Councillors at South Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead for a 64-home development off Meikle Earnock Road.

The site forms part of the Hamilton Community Growth Area, which was included in the South Lanarkshire Local Plan.

Plans will see the construction of a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached homes of three to five bedrooms as well as access roads.

Proposals include one vehicular entry point off Meikle Earnock Road. The entrance will then split, providing two routes around a central amenity/ play space with homes on either side. The road will lead to the back of the site with more houses.