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North Lanarkshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates950Searchable applications
186Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 626 approved or refused records
17Refused applications
609 approved · 17 refused · 14 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Mar 2024 to 23 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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- Decided - Permitted26/00181/FUL
Erection of 2m High Palisade Boundary Fence
7 Drum Mains Park Orchardton Woods Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire G68 9LD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00182/LBC
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal and replacement of 4 no dual user antennas and addition of 4 no dual user antennas on replacement wall mounted steelwork within tower behind existing GRP louvres together with the internal upgrade of the existing equipment room
Cairnlea Parish Church Flowerhill Parish Church Johnston Street Town Centre Airdrie North Lanarkshire ML6 6AW
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00184/FUL
Subdivision and Alterations to Unit and Change of Use of Existing Bookmakers to Form Hot Food Takeaway and Retail Unit with Erection of Flue and New Shopfront
10 - 12 Hamilton Road Orbiston Bellshill North Lanarkshire ML4 1AQ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted Development26/00185/CLP
Change of use from Hair Salon (Class 1A) to Construction Company Office (Class 4)
119 Hallcraig Street Town Centre Airdrie North Lanarkshire ML6 6AW
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Comments26/00186/PRN
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 8m Light Wooden Pole
Land To The South Of 235 Main Street Plains North Lanarkshire ML6 7JQ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00187/FUL
Erection of Garden Outbuilding (in Retrospect)
102 Cumbrae Drive Motherwell North Lanarkshire ML1 3LJ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Comments26/00188/PRN
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1 x 9m Light Wooden Pole
Land At Cross Orchard Way Main Street Bellshill North Lanarkshire
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00189/FUL
Change of Use from 2 Flats to Single Dwelling
4 & 8 Charlotte Street Stane Shotts North Lanarkshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00190/FUL
Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure.
Land At Biggar Road Newarthill Motherwell North Lanarkshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00192/LBC
Fibre Ethernet Service for Boots Pharmacy
1 South Bridge Street Town Centre Airdrie North Lanarkshire ML6 6JQ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00193/LUC
Class 6 Storage and Distribution (Retrospective Use)
Biggar Road Industrial Estate Biggar Road Cleland North Lanarkshire ML1 5PB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted Development26/00194/CLP
Erect a wall on the boundary at front of property, This will be both sides and partial front. The wall would be no higher than 1m at any point and would be of brick construction in keeping with the property. The driveway will remain open. The length at the sides will be approx 9m on the right facing the property and 7m on the left. The frontage will be 3m wall and 6m open.
16 Alexander Gibson Way Motherwell North Lanarkshire ML1 3FA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00195/FUL
Erection of convenience store (Use Class 1),Formation of Parking Spaces, Installation of ATM machine, Installation of Ancillary Plant Equipment, Formation of Pedestrian Access from Shields Road and Erection of Boundary Fencing.
259 Netherton Road Netherton Wishaw North Lanarkshire ML2 0BP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00196/FUL
Proposed garage conversion to a habitable room
6 Charn Terrace Motherwell North Lanarkshire ML1 2JX
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted Development26/00197/CLP
Proposed Rear Extension to form new Sitting Area and Extension to Kitchen
111 Gartcraig Street Coatbridge North Lanarkshire ML5 1ES
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00199/FUL
Siting of InPost Parcel Locker (in retrospect)
Ground To The Rear Of 411 Caledonian Road Wishaw North Lanarkshire ML2 0JA
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00200/FUL
Raise wallhead and add new roof with dormer to rear and single storey rear extension
17 Barbeth Road Condorrat Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire G67 4SH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00201/FUL
Demolition and re-build of semi-detached cottage (and air source heat pump)
Ardseillach Auchinstarry Road Croy North Lanarkshire G65 9SG
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00202/FUL
Erection of Industrial Buildings for Class 5 (General Industrial) and Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) uses with associated Ancillary Development
Land At Mcneil Drive Eurocentral Holytown
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00203/FUL
Single Storey Detached Garden Room
40 Croftpark Street Hattonrigg Bellshill North Lanarkshire ML4 1EY
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided - Permitted Development26/00204/PRN
Notification of Railway Works under Permitted Development - Temporary Laydown Area for Materials Cumbernauld Station Car Park
Street Record Glencryan Road Carbrain Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00206/FUL
Change of Use of Vacant Land to Form Car Wash, Including Canopy, Valet Bays, Fencing and new accesses
Land Between 287 And 313 Glasgow Road Wishaw North Lanarkshire
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00207/FUL
Single Storey Rear Extension
8 Brownieside Place Plains North Lanarkshire ML6 7LW
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided - Permitted26/00208/S42
Residential Development Including Access, Landscaping, Drainage, Infrastructure and Associated Works (Variation of condition nos. 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27 of permisison 24/01096/FUL to allow revisions to approved layout and house types)
Site At Clydesdale Road Mossend Bellshill North Lanarkshire
Received 2 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for North Lanarkshire, 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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