Single storey dwelling including landscape and access

    ApprovedPlanning Permission26/00075/FUL

Source: North Lanarkshire

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