All planning enquiries can be made to South Lanarkshire council planning department. Lanark is a busy market town located approximately 20 miles south east of Glasgow and 30 miles south west of Edinburgh. The town has a resident population of c.10,000 with a further catchment of 55,000 persons. Nearby towns include Hamilton, the main administrative centre of South Lanarkshire and ninth largest town in Scotland, which has a large range of shopping, leisure and sporting facilities including Hamilton Racecourse and Strathclyde and Chatelherault Parks. Also nearby is New Lanark, internationally renowned as a World Heritage site, comprising a beautifully restored 18th century cotton mill village close to the Falls of Clyde, and still a living community attracting visitors from all points of the compass. This area of South Lanarkshire is well known as one of the best locations within the central belt, providing a true experience of country living. For the commuter it offers transport routes via rail and road, situated close to M74 and access to M8. There are good local rail connections at Carluke with direct rail services to Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as direct lines to North Berwick and the Ayrshire coast. There is a super speed commuter link to London from Motherwell. Full Address: 1 Wide Close, Lanark, ML11 7LX