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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 dates23,924Searchable applications
352Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,414 approved or refused records
712Refused applications
20,702 approved · 712 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0714
Listed building application. Change of Use of Ground Floor Area from Bingo Hall into Restaurant, internal alterations, installation of external ventilation system, partial removal of external wall for formation of external walkway (C Listed Building).
Bingo Hall 58 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HY
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0715
Change of Use of Ground Floor Area from Bingo Hall into Restaurant, internal alterations, installation of external ventilation system, partial removal of external wall for formation of external walkway.
Bingo Hall 58 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HY
Received 6 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0716
Erection of detached double garage with associated land engineering operations including gabion basket retaining wall.
Craigpark 17 Laighlands Road Bothwell G71 8AJ
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0717
Erection of front extension
15 Millheugh Place Blantyre G72 0HG
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0718
Change of use of library (Class 10) to shop (Class 1A) and associated alterations
Larkhall Library - Former Muir Street Larkhall ML9 2BZ
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0719
Change of use of storage and distribution unit (Class 6) to soft play centre (Class 11) and associated alterations/refurbishment including extract flue (retrospective)
Block 4 Cadzow Industrial Estate Hamilton ML3 7QU
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0720
Change of use of amenity greenspace to form driveway and vehicle access
51 Quebec Drive East Kilbride G75 8SD
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0721
Demolition of commercial building and erection of dwellinghouse and associated infrastructure
17 Bellshill Road Bothwell G71 8BJ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0722
Change of use of agricultural land to dog exercising field with associated works
Land 230M Northwest Of Waterside Lodge Carmunnock Bypass East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0724
Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and erection of replacement single-storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
22 Cadzow Drive Cambuslang G72 8ND
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0725
Discharge of planning obligation contained within the Section 75 Agreement in respect of Planning Consent HM/05/0161
Avon Valley Equestrian Centre Sandford Road Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire ML9 3PB
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0726
Enlargement and remodelling of staircase enclosure
5A Blantyre Mill Road Bothwell G71 8DD
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0727
Demolition of car port and erection of shed
16 Glasgow Road Uddingston G71 7AS
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0728
Use of maximum 4 bedrooms in 5 bedroom house for B&B
Farmhouse Bamflatt Farm Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6TA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0729
Sub-division of garden ground and erection of 1.5 storey dwellinghouse with associated works
Little Dripps Cottage Holehouse Highway Thorntonhall G74 5AW
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0730
Change of use of existing vacant retail unit to cafe (restricted cooking).
90 Stonelaw Road Rutherglen G73 3ED
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0731
Erection of garden outbuilding/home office (In retrospect)
152 Station Road Blantyre G72 9BT
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0732
Formation of 4 touring caravan plots, new access and associated works
Collierhall Farm Collierhall Road Douglas Water Lanark ML11 9TU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0733
Formation of side dormer
3 Sidehead Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3EX
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0734
Installation of 20-metre-high telecommunications mast with ancillary cabinets and associated works (Prior notification)
Land 50M WNW Of 11 Blairbeth Place Blairbeth Road Rutherglen
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0735
Formation of no 1. house plot - application for matters specified in conditions 1, 4, and 5 of P/22/1450
Plot 5 Middlebank Ayr Road Ravenstruther ML11 8NL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0738
Erection of anemometer mast up to 100 metre high (temporary)
Low Drumclog Farm C136 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QE
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0739
Erection of 182 dwellinghouses with associated roads, drainage, landscaping and open space (amendment to P/24/0019)
Land 360M NNE Of Hallside Manse Manse Brae Cambuslang G72 7XF
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP/24/0043/V
Amendment to size of 2no. rear windows and reduction in width of dormer extension (non-material variation to P/23/0696)
10 Craigallian Avenue Cambuslang G72 8RP
Received 11 Jun 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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