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Shieldhill Road, Quothquan, ML12

Land size: 0.31 acres

Key Features

Situated In The Rural Hamlet Of Quothquan
Planning Granted In Principle
Planning Reference - P/22/1473

Description

Building plot extending to approximately 0.125ha with planning permission in principle. Located on the edge of the hamlet of Quothquan and bordered by picturesque farmland the plot offers a lovely view and an excellent opportunity to build your dream home.

Set in the beautiful South Lanarkshire countryside, the location is easily commutable to Glasgow, Edinburgh and the M74.

The plot is positioned 45m southwest of The Smiddy on Shieldhill Road, per location plan on South Lanarkshire Planning Portal.

All documentation relating to the planning application can be found on the South Lanarkshire Planning Portal using the planning reference - P/22/1473.

For further details please contact our Biggar Office.

LOCATION

Quothquan is a small village which is situated approximately 4 miles from Biggar. Quothquan has a village hall near the remains of the graveyard and the ruins of a chapel.

Biggar is a thriving country town with a wide variety of general and speciality shops. Biggar has a Golf Course, Boating Pond and Tennis Courts, along with well-patronised Bowling and Rugby clubs. Whatever your interest there are various clubs and associations ranging from Bridge to Theatre Workshop, Music to Rambling, as well as various museums run by Biggar Museum Trust and of course we have the famous Biggar Puppet Theatre. For education, there is a thriving and popular toddler group, Nursery, Primary School and a new High School, completed 2009.

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS

From our office at 63 High Street, Biggar continue out of the town on the B7016 signposted Carnwath. After one mile take the left fork onto Shieldhill Road. Continue along this road into Quothquan and the plot is situated on the right hand side and is clearly identifiable by a RE/MAX For Sale Board.

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Date Posted: 2026-01-29

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

Libberton Primary School1.2 miles
Pupils
36
Type
Non-denominational
Tinto Primary School2.6 miles
Pupils
93
Type
Non-denominational
Biggar Primary School3.2 miles
Pupils
208
Type
Non-denominational
Coulter Primary School4 miles
Pupils
13
Type
Non-denominational
Carnwath Primary School4.4 miles
Pupils
124
Type
Non-denominational

Secondary

Biggar High School3.2 miles
Pupils
637
Type
Non-denominational
Lanark Grammar School7.1 miles
Pupils
1,143
Type
Non-denominational
Carluke High School11 miles
Pupils
1,118
Type
Non-denominational
Lesmahagow High School11 miles
Pupils
634
Type
Non-denominational
Calderhead High School15 miles
Pupils
558
Type
Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar Symington Ltd, Symington, Lanarkshire2.4 miles

Co-op Biggar, Biggar, Scottish Borders3.1 miles

Co-op Carnwath, Carnwath4.5 miles

GP surgery

Biggar Medical Practice3.3 miles

Pharmacy

Milngavie Apothecary'S Co Ltd3.2 miles

Walking trail

Abington Bridge to Bonnington Linn879 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Carstairs Rail Station4.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

no 941.1 miles

Typical drive times

Biggar6 min · 4.2 miles

Lanark17 min · 9.5 miles

Carluke23 min · 14 miles

Whitburn28 min · 18 miles

Glasgow (city)51 min · 35 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

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Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
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Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)

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Remax Clydesdale & Tweeddale, Biggar

63 High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DA

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