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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 dates24,339Searchable applications
350Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,789 approved or refused records
734Refused applications
21,055 approved · 734 refused · 1,594 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/24/0928
Proposed residential development for 43 units (19 dwellings and 24 flats) with associated works
3 New Road Cambuslang G72 7PU
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0929
Erection of dwellinghouse (Approval of matters specified in conditions 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of planning permission in principle P/22/1633).
Townhead Of Priestgill Low Kype Highway Strathaven ML10 6PS
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0930
Erection of first floor side extension
6 Duchess Court Hamilton ML3 7DW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0931
Erection of two storey side extension
67 Bourtree Road Hamilton ML3 8PU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0049/V
Deletion of rear extension and alterations to external finishes (Amendment to consent P/23/1321).
95 Brownlee Road Law ML8 5JD
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0932
Extension to existing platform, installation of harmonic filter (approximately 6.1 metres high) to existing substation, extension of fence and associated works
Linnmill Electricity Sub Station B7018 From Dillarburn To Kirkfieldbank A72 Lanark
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0933
Erection of double garage and associated retaining walls
Craigpark 17 Laighlands Road Bothwell G71 8AJ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0934
Installation of ventilation grilles to solum of platform 2 station building (retrospective)
Lanark Station Bannatyne Street Lanark ML11 7JS
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0935
Erection of free-standing digital-48 sheet billboard
Land 60M West Of Unit A Stroud Trade Park Stroud Road East Kilbride
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0936
Change of use of upper floor to residential (flat) and installation of new entrance door (existing window opening) and associated internal alterations.
2 Market Place Carluke ML8 4BP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0937
Amendment to planning consent P/18/1127 to replace communal garden and orchard area with SUDS overflow area and biodisk plant
Site Of Former Cartside Farm Cartside Highway Thorntonhall G74 5AD
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0938
Erection of D6 small format advertising display
Land 11M Northwest Of Stonehouse Service Station Strathaven Road Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 30 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0939
Erection of 386 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and infrastructure (amendment to CR/15/0239 affecting plots 501 to 507)
Land 425M Northeast Of Gilbertfield Farm Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang G72 8WS
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0940
Erection of rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
10 Swift Bank Hamilton ML3 8PX
Received 30 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0941
Erection of residential annexe outbuilding with associated works
The Byres Millwell Road East Kilbride G75 0QL
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0942
External alterations and extensions, including relocation of entrance, new access door, new glazing and cladding and associated work
Unit 8 Palace Grounds Retail Park Palace Grounds Road Hamilton ML3 6AD
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0943
Demolition of existing slurry tank and erection of replacement slurry tank with associated works
Dykehead Farm Bellscroft Road Boghead ML11 0JQ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0944
Erection of single storey side extension
39 Crofthead Street Uddingston G71 7JQ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedP/24/0945
Erection of ancillary detached building (retrospective)
54 Canonbie Avenue East Kilbride G74 4GH
Received 31 Jul 2024 - RegisteredP/24/0949
Works to existing oak tree covered by Tree Preservation Order
34 Menteith Place Rutherglen G73 5RQ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0950
Refurbishment of existing building including structural steelwork, new handrails and fenestration grilles.
Bonnington Pavilion Bonnington Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0951
Refurbishment of restaurant including external alterations (conversion of window to door) installation of awning and additional external seating.
67 - 69 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6DZ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0952
Erection of outbuilding for use by existing nursery (retrospective)
7 Cairns Road Cambuslang G72 8PX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0953
Change of use of outbuildings to boutique craft distillery and associated storage
Outbuilding Netherfield House C122 Strathaven To Glassford Glassford Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 1 Aug 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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