Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3)

Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3) is the new plan that will guide how land is used and developed across South Lanarkshire for the next 10 years. It will decide where new homes, jobs and infrastructure can go, and what areas should be protected. Once adopted, it will replace Local Development Plan 2 and, alongside national policy, we will use it to decide planning applications. You can take part in the process and help shape the future of your area.

What LDP3 will do

LDP3 will:

• set out where development should and should not happen
• identify land for housing, business and infrastructure
• protect important places and the environment
• support better designed places and help address climate change

It will work alongside National Planning Framework 4, which sets national planning policy.

How we are preparing the plan

The timetable for preparing LDP3, including when and how people can take part, is set out in the Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement 2026-27. The process moves through a number of stages, beginning with an Evidence Report and then progressing to the Proposed Local Development Plan before LDP3 is finally adopted.

Evidence Report

We started by gathering information about the area, including data, research and feedback from communities. This helped us understand local needs and issues.

The Evidence Report was approved in December 2025 and passed an independent check in April 2026. This means we can now move on to preparing the proposed plan.

Call for Ideas

We are inviting people to share ideas from 1 June to 18 September 2026.

You can:

• see questions asked in the Call for Sites form and questions asked in the Call for Ideas form to help you prepare
• suggest sites for development using the Call for Sites form
• put forward ideas about policies using the Call for Ideas form
• highlight areas that should be protected or used differently using the Call for Ideas form

Please submit your ideas through our online forms, using a separate form for each idea or site. Please note that these forms can be saved as you progress through them and returned to at a later date.

What happens next

After the Call for Ideas, we will:

• review all submissions
• prepare a proposed plan
• ask for public feedback during a consultation period

If there are outstanding issues, an independent Reporter will review them before the plan is finalised and adopted.

Get involved

You can take part by submitting ideas and responding to consultations. Your views will help shape how South Lanarkshire grows and changes.

Find out more

• View the Evidence Report and supporting documents
• Submit ideas through the Call for Ideas and Call for Sites forms