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.
2,422 approved · 326 refused · 187 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Nov 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Opposite 50 - 98 Kilmuir Crescent Glasgow
Received 8 Dec 2025Kelvin Building 1J Gilmorehill Glasgow G12 8QQ
Received 8 Dec 2025Site To The South Of 557 Parkhouse Road Glasgow
Received 3 Dec 2025147 Buchanan Street City Centre Glasgow G1 2JX
Received 9 Dec 2025Anderston House 389 Argyle Street Glasgow
Received 9 Dec 2025333 Woodlands Road Glasgow G3 6NG
Received 9 Dec 202561 Forge Retail Park Biggar Street Glasgow G31 4BH
Received 9 Dec 2025Site Opposite 118 Birsay Road Glasgow
Received 9 Dec 202530 Bank Street Glasgow G12 8ND
Received 9 Dec 2025111 Selvieland Road Glasgow G52 4AS
Received 9 Dec 202556 Partickhill Road Glasgow G11 5AB
Received 9 Dec 2025University Of Glasgow Veterinary School - South Lodge 464 Bearsden Road Glasgow G61 1QH
Received 9 Dec 202518 Westminster Terrace Glasgow G3 7RU
Received 10 Dec 2025Site Of Footpath Outside 8 Nelson Mandela Place Glasgow
Received 5 Dec 20254 Park Circus Glasgow
Received 8 Dec 2025Unit 41 Silverburn Shopping Centre 763 Barrhead Road Glasgow G53 6AG
Received 10 Dec 202541 Castlemilk Arcade Glasgow G45 9AA
Received 10 Dec 202598 Buchanan Street City Centre Glasgow G1 3HA
Received 10 Dec 202591 Muirskeith Road Glasgow G43 2LT
Received 10 Dec 2025Flat 0/1 10 Grosvenor Crescent Glasgow G12 9AF
Received 10 Dec 2025Flat 0/1 10 Grosvenor Crescent Glasgow G12 9AF
Received 10 Dec 2025Graham Kerr Building 1L Gilmorehill Glasgow G12 8QQ
Received 10 Dec 20253 Lilybank Gardens Glasgow G12 8RZ
Received 10 Dec 2025Site Formerly Known As 10 Kelbourne Street Glasgow
Received 8 Dec 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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