Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2)
Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2): the current adopted plan for managing development in South Lanarkshire
The South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) sets out where development can and cannot take place across the council area. We use it to help decide planning applications and guide how towns, villages and rural areas grow and change.
LDP2 was adopted on 9 April 2021 and remains part of the Development Plan until it is replaced by Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3).
Before adoption, LDP2 was examined by an independent Reporter appointed by the Scottish Ministers. The Reporter reviewed objections and evidence before making recommendations on each issue. You can view the Report of the Examination (scotland.gov.uk), which includes the reporters’ recommendations for each issue.
LDP2 includes:
- Strategy and settlement maps
- Housing, minerals and renewable energy maps
- Environmental and habitats assessments
- Development policies
Viewing Local Development Plan 2
You can view LDP2:
- online using the Local Development Plan 2 App, or
- by downloading individual documents and maps via the links below.
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.
- 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
Supporting Planning Guidance
Supporting Planning Guidance (SPG) supports the policies in the South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 2 (SLLDP2) and gives further guidance to developers.
The purpose of each SPG is to reinforce and support the terms of the policies already contained in the adopted SLLDP2 and are a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.
- Carrying out development at a dwellinghouse - SPG
- Electric vehicle charging points - SPG
- Community infrastructure assessment - SPG
- Local Nature Reserves – SPG
- Renewable energy
- Development Framework for the Hagshaw Energy Cluster
Screening determinations for each document can be found below.
- Carrying out development at a dwellinghouse - Screening determination
- Electric vehicle charging points - Screening determination
- Community infrastructure assessment - Screening determination
- Local nature reserves – Screening determination
- Hagshaw energy cluster – Screening determination
The LDP2 is supported by the following documents
- Habitats regulations appraisal
- Environment report
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Post Adoption Statement Local Development Plan 2 2021-2026
Addendum: Law Place East Kilbride
Following a legal challenge, the council removed the Core Industrial and Business Area designation from the Law Place site in East Kilbride.
To provide clarity for future development, we approved Supporting Planning Guidance (SPG) and a development brief for the site on 29 March 2022. This guidance:
- Sets out appropriate uses for the site
- Provides detailed planning advice
- Updates the East Kilbride Settlement Plan only
No other part of LDP2 was affected by this change.