Former Scottish Fire And Rescue Office Premises 99 Bothwell Road Hamilton ML3 0EA Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/0771 - Detailed planning application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of Office/Business premises (Class 4) to a self-storage facility (Class 6), with associated external and internal downtaking alterations to the building. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 86.

The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Registered battlefield: Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Local nature reserve 91 m away: Backmuir Woods
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.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 426 m away: Hamilton Low Parks.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Detailed planning application
Postcode
ML3 0EA
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
17 Hamilton North And East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
North Planning and Development Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 86, past the statutory target. 63% of changes of use in South Lanarkshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 8630 days past the 56-day target
28%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Lanarkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Lanarkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100759489-001
Neighbours
11 Aug 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No