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South Lanarkshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates25,553Searchable applications
353Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 22,891 approved or refused records
782Refused applications
22,109 approved · 782 refused · 1,703 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Apr 2008 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsContact planning Property enquiry certificatesConservation areas Built heritage, conservation and listed buildings
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03031231015Council source
- Planning enquiries08000778778Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southlanarkshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas30 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- DecidedP/24/1373
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land 135M Northwest Of Newark Mill Whitecraigs Highway Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TX
Received 11 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/1374
Change of use of caf�/delicatessen to public house (sui generis)
40 Kirkton Park East Kilbride G74 4HX
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1376
Erection of access ramp at front of house
6 Watson Place Blantyre G72 9SW
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1379
Residential development comprising 105 dwellings, MUGA, landscaping and associated infrastructure (Section 42 application to vary condition 15 of P/22/0056 to facilitate alterations to the approved landscaping scheme).
Land 115M Northwest Of 52 Rickard Avenue Rickard Avenue Strathaven ML10 6GW
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1381
Alterations to rear dormer; removal of window to be replaced by patio doors and associated juliet balcony (Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed)
73 St Leonard Street Lanark ML11 7BH
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1382
Erection of two dwellinghouse's with associated car parking and landscaping
Flattmoss Caravan Site Flattmoss Farm A726 From East Kilbride To Chapelton East Kilbride
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1383
Garage conversion and single storey extension to the rear of dwelling house
85 Acacia Way Cambuslang G72 7ZY
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1384
Proposed porch extension with WC
48 Ardbeg Avenue Rutherglen G73 5NF
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1385
Installation of 33kV underground cable (EIA screening opinion request)
Mill Rig Windfarm Substation Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6RQ
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1387
Section 42 application to amend the provisions of condition No. 20 of consent P/22/0892 as it relates to the gradient of driveways (10% rather than 8%)
The Pleasance Byretown Road Kirkfieldbank Lanark ML11 9TG
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1388
Erection of agricultural worker's dwelling house (permission in principle) - Application under Section 42 of the Act to delete Condition No. 3 of P/21/1210 which restricts occupation of the dwelling to a person solely or mainly employed in agriculture or a dependant of such a person
Land 475M Southeast Of Cobblehaugh Farm Cottage Cobblehaugh Road Lanark ML11 8SG
Received 14 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1390
Various signage including totem, wayfinding, height restrictor, guide post, order canopy, pre-reader boards, fascia letter, and others
3 Lee's Burn Court East Kilbride G74 3XB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - DecidedCAT/24/0017
Community asset transfer request for a 20 year lease of Mcclymont House, Smiddy Court, Lanark, ML11 7NZ.
McClymont Day Care Centre 1 McClymont House 1 Smiddy Court Lanark ML11 7NZ
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1392
Demolition of sunroom and erection of replacement sunroom
63 Wilsontown Road Wilsontown Lanark ML11 8ER
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1393
Replacement of existing bay window with patio doors and installation of wheelchair ramp, handrailing and landing on the front elevation
15 Glenside Drive Rutherglen G73 3LL
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1394
Erection of battery storage containers and associated infrastructure including substations/control rooms, CCTV, access tracks, perimeter fencing and landscape works
Blackburn Farm Crawfordjohn Biggar ML12 6SX
Received 14 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1395
Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single storey side and rear extension
6 Brooklands Avenue Uddingston G71 7AT
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1397
Installation of patio doors to cottage flat
30 Saddlers Gate Strathaven ML10 6US
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1399
Alterations to front steps of existing dwelling (Listed Building Consent)
Torrance Lodge Gatehouse Calderglen Country Park Strathaven Road East Kilbride G75 0QZ
Received 18 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/1400
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
4 General Roy Way Carluke ML8 4LP
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1401
Change of use of two retail units into flats and subdivision of flat to form two flats with addition of front and rear dormers
32 Kirk Street Strathaven ML10 6LB
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1403
Erection of two-storey front extension
19 Invercargill East Kilbride G75 8RE
Received 19 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1404
Reduction in width of rear dormer extension (variation to P/22/0484)
12 Birchfield Place Strathaven ML10 6HS
Received 19 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1405
Internal alterations to subdivide residential building, replacement of timber windows with double-glazed windows, replacement of timber garage door, alteration of timber panelled door with glazed element and formation of 6 no. parking spaces (Listed Building Consent)
Coachmans Cottage Netherfield House C122 Strathaven To Glassford Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TB
Received 19 Nov 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South 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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