Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2)

The current adopted plan for managing development in South Lanarkshire

LDP2 is the current plan that guides where development can happen in South Lanarkshire. We use it to help decide planning applications and shape how our towns, villages and countryside change.

The plan was adopted on 9 April 2021 and will stay in place until it is replaced by Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3).

What LDP2 includes

LDP2 sets out clear rules and maps to guide development. It includes:

policies we use when deciding planning applications
maps showing where housing, business, minerals and renewable energy developments may take place
environmental and habitats assessments

View LDP2

You can explore the plan in different ways:

use the Local Development Plan 2 App
download individual documents and maps:
- LDP2 Volume 1
- LDP2 Volume 2
- Strategy Map and key (including Environmental Designations)
- Settlements maps and key Cambuslang/Rutherglen/East Kilbride and Hamilton/Clydesdale
- Small settlements maps
- Adopted LDP2 Housing Sites - available on request, email LocalPlan@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Minerals map and key
- Renewable energy spatial framework map
- Renewable energy development management considerations

Some older documents are being updated to meet accessibility standards. If you need a document that is not currently available online, you can request a copy by email to LocalPlan@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

Supporting Planning Guidance

We provide additional guidance to help explain LDP2 policies and how to apply them. This includes advice on:

carrying out development at a dwellinghouse
electric vehicle charging points
Community Infrastructure Assessment (Developer contributions)
local nature reserves
renewable energy developments

We take this guidance into account when making planning decisions.

Addendum: Law Place, East Kilbride

Following a legal decision, we removed the industrial and business designation from the Law Place site.

We then approved new guidance in March 2022 to set out how the site can be developed. This change only affects the East Kilbride area and does not alter the rest of LDP2.