The planning application to change the Craignethan Hotel to eight residentail flats has been passed by South Lanarkshire Council on 6 November; this in spite of a number of objections.

The SLC view is that it's better to 'go' residential rather than have it fall into disrepair.  Surely the owner would go that extra 'mile' to re-instate or sell the building as a going concern rather than see it lose value by falling into disrepair, if SLC had resisted the application, or pushed for action at an earlier stage?

It's a great pity that the village loses another potential commercial facility to provide meals, bed and breakfast accommodation, etc. in the village, as it used to do.

The full report can be viewed here.