 Various concerns were raised by local residents, community councillors (representing Halfway/"Cambuslang East" district), the Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association who have a rifle range adjacent to the site, and Clare Haughey and James Kelly, MSPs for the area, which were presented to the committee along with a 1300-signature petition opposing the development, without success.Revisions had already been made to the plans after the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency objected to the builder's initial submission in 2016.A proposal for a further development directly incorporating the castle was publicised in May 2020.