Green light for development near Wishaw which will see over 400 new homes built

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A planning application to build 401 new homes at Overtown has been given the green light by councillors.On Thursday, North Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee members granted permission, subject to conditions, to developers, WD Hill and RT Hill.They plan to build new homes at the Castlehill Road site wich extends to almost 70 hectares and lies to the south of Gowkthrapple and west of Overtown.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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