South Lanarkshire

Energy company Drax has acquired battery energy storage sites near the village of Neilston in East Renfrewshire and in East Kilbride.

Plans by Miller Homes for a housing development in Hamilton have been approved.

A sheriff has ordered a joiner hired to fit a kitchen in East Kilbride to pay just over £20,000 to the homeowner after determining that he had failed to meet the implied standard of work by not building plumb and square plasterboard walls and dismissed a claim for the remaining balance due.

A developer is currently consulting on plans to transform a former Rolls-Royce engine maintenance site in East Kilbride into a new mixed-use neighbourhood featuring 148 homes and 20 small business units.

Members of the public will have an opportunity to see for themselves the progress and plans for the masterplan that aims to transform East Kilbride’s town centre.

Masterplans designed to cue up significant investment in each of South Lanarkshire’s two country parks have been approved by councillors.

Work has officially begun on an innovative, purpose-built supported accommodation project in Rutherglen.

Knight Property Group has completed the acquisition, refurbishment, leasing and ultimate sale of a 46,858 sq ft industrial unit at Tannochside Business Park in Uddingston. The property, a modern industrial facility, was purchased by Knight in early 2025, as part of its value-add investment strategy.

Hamilton West station is set to fully reopen this weekend following a £2.1 million project to completely rebuild platform 2. The upgrade was part of a planned programme of work aimed at improving the station’s infrastructure and passenger experience.

New council homes are to be purchased at a development in Jackton, East Kilbride. South Lanarkshire Council is to acquire 40 homes from Barratt Homes at its Eaglesham View Development in Eaglesham Road.

OnPath Energy has achieved financial close on a 33.4MW Scottish onshore wind project after securing financing from NatWest.

A fountain in a park in Stonehouse has been restored to its former glory.

South Lanarkshire councillors have heard of the major progress being made on plans to transform Hamilton town centre.

Three South Lanarkshire projects are to benefit from their share of more than £11 million from the Glasgow City Region’s (GCR) City Deal.

Improvement works are to be carried out along the Cathkin By-Pass in South Lanarkshire next week.