02/06/2026
Please take 5 minutes of your time to write an objection
Everyone in your household can object
You do not need to live in Lennoxtown to object
Every single objection matters
Our Community really need your help 🙏
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📢 📢EVERY OBJECTION MATTERS, DON’T ASSUME OTHERS WILL DO IT
❗DEADLINE: 15-06-2026
Planning application TP/ED/26/0253 - It is time to have your say.
We will continue to post information as we keep analysing the reports provided however we are aware the clock is ticking and we dont have long to submit objections.
HOW TO OBJECT:
📌Via Email:
[email protected]
Include the reference number TP/ED/26/0253, Your Name and Adress
📌Via Post:
Planning Department, Land Planning and Development, Southbank House, Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintiloch, G66 1XQ
Include the reference number TP/ED/26/0253, Your Name and Adress on the letter body.
📌Via Planning Portal / East Dunbartonshire Council Website:
You will need to register on the EDC planning portal.
After you are registered, use the Search function to find the application using the reference TP/ED/26/0253
Open the application and click Make a Public Comment
❗IMPORTANT: Include the Reference Number, your full name and address or your objection will not be considered.
🙋🏻Should you like more information or help with your objection you can send a message to this page or an email to [email protected]
Your objection doesn’t need to be long or perfectly worded. Remember copying someone else’s objection carries less weight.
❓What you can comment on in a planning application:
The Council can only consider representations made on ‘material planning’ grounds, these include:
📌 Amenity (e.g. noise, traffic, impact on sunlight or privacy)
📌 Design (e.g. height of building, density of development, detailing and materials, or how the proposed development takes account of its surrounding)
📌 Environmental Impact (e.g. loss of trees or open space, flooding or impact on wildlife)
📌 Policy (e.g. has the proposal taken account of the development plan)
📌 Access (e.g. public transport access, adequacy of parking provision or cycle and footpath provision).
There are some things which are not material grounds, and these CANNOT be considered by the Council. These Include:
📌 Impact on property values
📌 Loss of view
📌A private legal matter (such as land ownership)
📌Commercial interests (including competition)
📌 Personal views about the applicant or the nature of their business.
🙋🏻♀️Be polite, factual and specific and remember to start with “I wish to Object” and then state your reasons.
🧑🧑🧒🧒Everyone in your housegold is elegible to submit an objection, there is no minimum age só children can submit too.
📢📢📢 TP/ED/26/0253 PLANNING CONCERNS 📢📢📢📢
❓ Will nature really be better off?
NPF4 (National Planning Framework 4) expects major developments to leave biodiversity better than before. Where is the clear before-and-after proof?
❓ Will this create a car-dependent estate?
The developer’s own figures suggest around two-thirds of trips would be by car, with only two bus services.
❓Can local services cope with up to 300 homes?
Where is the clear evidence for GP, dentist, childcare and local service capacity?
❓Have the old hospital service tunnels been assessed?
Historic records show underground service ducts below the site. Are they mapped, safe, and checked before excavation?
❓ Is the council being asked to approve the Application before key checks are finished?
Flood-bund ownership, old buried services, drainage details and Phase 2 soil evidence are still not fully tied down.
❓Who will maintain the flood and drainage systems long term?
The site relies on flood-bund upgrades, basins, underground storage, Hydrobrakes and controlled drainage — but long-term ownership and maintenance are not fully agreed.
❓ Allocated before NPF4 — still must prove compliance today.
This application should be tested against current policy on car dependency, flood resilience and carbon-rich soils — not approved simply because the land was allocated before NPF4 (National Planning Framework 4)
❗❗Don't hesitate to contact us via message or email [email protected] and we can give you guidance! 🙋🏼♀️
