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Lesmahagow Library 48 Abbeygreen & Stonehouse Library South Lanarkshire Lifestyles, 2 Udston Mill Road - Public Consultation
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THE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND (AUTHORISATION
PROCEDURE) (SCOTLAND) ACT 1947
THE SP TRANSMISSION PLC (COALBURN SUBSTATIONS) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2025
WARNING
1. If in Doubt about the effect of this Notice consult the Acquiring Authority or a Solicitor.
2. Information on the rights to compensation payable and on any time limits may be obtained from the Acquiring Authority.
THE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND (AUTHORISATION
PROCEDURE) (SCOTLAND) ACT 1947
THE SP TRANSMISSION PLC (COALBURN SUBSTATIONS) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2025
1. Notice is hereby given that Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by Schedule 3 of the Electricity Act 1989 and all other powers enabling them to do so, have confirmed The SP Transmission plc (Coalburn Substations) Compulsory Purchase Order 2025 submitted by SP Transmission plc (hereinafter referred to as “the acquiring authority”).
2. The Order as confirmed provides for the purchase for the purposes connected with the carrying on of the activities which the acquiring authority is authorised by its transmission licence to carry on in respect of the Substations Projects (as defined in the Order) of the land described in the Schedule hereto.
3. A copy of the Order as confirmed and of the map referred to therein have been deposited at Lesmahagow Library and Stonehouse Library and may be seen there without payment of fee at the following times:
Location
Opening Times
Lesmahagow Library 48 Abbeygreen Lesmahagow, ML11 0EF
Tuesdays: 9:15am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Wednesdays: 9:15am to 12:30pm
Fridays: 9:15am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Location
Opening Times
Stonehouse Library South Lanarkshire Lifestyles, 2 Udston Mill Road, Stonehouse, ML9 3LJ
Mondays: 9:15am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Wednesdays: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Thursdays: 9:15am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Fridays: 9:15am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm
4. The Order as confirmed becomes operative on 9 September 2026 being the date on which this notice is first published; but a person aggrieved by the Order may, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 15 of the First Schedule to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 as extended by section 60 of the Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973, by application to the Court of Session within 6 weeks from that date, question its validity on the grounds (i) that the authorisation granted by the Order is not empowered to be granted or (ii) that the applicant’s interests have been substantially prejudiced by failure to comply with any statutory requirement relating to the Order.
5. The acquiring authority may acquire the land to which this notice relates by making a general vesting declaration under section 195 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Such a declaration shall not be executed before the end of the period of two months beginning with the date of the first publication of this notice except with the consent of every occupier of the land affected. The effect of the making of such a declaration is to vest the land in the acquiring authority at the end of the appropriate period and is more fully explained in Form 8 (statement to be included in Form 4 when a general vesting declaration is to be made) contained in the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Scotland) Regulations 2003. A copy of the said Regulations has also been deposited and may be seen as aforesaid.
6. Persons entitled to claim compensation in respect of any interest in the land are invited to give information with respect to their name and address and the land and their interest therein on the prescribed form, a copy of which will be sent by the acquiring authority on application to SP Transmission plc, 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5AD.
Signed for and on behalf of SP Transmission plc by Guy Jefferson – Director and Douglas Ness
Control Signatory at 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5AD on 3 September 2026.
Schedule
Land comprised in the Order as confirmed.
Description of the Land
Owners
Lessees and Occupiers
Approximately 3015m² of land located between the B7078 and Coalburn Substation, near Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire
Unknown
Unknown
Approximately 125m² of land located between the B7078 and Coalburn Substation, near Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire
Unknown
Unknown
Approximately 58m² of land located between the B7078 and Coalburn Substation, near Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire
Unknown
Unknown
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