Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Glasgow City. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,251 approved · 300 refused · 173 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Nov 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
77 Dumbarton Road Glasgow G11 6PW
Received 28 Mar 2025Mercat Building 26 - 36 Gallowgate/5 Saltmarket/15 - 23 London Road Glasgow
Received 28 Mar 2025Site At Clydeport Car Park West Of No 85 Broomielaw Glasgow
Received 31 Mar 202522 Glen Road Glasgow G32 0DJ
Received 31 Mar 202510 Balvicar Drive Glasgow G42 8QT
Received 31 Mar 202543 Mossbeath Gardens Glasgow G71 7US
Received 31 Mar 2025Davislea Home 100 Mallaig Road Glasgow G51 4PE
Received 31 Mar 20251 Tollcross Road Glasgow G31 4UG
Received 31 Mar 2025Site To The West Of 133 Barfillan Drive Glasgow
Received 31 Mar 202534 Caldercuilt Road Glasgow G20 0AQ
Received 1 Apr 20254 John Street Glasgow G1 1JQ
Received 1 Apr 2025Site Bounded By Pinkston Road/Pinkston Drive/Sighthill Park/ Fountainwell Road Glasgow
Received 2 Apr 2025Flat 1/1 12 Vinicombe Street Glasgow G12 8BG
Received 2 Apr 2025Storey Basement 87 Wilton Street Glasgow G20 6RD
Received 2 Apr 2025135 Buchanan Street City Centre Glasgow
Received 2 Apr 2025Storey 1 221 West George Street Glasgow G2 2ND
Received 3 Apr 2025Unit 1 Central Station 79 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3SQ
Received 4 Apr 2025137 Shawbridge Street Glasgow G43 1QQ
Received 4 Apr 2025Site Opposite 11 - 12 Florida Crescent Glasgow
Received 4 Apr 2025Hillhead Hotel 32 Cecil Street Glasgow G12 8RJ
Received 4 Apr 2025Hillhead Hotel 32 Cecil Street Glasgow G12 8RJ
Received 4 Apr 2025Joseph Black Building 1F Gilmorehill Glasgow G12 8QQ
Received 4 Apr 202592 Colchester Drive Glasgow G12 0NF
Received 4 Apr 2025Flat B/1 5 Turnberry Road Glasgow G11 5AF
Received 7 Apr 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Glasgow City, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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