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South Lanarkshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official South Lanarkshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates25,765Searchable applications
353Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 23,093 approved or refused records
794Refused applications
22,299 approved · 794 refused · 1,713 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/24/1467
Conversion of two cottage flats into one dwellinghouse
12 Hillfoot Avenue Rutherglen G73 2LN
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1468
Alteration and extension to garage to form games room (retrospective)
Whitemoss Villa Whitemoss Grove East Kilbride G74 3ED
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1469
Proposed rear single storey extension
9 Birch Grove Cambuslang G72 7LW
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1470
Garage conversion
5 Belvedere Avenue East Kilbride G74 5EJ
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1471
Refurbishment of hotel including: (1) Demolition of rear service buildings and erection of three storey rear extension; (2) Demolition of existing front conservatories and formation of glazed colonnade, provision of new plant rooms and air handling units, re-design of car park and associated external and internal works
Bothwell Bridge Hotel 89 Main Street Bothwell G71 8EU
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1472
Formation of new door (Existing window opening), infill of windows and associated internal alterations.
Hamilton Race Course Bothwell Road Hamilton ML3 0DW
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1473
Erection of garden outbuilding
16 Smithycroft Hamilton ML3 7UL
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1474
Formation of new door (Existing window opening) and associated internal alterations
Hamilton Park Racecourse Bothwell Road Hamilton ML3 0DW
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1475
Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations
Shotlinn Farm A723 From Strathaven To Hamilton Strathaven ML10 6TY
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1477
Erection of a rear extension and a side extension with a free-standing summerhouse
16 Waterloo Drive Lanark ML11 7QN
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1479
Erection of two storey side extension and associated alterations
4 Telfer Court Garrion Bridge Larkhall ML9 2WD
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1480
Single storey front elevation extension
16 Maccrimmon Park East Kilbride G74 4TX
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1481
Erection of two single storey dwellinghouses, the formation of driveways and associated works
Land 56M Northeast Of Garngour Cottages Garngour Road Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1483
Request for Scoping Opinion for wind farm and associated infrastructure including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
Watchman Energy Park Kirkhope Elvanfoot Biggar
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0073/V
Erection of 182 dwellinghouses with associated roads, drainage, landscaping and open space - Non-material variation of application P/24/0739 to amend design of approved house on plot 52.
Plot 52 Land 360M NNE Of Hallside Manse Manse Brae Cambuslang G72 7XF
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1484
Erection of single storey rear extension, single storey side extension with first floor extension above and associated alterations
4 Peggies Knowe Dolphinton West Linton EH46 7AL
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1485
Erection of front porch
41 Firlee East Kilbride G75 8SZ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1486
Proposed single storey front and rear extension with internal and external alterations
4 Lethame Gardens Strathaven ML10 6DF
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1488
Extension and internal alterations to form new kitchen dining area to rear of property
38 Burnside View East Kilbride G75 9FZ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1489
Reconfiguration and change of three dwellings to two houses. (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
15 Croftfoot Terrace Biggar South Lanarkshire ML12 6BQ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0074/V
Alterations to office layout, minor changes to access/parking arrangements, addition of mesh fence and reduction in number of PVs on roof (Non-material variation to P/24/0782)
Land 65M WSW Of Unit 4 Langlands Commercial Park Kelvin Park South East Kilbride
Received 6 Dec 2024 - RegisteredCAT/24/0018
Community Asset Transfer request for a 25 year lease of the Tileworks Park and Pavilion, Union Street, Stonehouse, ML9 3LF
Tileworks Pavilion Tileworks Sports Ground Union Street Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire ML9 3LF
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0019/PAN
Residential development and associated works
Land 210M North Of The Sergeants Mess Robertson Drive Lanark
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1490
Erection of agricultural building (Prior notification)
Land 180M Northeast Of Drakelaw Craighead Road Abington Biggar
Received 6 Dec 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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