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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates24,219Searchable applications
351Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,673 approved or refused records
723Refused applications
20,950 approved · 723 refused · 1,589 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0862
Formation of additional secure dog field at existing facility, including erection of an additional shelter and 1700 mm high fencing.
Land 150M East Of Clydeway Golf Performance Centre Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0863
Demolition of front porch and erection of replacement front porch
35 Lochalsh Place Blantyre G72 9LU
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0864
Change of use of restaurant (Class 3) to dwellinghouse (Class 9) and associated alterations including ground levelling
56 Lanark Road Crossford ML8 5RE
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0865
Erection of single-storey side and rear extension with associated raised platform and front porch with associated alterations to garage
43 Upper Bourtree Drive Rutherglen G73 4EJ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0866
Erection of dwellinghouse with associated works
East Brackenridge Farm Breckonridge Highway Strathaven ML10 6QB
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0867
Erection of single storey rear extension
50 Dalcraig Crescent Blantyre G72 9NB
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0869
Alterations to shopfront, interior and ventilation system (Listed Building Consent)
176 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 6QR
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0871
Installation of replacement composite doors to no. 9 and. no.11 Guschet Place
9 And 11 Guschet Place Lanark ML11 9DN
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0873
Formation of front dormer and rear dormer
28 Hillend Road Rutherglen G73 4JX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0874
Erection of single storey rear/side extension and installation of rear dormer window.
18 Fernslea Avenue Blantyre G72 9PJ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0875
Erection of single-storey rear extension and raised platform with associated stairs
41 Upper Bourtree Drive Rutherglen G73 4EJ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0876
Subdivision of garden ground and the erection of a detached dwellinghouse with associated alterations
56 Bents Road Chapelton ML10 6SA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0877
Demolition of former dwellinghouse and erection of replacement dwelling with detached garage, 2.5 metre high fence adjacent to motorway boundary with integrated agricultural shed,
Valleyfield House Leadhills Road Abington Biggar ML12 6RN
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0878
Use of vacant shop as an extension to adjoining unit (No. 3) for food and drink purposes (Class 3) with ancillary hot food sales.
5 Allanton Gardens Ferniegair ML3 7GQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0879
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse with integral garage
6 Mauldslie Castle Orchard Mauldslie Road Carluke ML8 5FJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - RegisteredCAT/24/0006
Community Asset Transfer request for 25 year lease of The Raploch Football Complex, Burnbrae Street, Larkhall, ML9 1AL
Raploch Football Pavilion Burnbrae Street Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0882
Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and erection of replacement extension with mezzanine floor to ground floor retail unit (Class 1A)
Unit 1 11 Green Street Strathaven ML10 6LT
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0883
Installation of electric vehicle chargers, associated plant and canopy
Hamilton Services M74 Hamilton Service Area - Northbound Hamilton Service Area Hamilton ML3 6JW
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0884
Enclosure of balcony with windows
78 Hamilton Park North Hamilton ML3 0FG
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0885
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and associated works
Development Plot Upper Corra Farm C11 From Brocketsbrae To C10 At Wellshields Sandilands Lanark
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0886
Erection of single storey rear extension
8 Jedburgh Street Blantyre G72 0SU
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0887
Erection of raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse and associated works
5 Burnfoot Crescent Rutherglen G73 5DT
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0888
Erection of boundary fencing and gates
1 Redwood Avenue East Kilbride G74 5PE
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0889
Erection of single-storey rear infill extension
68 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8AG
Received 17 Jul 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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