Land To The South East Of Shotts Golf Club Benhar Road Shotts North Lanarkshire ML7 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00899/PRN - a Prior Notification determination Approved

Proposal

Notification of Permitted Development Works By Network Rail in regards to Embankment Engineering works and Temporary Access to Section of Railway Line Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Special area of conservation 208 m away: North Shotts Moss
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 165 m away: Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
a Prior Notification determination
Postcode
ML7 5BJ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Fortissat
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permitted Development
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 52 days faster than North Lanarkshire's median of 60 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 94% of commercial and major works here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by North Lanarkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Lanarkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No