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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 dates23,348Searchable applications
351Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 20,911 approved or refused records
695Refused applications
20,216 approved · 695 refused · 1,485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/24/0424
Erection of rear extension.
21 Colliehill Road Biggar ML12 6PN
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0425
Change of use of former commercial premises and first floor flat to Christian Fellowship Church with associated external alterations including demolition of chimney and provision of off street parking.
60 Main Street Forth Lanark ML11 8AA
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0426
Revocation of condition No. 2 of consent HM/09/0454 to allow continued use of site as a community garden
Bothwell Organic Community Garden 30 Blantyre Road Bothwell G71 8PJ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0427
Erection of front porch and single storey rear extension
13 Orefield Place East Kilbride G74 4BB
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0428
Change of use of flatted dwelling (sui generis) to short term let accommodation (sui generis)(existing operation).
Flat 1 264 Cambuslang Road Cambuslang G72 7BZ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0429
Erection of first floor extension above attached garage and erection of single storey rear extension
12 Pembury Crescent Hamilton ML3 8SX
Received 5 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0430
Removal of agricultural shed and erection of replacement 1�-storey detached garage
Oakhill House Newton Highway Strathaven ML10 6PA
Received 5 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0431
Erection of single-storey rear extension to tanning salon (Class 1A)
Unit 1-2 Jacobean House 1 Glebe Street East Kilbride G74 4LY
Received 5 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0432
Erection of single storey dwellinghouse
Plot 4 Land 95M SSW Of April Rise Yieldshields Road Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 5 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0433
Erection of dwellinghouse with attached garages (Substitution of house type)
23 Bertram Avenue Carnwath Lanark ML11 8TB
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0434
Erection of distillery with ancillary cafe/visitor centre and associated car park, re-alignment/widening of A72 carriageway and formation of access.
Land 470M Northwest Of Browns Garden Centre Lanark Road Larkhall
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0435
Use of outbuilding as self contained studio apartment for short term lets (retrospective)
20 Station Road Biggar ML12 6JN
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/0436
Pruning of overhanging branches of 5 lime trees
4 Central Avenue Cambuslang G72 8AX
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0437
Use of garden ground as hot food take-away with associated serving trailer, decking, and outdoor seating (retrospective)
Mill Cottage Biggar Mill Road Biggar ML12 6LY
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0438
Erection of single storey rear extension, conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation and associated alterations.
55 McGuire Gate Bothwell G71 8FL
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0439
Demolition of existing single-storey extension and stairway, roof alterations, removal of existing front dormer and formation of replacement dormer, erection of two-storey rear extension and demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement garage
11 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8NL
Received 9 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0025/V
Reduction of proposed house sizes
Quarry Farm A726 From East Kilbride To Chapelton Chapelton Strathaven ML10 6SJ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0026/V
Non-material variation to planning consent P/18/1127 to replace communal garden and orchard area with SUDS overflow area and biodisk plant
Cartside Farm Cartside Highway Thorntonhall G74 5AD
Received 4 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0441
Proposed slurry lagoon
North Bankend Farm Stockbriggs From New Trows C13 To Cumberhead Lesmahagow ML11 0HN
Received 9 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0442
Erection of 2 storey side extension.
120 Knocklea Biggar ML12 6EF
Received 9 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0444
Use of ancillary accommodation (2 Huts) for short term lets (in retrospect).
Kirkwood House A702 From Abington A73 At Duneatonfoot To A72 At Coulter Biggar ML12 6PP
Received 10 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0445
Demolition of utility room, erection of single storey rear extension and associated alterations
55 Ashgillhead Road Ashgill ML9 3AF
Received 10 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0028/V
Erection of 2 one and a half storey high detached dwellings and associated access - Variation to permission P/23/0628 with regards to an amended house design and provision of individual vehicular accesses.
Land 67M Northwest Of Holmview A70 From Rigside To Hyndford Bridge Sandilands Lanark
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedP/24/0448
Demolition of rear porch, erection of first and ground floor rear extensions and front dormer window, and associated alterations.
28 Burnhead Road Larkhall ML9 2EH
Received 11 Apr 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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