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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Jonathan Geddes

Lanarkshire racetrack faces uncertain future with environmental report needed for planning application to proceed

A Lanarkshire dog racing track is facing an uncertain future after the owners of the stadium expressed interest in demolishing the stadium and replace it with homes, a hotel and possibly shops.

However there has been no further progress on Shawfield Stadium because an environmental report is required before any of the plans can move forward, with concerns that chromium waste will be found on the land.

The owners of the Rutherglen ground, which has been in use since 1898, have not yet submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to South Lanarkshire Council (SLC).

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