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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 dates26,020Searchable applications
353Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 23,333 approved or refused records
811Refused applications
22,522 approved · 811 refused · 1,728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- WithdrawnP/24/1580
Erection of residential development comprising 9 no. flatted dwellings with access, parking and associated works (Listed Building Consent)
Vacant Land Corneys Close Kirk Street Strathaven ML10 6LB
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/0079/V
Non-Material Variation to development approved under Planning Permission Refetrence P/21/1525.i: Change in the orientation of battery storage units from east/west to north/south;ii: Decreaed in the number of battery storage containers from 24 to 18;iii: Increase in the spacing between the storage containers from 1m to 4.44m;iv: Decrease in the number of Power Conservation System (PCS) units from 12 to 6;v: Increase in the spacing between PCS units from 2m to 6.55m; and,vi: Relocation of the entire substation from the southwest corner to the northeast corner of the site.
Land 70M Southwest Of Sanmex Buildings Downiebrae Road Rutherglen
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1584
Erection of 1800 mm high fence to front and to side of property (In retrospect)
42 Westwood Crescent Hamilton ML3 8LJ
Received 31 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/24/1587
Certificate of Lawfulness for the installation of PV solar panels to the exterior roof of the Kilbryde Hospice
Kilbryde Hospice Mcguinness Way East Kilbride G75 8GJ
Received 31 Dec 2024 - DecidedP/25/0001
Erection of two storey rear extension to link with the existing outbuilding, the conversion of upper floor space to form guest accommodation, and associated works to enlarge the existing ground floor unit, provide access and relocate the flue
Stirrup Cup Bar 183 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HG
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0003
Change of use and sub-division of former police station to dwellinghouse and dance studio with associated alterations.
Carluke Police Station Mount Stewart Street Carluke ML8 5EB
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0004
Proposed alterations to commercial units and formation of car park
Unit 1 Phase 1 Covenanters Way Glebe Industrial Estate Douglas ML11 0QT
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0005
Erection of single storey rear extension
Woolfords Farm C203 From Woolfords To A70 At Carnwath Woolfords West Calder EH55 8LJ
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0006
Felling of 126.7 hectares of conifer woodland and subsequent peatland restoration (Peatland Prior Notification)
Land 725M West Of 9 Wilsontown Road A706 From Forth To Northern Boundary Wilsontown Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0007
Demolition of rear extension, earth engineering operations including new retaining wall, erection of flat roofed rear extension and associated alterations (Listed Building Consent)
Shott House Hamilton Road Blantyre G72 9UD
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0008
Demolition of former Officers Mess (Listed Building Consent)
Former Officers Mess Robertson Drive Lanark
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0009
Erection of single storey rear extension.
4 General Roy Way Carluke ML8 4LP
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0011
Land engineering operations to rear garden with associated fencing (in retrospect)
23 Redwood Close Hamilton ML3 8SY
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0014
Erection of single storey rear extension
69 Coldstream Drive Rutherglen G73 3LJ
Received 9 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0015
Erection of dwellinghouse (Planning Permission in principle)
Land 190M North Of Forthview Blackhill Road Forth Lanark
Received 9 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0016
Erection of rear extension including associated cellar conversion, use of detached double garage as garden room and erection of pergola and associated alterations
3 Allanshaw Grove Hamilton ML3 8NZ
Received 9 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0017
Erection of boundary fence and change of use of car park to beer garden area to extend existing beer garden within premises of public house
Drumclog Inn 24 Todshill Street Strathaven ML10 6DD
Received 10 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0018
Development of 100MW solar array and 100MW battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure (Consultation from Scottish Ministers under S36 of the Electricity Act 1989)
Land 300M West Of Rogerhill Farm Rogerhill Farm Vere Road Kirkmuirhill Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 9 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0020
Erection and display of a digital poster to replace existing static poster
Northway Service Station 87 Stewart Street Carluke ML8 5BY
Received 10 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0021
Installation of side dormer window, conversion of attached garage to habitable accommodation and associated alterations
71 Carnwath Road Carluke ML8 4DP
Received 10 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0023
Erection of flat roofed rear extension with solar panels
Sunnyside 3 South Back Road Biggar ML12 6AL
Received 13 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0024
Demolition of flat roofed rear extension, erection of replacement extension incorporating floorspace in pitched roof and associated alterations
2 Hillcrest View Larkhall ML9 2HX
Received 13 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0025
Formation of vehicular field access
ML12 6NS
Received 13 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0026
Single storey side extension to dwelling
4 Macarthur Drive East Kilbride G74 4TN
Received 13 Jan 2025
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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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