Uplawmoor

Uplawmoor is a small rural village with a distinctive countryside setting within the upper Levern Valley. Despite its size, the village benefits from a range of local facilities including a primary school, library, community hall, church, village park, hotel and restaurant, all within easy walking distance and contributing to a strong sense of local community and place.

The village has experienced population growth in recent years, supported by new housing development, while retaining its attractive rural character and predominantly owner-occupied housing stock. The surrounding environment includes important natural assets such as Uplawmoor Wood and Loch Libo, walking routes through nearby Pollick Glen, alongside heritage features including the nationally significant Caldwell House estate.

Future growth should reinforce Uplawmoor’s role as a sustainable rural village, that will accommodate proportionate growth, including a strategic allocation, to support local housing needs, maintain community facilities and services, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of the village while respecting the village’s character and landscape setting. Development opportunities should provide a range of housing options, including smaller and affordable homes, and support the long-term vitality of the community. Opportunities should be taken to enhance biodiversity, green infrastructure and active travel connections.


Key Place Priorities for Uplawmoor

The South Neilston Road Strategic Allocation and associated development proposals will be delivered as part of a coordinated programme of growth, supported by the infrastructure, services and investment required to maintain Uplawmoor's role as a sustainable and attractive rural village.

Housing and Growth

The strategy will:

  • Deliver the South Neilston Road Strategic Allocation (Strat 1.11) as a well-integrated proposal.
  • Provide a range of high-quality homes, including smaller and affordable homes that meet local needs.
  • Ensure future development remains proportionate to the scale, character and infrastructure capacity of the settlement.

Services, Facilities and Community Facilities

The strategy will:

  • Reinforce Uplawmoor's role as a sustainable rural village.
  • Support local businesses, services and community facilities.
  • Deliver a community hub (LP5.31) providing flexible space for community, social and wellbeing activities, subject to funding and viability considerations.
  • Ensure local services, education provision, community facilities and supporting infrastructure continue to meet the needs of existing and future residents.

Movement and Connectivity

The strategy will:

  • Improve walking, wheeling and cycling connections within the village and to surrounding destinations where opportunities arise.
  • Enhance access to greenspaces, recreation opportunities and the wider countryside.
  • Promote sustainable travel choices and improve connectivity to nearby settlements, services and public transport networks.
  • Ensure infrastructure provision remains aligned with planned growth and community needs.

Environment, Heritage and Green Networks

The strategy will:

  • Maintain and enhance the distinctive character, identity and rural setting of the village.
  • Protect and enhance the surrounding landscape, biodiversity, woodland and nature networks.
  • Safeguard and strengthen connections to Uplawmoor Wood, Loch Libo, Pollick Glen and the Caldwell House Estate.
  • Deliver the enhanced green network at South Neilston Road (SP2.28).
  • Support community food growing, orchards and edible landscaping.
  • Enhance green infrastructure, biodiversity, environmental quality and climate resilience through new development and investment.

Uplawmoor is a small rural village with a distinctive countryside setting within the upper Levern Valley. Despite its size, the village benefits from a range of local facilities including a primary school, library, community hall, church, village park, hotel and restaurant, all within easy walking distance and contributing to a strong sense of local community and place.

The village has experienced population growth in recent years, supported by new housing development, while retaining its attractive rural character and predominantly owner-occupied housing stock. The surrounding environment includes important natural assets such as Uplawmoor Wood and Loch Libo, walking routes through nearby Pollick Glen, alongside heritage features including the nationally significant Caldwell House estate.

Future growth should reinforce Uplawmoor’s role as a sustainable rural village, that will accommodate proportionate growth, including a strategic allocation, to support local housing needs, maintain community facilities and services, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of the village while respecting the village’s character and landscape setting. Development opportunities should provide a range of housing options, including smaller and affordable homes, and support the long-term vitality of the community. Opportunities should be taken to enhance biodiversity, green infrastructure and active travel connections.


Key Place Priorities for Uplawmoor

The South Neilston Road Strategic Allocation and associated development proposals will be delivered as part of a coordinated programme of growth, supported by the infrastructure, services and investment required to maintain Uplawmoor's role as a sustainable and attractive rural village.

Housing and Growth

The strategy will:

  • Deliver the South Neilston Road Strategic Allocation (Strat 1.11) as a well-integrated proposal.
  • Provide a range of high-quality homes, including smaller and affordable homes that meet local needs.
  • Ensure future development remains proportionate to the scale, character and infrastructure capacity of the settlement.

Services, Facilities and Community Facilities

The strategy will:

  • Reinforce Uplawmoor's role as a sustainable rural village.
  • Support local businesses, services and community facilities.
  • Deliver a community hub (LP5.31) providing flexible space for community, social and wellbeing activities, subject to funding and viability considerations.
  • Ensure local services, education provision, community facilities and supporting infrastructure continue to meet the needs of existing and future residents.

Movement and Connectivity

The strategy will:

  • Improve walking, wheeling and cycling connections within the village and to surrounding destinations where opportunities arise.
  • Enhance access to greenspaces, recreation opportunities and the wider countryside.
  • Promote sustainable travel choices and improve connectivity to nearby settlements, services and public transport networks.
  • Ensure infrastructure provision remains aligned with planned growth and community needs.

Environment, Heritage and Green Networks

The strategy will:

  • Maintain and enhance the distinctive character, identity and rural setting of the village.
  • Protect and enhance the surrounding landscape, biodiversity, woodland and nature networks.
  • Safeguard and strengthen connections to Uplawmoor Wood, Loch Libo, Pollick Glen and the Caldwell House Estate.
  • Deliver the enhanced green network at South Neilston Road (SP2.28).
  • Support community food growing, orchards and edible landscaping.
  • Enhance green infrastructure, biodiversity, environmental quality and climate resilience through new development and investment.
Page last updated: 06 Oct 2026, 12:25 PM