The site was a former private golf course out of use since 2015 and was in a vacant and derelict state and safety concerns were raised due to vandalisation, fly tipping, vehicle abandonment and fires. The site was being leased to the private Blairbeth Golf Club but ownership reverted back to South Lanarkshire Council in 2015. Part of the site enters Glasgow City Council territory but there is a management agreement in place to cover this.