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.
2,432 approved · 327 refused · 188 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 On Quayside South Of 150 Broomielaw Glasgow
Received 22 Dec 2025500 Helen Street Glasgow G51 3HR
Received 22 Dec 202571 Glassford Street Glasgow G1 1BQ
Received 22 Dec 202584 Copland Road Glasgow G51 2RT
Received 22 Dec 2025Site To The South West Of 2 Fullarton Road Glasgow
Received 22 Dec 2025Kelvin Building 1J Gilmorehill Glasgow G12 8QQ
Received 23 Dec 2025170 Buchanan Street City Centre Glasgow
Received 23 Dec 2025Flat Basement 27 Hyndland Road Glasgow G12 9UZ
Received 23 Dec 2025Site To The North Of 23 Maclellan Street Glasgow
Received 23 Dec 2025Flat 3/4 49 Derby Street Glasgow G3 7TU
Received 23 Dec 20251640 London Road Glasgow G31 4QA
Received 23 Dec 2025Standard Buildings 92 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3RP
Received 23 Dec 202549 Gleddoch Road Glasgow G52 4BE
Received 23 Dec 2025156 Royston Road Glasgow G21 2NZ
Received 24 Dec 2025City Chambers 80 George Square Glasgow G2 1DU
Received 24 Dec 2025City Chambers 80 George Square Glasgow G2 1DU
Received 24 Dec 202511 West Campbell Street/348 Argyle Street Glasgow
Received 17 Dec 2025Joseph Black Building 1F Gilmorehill Glasgow G12 8QQ
Received 19 Dec 202536 Winchester Drive Glasgow G12 0NE
Received 5 Jan 202686 Saltmarket Glasgow G1 5LD
Received 5 Jan 2026Langside/Shawlands UF Free Church 17 Millwood Street Glasgow G41 3JY
Received 5 Jan 202611 Sanquhar Place Glasgow G53 7FS
Received 5 Jan 20266 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3PT
Received 5 Jan 2026Public Toilet 1 Cathedral Square Glasgow
Received 5 Jan 2026Records 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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