Local Place Plans

When your community group has finished preparing a local place plan, you need to send it to us for review. Before you submit it, complete our submission checklist to make sure everything is included.

You must send both your plan and the completed checklist together. You can submit them by email or post.

How to submit your plan

You can send your local place plan:

• By email: lpp@southlanarkshire.gov.uk (maximum total attachment size is 50MB)
• By post:
  South Lanarkshire Council
  Council Headquarters
  Almada Street
  Hamilton
  ML3 0AA

Checklist of what to include

Your submission checklist helps confirm that your plan meets all requirements. You need to show that:

• your community body is properly registered
• you have provided contact details
• you have shared your plan with local councillors and relevant community councils
• you have included a statement explaining how you engaged with your community
• you have provided a map showing the boundary of your plan area
• you have confirmed if your plan is available on a website

Map file formats

If you are submitting a digital map, we accept the following formats:

• shapefiles (.shp)
• file geodatabases (.gdb)
• AutoCAD files (.dwg, .dxf)
• GeoJSON (.geojson)
• KML or KMZ (.kml, .kmz)

What to do next

• complete the submission checklist
• check that all required documents are included
• send your plan by email or post