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The Bungalow Townfoot Farm Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre G71 7RR

P/25/1262Detailed planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 March 2026

Council decision: Application approvedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to outdoor riding arena

Received
23 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
15 Blantyre
Agent
arka architects
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target16 Jan
  5. Decided2 Mar

Decided in 105 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Bungalow Townfoot Farm Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre G71 7RR. South Lanarkshire has handled 4,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 130 days, 10 weeks longer than South Lanarkshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across 15 Blantyre. We hold 1,547 applications in total for the G71 postcode area.

92% of full applications at South Lanarkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
G71 7RR
Application type
Detailed planning application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Blantyre Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Consultation expiry
16 March 2026
Consultation start
2 March 2026
Consultation end
16 March 2026
Last date for comments
16 March 2026
Target decision date
16 January 2026
Permission expires
1 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
arka architects
Architect profile
ARKA ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
The Tattie Kirk Cow Wynd Falkirk FK1 1PU

Planning decision

Case officer
Stuart Connolly
Statutory period
60 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
18 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Lanarkshire

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