Plans have been approved to build a new 80-bed hotel in South Lanarkshire.

The new hotel and restaurant complex will be developed by Fraser Property on an area adjacent to the A726 Queensway in Linwood Avenue, Peel Park.

Features include:

• An 80-bedroom hotel

• Bar / restaurant

• Parking provision and landscaping

The planned site has remained undeveloped and has been vacant for more than a decade.

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Pauline Elliott, the head of the council's Planning and Economic Development, said: "Despite attempts by the council to attract an industrial or business user to this site, so far no development has taken place. This application brings forward a proposal for which there is both an identifiable market, and which will allow this area of land to be brought into use.

"Staying visitors contribute to the local economy by spending money on hospitality, retail and leisure. Thus the hotel will not only contribute to direct job creation but will also help to support existing businesses in East Kilbride and the wider area."

(LM/CD)