Douglas Valley To The North East Of The Settlement Of Muirkirk
Approved on 26 March 2026
Council decision: Screening opinion - EIA not requiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
New double circuit 132 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL) approximately 23 kilometres (km) in length, EIA Screening Request (ECU consultation).
- Received
- 5 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Ward
- 17 Hamilton North And East
- ReceivedReceived5 Mar
- ValidatedValidated10 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 16 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an outline application at Douglas Valley To The North East Of The Settlement Of Muirkirk. South Lanarkshire has handled 372 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 6 weeks quicker than South Lanarkshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across 17 Hamilton North And East.
95% of outline 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
- Application type
- Screening opinion request
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 26 March 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Andrew Bennie
- Statutory period
- 14 days
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Lanarkshire
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