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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 dates23,815Searchable applications
351Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,317 approved or refused records
710Refused applications
20,607 approved · 710 refused · 1,541 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0654
Erection of single storey rear extension with associated alterations
131 Strathaven Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3JN
Received 27 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0656
Erection of single storey rear extension, installation of rear dormer and roof window in front elevation.
5 Belvidere Drive Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7FZ
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0040/V
Non-material variation to planning consent P/23/0518 to amend the drainage details associated with the proposed development
41 James Watt Place College Milton Industrial Estate G74 5HG
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0658
Erection of front and rear extension with decking to hall and rearrangement of car parking and landscaping.
Wiston Hall Millrig Road Wiston Biggar ML12 6HT
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0659
Demolition of garage and erection of single-storey side extension with repositioned soil vent pipe
18 Drumsargard Road Rutherglen G73 5AJ
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0661
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
11 Strathallan Avenue East Kilbride G75 8GX
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0662
Demolition of building and erection of dwellinghouse and associated works.
Land 35M West Of Waterside Millwell Road East Kilbride G75 0QL
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0663
Installation and display of two non-illuminated signs
Coalburn 1 BESS B7078 From Cairnhouses C13 To Millbank Int A70 Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0664
Erection of single-storey rear and side extension
52 Colville Drive Rutherglen G73 3LY
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0665
Formation of a private way for forestry purposes.
Land 1km Northeast Of Lettershaws Cottage B797 From Abington A702 To Leadhills Abington Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0666
Formation of a private way for forestry purposes.
Redding Farm Woodland Waterhead Peelhill Highway Between A71 And B743 Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0010/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated infrastructure and amenity space (Proposal of Application Notice)
East Overton Strathaven
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0667
Erection of shed and formation of access
Newton Farm Newton Highway Strathaven ML10 6PA
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0669
Installation of roof mounted solar PV panels, air source heat pumps, acoustic fencing and external alterations to the building
3 Macdonald Street Rutherglen G73 2QW
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0670
Erection of 1st floor accommodation above existing single storey rear extension.
9 Royellen Avenue Hamilton ML3 8QH
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0671
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension and associated alterations.
25 High Patrick Street Hamilton ML3 7JB
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0673
Alterations to existing boundary wall to widen access.
Uddingston Old Parish Church Old Glasgow Road Uddingston G71 7HF
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0676
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land 360M NNE Of Hallside Manse Manse Brae Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0677
Installation of 4 new windows in rear elevation and formation of new door in front elevation (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed).
Hamilton Fire Station 99 Bothwell Road Hamilton ML3 0EA
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0679
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated roof alterations
409 Kingsbridge Drive Rutherglen G73 2BT
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0680
Conversion and extension of redundant farm building to form dwellinghouse with associated works
Kelvinhead New Kayes Road Auchenheath ML11 9XJ
Received 31 May 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0681
Proposed extension to Cloburn Quarry to allow for continued excavation and processing of hard rock for 42 years and thereafter a 2 year reinstatement period.
Cloburn Quarry A73 From Symington A72 To Hyndford Bridge Thankerton Biggar ML11 8SR
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedP/24/0682
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated flue
30 Calderwood Road Rutherglen G73 3HE
Received 31 May 2024 - RegisteredP/24/0683
Section 42 application to delete condition 29 and to vary conditions 02, 05, 08, 19 and 34 attached to Planning Permission CL/09/0086 for extension to quarry, creation of new access, continued operation of asphalt and concrete plants and final restoration of the site.
Cloburn Quarry A73 From Symington A72 To Hyndford Bridge Thankerton Biggar ML11 8SR
Received 31 May 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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