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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 dates23,156Searchable applications
351Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 20,738 approved or refused records
691Refused applications
20,047 approved · 691 refused · 1,471 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Apr 2008 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/24/0334
Use of former church (Class 10- non residential institution) into holiday accommodation (sui-generis) with communal space and external ramped entrance.
Carnwath Parish Church Main Street Carnwath ML11 8JY
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0335
Internal alterations including the formation of a shower room, rewiring of building and internal decoration upgrades (Listed Building Consent)
1 The Mews Wellbeck House 30 Stuart Street East Kilbride G74 4NG
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0336
Internal and external alterations associated with conversion to holiday accommodation (listed building consent).
Carnwath Parish Church Main Street Carnwath ML11 8JY
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0337
Erection of a single storey rear extension
7 Baird Gardens Strathaven ML10 6FD
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0338
Erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and associated flue
34 Macdonald Avenue East Kilbride G74 4SN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0339
Installation of 1.1 km of 400kV Overhead line (OHL), supported on steel lattice towers (EIA Screening Opinion)
ZV Route 400kV OHL Diversion M74 And B7078 Northeast Of The Vacant Red Moss Hotel Biggar
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/0340
Felling of Willow tree
2 Strathmore Road Hamilton ML3 6AQ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0341
Installation of front and rear dormer windows, erection of single storey rear extension and demolition of existing garage and erection of free-standing double garage
33 Graham Avenue Hamilton ML3 8AB
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0022/V
Amendment to house designs and positions of plots 1, 2, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, and 28 and alterations to the road layout of consent P/21/1183 for the erection of 140 dwellinghouses.
Land 125M East Of 15 Lanark Road Lanark Road Braidwood Carluke
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0346
Erection of dwelling with associated works
Land Adjacent To Scottsmuir Crookedshields Road East Kilbride G74 4PE
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0023/V
Substitution of approved patio doors with a window in front elevation, repositioning of glazing panels in roof and change of window frame colour from white to grey. (Amendment to consent P/21/0353).
4 St Andrews Drive Law Carluke ML8 5GB
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0347
Erection of electrical substation and associated works (EIA Screening Opinion)
Land 275M North Of Coalburn Substation B7078 From Cairnhouses C13 To Millbank Int A70 Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0024/V
Installation of a Medpoint prescription collection machine to the pharmacy shopfront window - Request for a non material variation to planning permission P/23/1304 to amend the approved position of the collection machine within the frontage.
87 - 89 Main Street Uddingston G71 7EP
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0348
Installation of two modular changing buildings and proposed fencing associated with synthetic football pitch
Kirktonholme Pavilion And Park West Mains Road East Kilbride G74 1EF
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0349
Installation of a modular viewing stand
Kirktonholme Pavilion And Park West Mains Road East Kilbride G74 1EF
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0351
Installation of an in excess of 50 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure (EIA Screening Opinion)
Land 240M Northeast Of Cairnmuir House Cairnmuir Road Cambuslang
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0352
Erection of single storey rear extension and raised decking with associated alterations (Amendment to P/21/1765)
1 Lilac Wynd Cambuslang G72 7GH
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0353
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse and erection of a detached garage (Amendment to P/22/0641)
2 Abbots Knowe Lesmahagow ML11 0AJ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0354
Erection of storage shed in existing storage and distribution yard.
4 Middleton Avenue Strutherhill Industrial Estate Larkhall ML9 2TL
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0355
Erection of storage building with associated works
Unit 7 Hamilton Road Industrial Estate Hamilton Road Strathaven ML10 6UB
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0356
Removal of existing garden outbuilding and erection of single-storey rear extension
1 St Andrews Avenue Bothwell G71 8DL
Received 21 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0357
Formation of new vehicle access and realignment of existing driveway.
1A Earls Gate Bothwell G71 8BP
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0358
Erection of detached garage with associated works
The Stables Lower Dykehead Dykehead Road Stonehouse ML9 3PD
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0359
Erection of single storey extension on front elevation.
10 Hawthorn Hill Hamilton ML3 7LR
Received 21 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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