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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 dates23,657Searchable applications
351Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,179 approved or refused records
702Refused applications
20,477 approved · 702 refused · 1,523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0035/V
Removal of side dormer, reduction of decking area, reduction of garage floor area and eaves height, removal of clerestory windows, addition of four rooflights (non-material variation to P/23/1260)
170 Dukes Road Rutherglen G73 5AF
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0566
Formation of new door opening to the rear elevation and rooflights
18 Overtoun Drive Rutherglen G73 2QD
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0568
Change of use from beauty salon to form hot food takeaway and installation of external flue to rear of unit
13A Hunter Street East Kilbride G74 4LZ
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0569
Erection of side extension incorporating roofspace accommodation.
5 Strawlaw Biggarshiels Road Biggar ML12 6RE
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0571
Demolition of garage and conservatory and erection of two story side extension and single storey front extension.
8 Martha Place Larkhall ML9 2RA
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0572
Erection of single storey rear extension.
5 Braehead Avenue Larkhall ML9 1AR
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0573
Redevelopment of existing farm buildings to provide farm workers dwellings, new agricultural buildings, estate office and main farmhouse with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure - Application to discharge conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of consent P/20/1047
Auchentibber Farm Auchentibber Road Blantyre
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0574
Installation of an in excess of 50 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure (EIA Screening Opinion)
Land 1.7km South Of Maidengill B7078 From Millbank A70 To Abington Int A702 Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0575
Installation of rear dormer window and associated front rooflight.
12 Elizabeth Wynd Hamilton ML3 7AF
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0577
Proposed garage conversion
21 Blackthorn Wynd Cambuslang G72 7TY
Received 9 May 2024 - RegisteredCAT/24/0001
Multiple expressions of interest for lease of Coulter Hall, Birthwood Road, Coulter, ML12 6PT.
Coulter Hall C21 From Birthwood Road Coulter To Eastmains Coulter Biggar South Lanarkshire ML12 6PZ
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0580
Erection of two cattle sheds
Roadhead Farm Shieldhill Road Quothquan Biggar ML12 6ND
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0581
Erection of farm worker's dwellinghouse
Westown Farm Westown Pettinain Lanark ML11 8SL
Received 9 May 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/0582
Removal of beech tree
47 Davies Acre East Kilbride G74 5BZ
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0584
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation and erection of attached outbuilding and canopy with associated alterations
5 Henderson Way Strathaven ML10 6GS
Received 10 May 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0036/V
Variation to planning permission P/24/0019 to reduce garage size of the Richford housetype, repositioning of road, relocation of substation, inclusion of gas governor and details of play equipment
Land 360M NNE Of Hallside Manse Manse Brae Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0588
Erection of single storey side extension
Angels Hotel 114 Main Street Uddingston G71 7HZ
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0589
Erection of first-floor rear extension
30 St Stephens Avenue Rutherglen G73 5LZ
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0590
Erection of single storey extension to dwelling house
16 Abercorn Drive Hamilton ML3 7EX
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0591
Erection of single-storey rear extension to shop (Class 1A)
13 Green Street Strathaven ML10 6LT
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0592
Erection of single storey rear extension.
37A Sheepburn Road Uddingston G71 7DT
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0593
Change of use of residential property to serviced short term residential accommodation (retrospective) - Application to delete Condition 01 of planning permission P/21/1967 regarding temporary nature of development.
34 Bruce Terrace Blantyre G72 9AG
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0594
Erection of single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension, second storey linking structure, installation of replacement windows and associated external alterations.
Rowanbank 21 Main Street Carnwath Lanark ML11 8JU
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0595
Demolition of existing dwelling with erection of one and a half storey replacement dwellinghouse, formation of access and associated landscaping.
Meadow Cottage Access From Goremire Road To Green Towers Road Formerly Old Lanark Road Braidwood Carluke ML8 4PP
Received 13 May 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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