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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22,299 approved · 794 refused · 1,713 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/1492
Erection of dwellinghouse for retiring farm worker
Burnwynd Farm A723 From Strathaven To Hamilton Strathaven ML10 6TY
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1494
Removal of existing single storey extension and associated parking and erection of two storey rear extension to existing house
46 New Trows Road Lesmahagow ML11 0EW
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1497
Garage conversion
28 Mayfield Boulevard East Kilbride G75 9QD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1498
Shop front alterations associated with the amalgamation of 2no. units (Class 1A - Shop and Hot-food takeaway - Sui Generis) to form one retail unit
61 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2JH
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1499
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
34 Penfold Crescent East Kilbride G75 8AJ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1501
Formation of extension to Cuningar Loop Woodland Park incorporating open space, path network and ground remediation with associated works
Cuningar Woodland Park Downiebrae Road Rutherglen G73 1PW
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1503
Change of use of ancillary detached building (Class 9 - Houses) to short-term accommodation (Sui Generis) with associated external alterations
8 Calder Drive Cambuslang G72 8NE
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1504
Erection of two storey rear extension and associated alterations
1 Thanes Gate Uddingston G71 7HS
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1506
Erection of single storey rear extension
15 Rae Drive Biggar ML12 6ZF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1507
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)
Mossmulloch Wind Farm C138 Hairshaw Highway Strathaven
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1508
Demolition of rear stair and the erection of a two storey rear extension associated with the reinstatement of the existing flats to a single dwelling and installation of new windows.
57 Castlegate Lanark ML11 9EF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1509
Demolition of rear stair and the erection of a two storey rear extension associated with the reinstatement of the existing flats to a single dwelling and installation of new windows. (Listed Building Consent)
57 Castlegate Lanark ML11 9EF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1510
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated infrastructure
Plot 14A Land 140M North Of 5 Clyde Grove Holm Road Crossford Carluke
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1511
Demolition of existing extension, erection of replacement single storey extension to the rear and side, with associated alterations and extension to the existing outbuilding
58 Clydeford Road Cambuslang G72 7JE
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1512
Erection of side extension
27A Wellhall Road Hamilton ML3 9BL
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1514
Erection of single storey rear extension
14 Findhorn Place East Kilbride G75 8NG
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0075/V
Variation to Planning Application P/22/0824 - Revised materials and glazing to extension
24 Stewarton Drive Cambuslang G72 8DF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1515
Single storey rear extension
31 Twill Crescent Strathaven ML10 6XQ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1516
Erection of 5 detached dwellinghouse's with associated garages, driveways and septic tanks
Land 140M NNW Of 22 Lanark Road Lanark Road Garrion Bridge Larkhall
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1517
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
15 Belvedere Avenue East Kilbride G74 5EJ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1518
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated alterations
14 Albany Drive Rutherglen G73 3QN
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1519
Erection of ancillary detached building
11 Bosfield Corner East Kilbride G74 4AZ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1520
Erection of 1�-storey ancillary detached building comprised of a ground floor garage and first floor home office
10 Bosfield Corner East Kilbride G74 4AZ
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1521
Installation of three roof lights (two to the rear and one to the front) (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
9A Station Road Biggar ML12 6BW
Received 12 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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