Proactive Energy will be building a Biogas Plant on the B7078 to the north of M74 Junction 11. This will be the first phase of the "M74 Eco Park"

"The plant will be capable of producing 5 megawatts of electricity per annum, enough to supply 2,500 households. There are no odours associated with the process and no greenhouse gas emissions as the gas is converted into electricity.

While our main process is turning waste into energy it doesn’t stop there. By-products of our process, such as plastics and metals from food containers, will be sent for
recycling and the residue that remains at the end of process is a high quality natural fertiliser. Thermal energy, another by-product can be used to heat the premises of neighbouring Eco-Park occupiers as well as being utilised by cold storers and companies that require extreme heat in their manufacturing processes."

Planning permission for this development was granted by South Lanarkshire Council on 3rd November 2009. Lesmahagow Community Council were not consulted on the proposal. The plant is scheduled to become operational in early 2011.

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South Lanarkshire Council have responded to the communications we passed on from concerned residents. (View Reply)

(Initially Posted 2010-06-23. Updated 2010-07-03)

SLC propose to upgrade 3 existing advisory Disabled Parking bays in Lesmahagow to fully enforceable Disabled Spaces. these are as detailed below. If there are any comments on this proposal from the public, we need to respond to SLC by 16th July 2010 so please let us know ASAP. (Contact Info)

We have received information that the Milton Primary School project has been put on hold and the situation will be assessed in September by SLC to decide if it will go ahead. In the meantime, the pupils have already been decanted to the old Woodpark Primary but there is no information on which school they will be attending after the school break.

Plans are afoot for a mixed use development at Poneil/Happendon.

An application for; "Mixed use development comprising industrial and storage and distribution warehousing (Classes 5 & 6), business units/office accommodation (Class 4), hotel with conference and commercial leisure facilities (Class 7), retail/restaurant floorspace (Classes 1 & 3), landscaping, open space and associated infrastructure (planning permission in principle)" has been submitted to SLC

More details of the proposal can be found on the Douglas Community Council Website.