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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 dates25,628Searchable applications
353Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 22,963 approved or refused records
788Refused applications
22,175 approved · 788 refused · 1,706 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Dec 2007 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1406
Erection of 1800mm high wall with gate access to rear garden
12 Lymekilns Road East Kilbride G74 4RR
Received 19 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1407
Erection of two retail units with two flats above and associated access and off street parking.
Land 16M West Of 18 Five Ways Road Five Ways Road Netherburn Larkhall ML9 3DB
Received 19 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1408
Erection of single storey rear extension
2 Knock Street Biggar ML12 6DY
Received 20 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1409
Installation of side dormer window
37 Blackhill View Carluke ML8 5JZ
Received 20 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1410
Erection of two storey side extension and associated alterations
41 Wordsworth Way Bothwell G71 8QR
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/1411
Crown lifting to Copper Beech tree (Maximum height 5.2 metres with associated crown reshaping and reduction and crown lift to 2 Sycamore and 4 lime trees to 5.2 metres over road and prune branches away from streetlights
11 Old Glasgow Road Uddingston G71 7HQ
Received 20 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1412
Single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness)
31 Spey Grove East Kilbride G75 8XH
Received 20 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1413
Conversion of integral double garage to habitable accommodation and associated alterations
1 Duncansby Drive Blantyre G72 0GH
Received 20 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1414
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated flue (Section 42 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission P/24/0253)
19 Whitefield Avenue Cambuslang G72 8NP
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1415
Erection of garden room (In retrospect)
83 Mote Hill Hamilton ML3 6EA
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1416
Change of use of a public house to Class 1A (retail unit)
The C'mon Inn 56 Alloway Road East Kilbride G74 3SD
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/0070/V
Changed finishes to external walls, omission of section of glazed roof and chimney, installation of four rooflights and fenestration alterations (Amendment to consent P/22/0287 which authorised a garden kitchen/pavillion)
Briarlea House Lanark Road Larkhall ML9 2UE
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1418
Erection of single storey side extension
12 Juniper Drive Hamilton ML3 8ST
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1419
Proposed single storey rear extension
7 The Loaning Douglas ML11 0QE
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/1420
Erection and operation of wind farm consisting of 5 turbines with a maximum height to blade tip of 200 metres with associated infrastructure and access (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Hawkwood Wind Farm Kype Highway Strathaven
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1421
Erection of 6 two storey houses (two terraced blocks) and a 3 storey block of 18 flats with associated parking, landscaping and associated services
Land Enclosed By High Blantyre Road, Glenlee Street And Reid Street Hamilton ML3 9HW
Received 21 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1423
Erection of two 3-storey blocks of flats (24 units) with associated parking, landscaping and associated services.
Land At Backmuir Road Hamilton ML3 0PX
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1426
Subdivision of garden ground, erection of 2no. detached single-storey dwellinghouses and formation of vehicular accesses
Damacia Ayr Road Rigside ML11 9NP
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1427
Demolition of balcony and erection of single storey rear extension with balcony above
10 Imperial Place Bothwell G71 8NR
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1428
Erection of a 110 metre high meteorological mast for a period up to 5 years
Land 1.9km West Of South Shortcleugh Farm B7040 From Elvanfoot To Leadhills Elvanfoot Biggar ML12 6TD
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1430
Erection of single storey front extension
20 Mason Gardens Bothwell G71 8FN
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1431
Erection of front porch, and removal of existing conservatory and erection of sunroom
Over Tweedieside Farm Boag Road Sandford Strathaven ML10 6PJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1432
Demolition of conservatory, erection of single storey rear extension and part conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
18G Summerlee Road Larkhall ML9 2UH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedP/24/1433
Installation of rear dormer window and associated alterations.
137 Montrose Crescent Hamilton ML3 6LQ
Received 25 Nov 2024
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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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