Plans to bulldoze a luxury £1.4m mansion once owned by a lottery winner have been dropped.
The massive property in Bothwell, had gone up for sale offering builders the chance to transform the site.
The house, which was once owned by lottery winner John McGuinness after he scooped a £10m jackpot, could have been transformed into 11 flats over looking the Clyde.
Developers had applied for permission to build apartments over four floors with underground parking facilities.
Neighbours reacted angrily and insisted the development would have an impact on traffic and parking.
But it has emerged the plans have been withdrawn after the mansion was sold for £1.4 million to a businessman.
Locals have welcomed the decision to leave the house intact.
One said: "There was a lot of concern in the area about the impact of 11 flats on the area.
"It has been a nightmare recently with local construction traffic and the last thing we needed was the house being flattened and 11 flats going up to replace it.
"It's a lovely house and it would have been a shame to see it razed to the ground and hopefully the new owner can enjoy it as it is."
A sales brochure for the property revealed flats of varying sizes could be created with both small apartments and large luxury penthouse suites.
It said: "This exciting opportunity is open for builders to create a small and exclusive development close to the amenities of Bothwell village and is conveniently placed for road links to Glasgow, East Kilbride and the M74 going both north and south.
"The proposed development would have flats over four floors, looking over The River Clyde with underground parking and varying in size from 848 sq ft for the smaller apartments up to 1336 sq ft for the larger penthouse apartments with healthy resale values expected.
"Alternatively a purchaser may wish to keep the current home as a private dwelling with its lovely views, great privacy and substantial gardens."
South Lanarkshire Council confirmed the application to bulldoze the property had been withdrawn.
