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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 dates24,420Searchable applications
350Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,858 approved or refused records
734Refused applications
21,124 approved · 734 refused · 1,606 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0955
Change of use of flat (sui generis) to short-term let (sui generis)
18 Castlegate Lanark ML11 9DZ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0956
Conversion of attic to residential accommodation and associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
20 Sherifflats Road Thankerton Biggar ML12 6PA
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0958
Change of use of swimming pool to habitable accommodation. (Listed Building Consent)
3 Orchard Avenue Bothwell G71 8NF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0959
Erection of single storey side extension
13 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell G71 8BW
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0960
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of rear dormer window
Westgate Beeches School Road Carmichael Biggar ML12 6PG
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0963
Erection of rear extension.
15 Broomhill Gate Larkhall ML9 1ED
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0965
Erection of 5 detached dwelling houses, formation of new access road, land engineering operations including retaining walls and associated landscaping.
Land 52M North Of Nethanbank Lanark Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5QG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0966
Erection of single storey side/rear extension with associated interior alterations and conversion of garage to summer house
4 Lodge Park Biggar ML12 6ER
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0967
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
340 Glasgow Road Blantyre G72 9LQ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0968
Alteration to rear patio doors
59 Fraser Street Cambuslang G72 7AR
Received 5 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0970
Installation of a 20 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with associated infrastructure
Plot 4A Hurlawcrook Road East Kilbride
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0972
Erection of 4 detached dwelling houses with associated road
Land 35M Southeast Of Glencrest Ayr Road Shawsburn Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0973
Erection of 1� storey rear extension
Smithstone House Udston Mill Road Stonehouse ML9 3FL
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0975
Erection of 2 storey side extension to dwellinghouse
3 Napier Crescent Strathaven ML10 6XU
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0978
Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single-storey extension and conversion of existing detached garage to ancillary domestic building
Beechwood Peel Road Thorntonhall G74 5AG
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0051/V
Reduction of depth and extension of width of single-storey extension with associated repositioning of flue (non-material variation to P/24/0338)
34 Macdonald Avenue East Kilbride G74 4SN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0980
Conversion and rebuild of existing outbuilding as workshop and ancillary living accommodation.
Coo Shed Il Wester Yardhouses Road Carnwath ML11 8LH
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0982
Proposed rear extension to Carnwath Mill, proposed new doors to existing stable
Carnwath Mill Spittal Road Carnwath ML11 8LY
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0983
Erection of single storey detached building in rear garden for short term let (certificate of lawfulness - existing)
Caldwell Cottage A743 From Lanark To Ravenstruther Lanark ML11 7SA
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0986
Erection of single storey rear extension and associated decking
8 Andrew Place Carluke ML8 5UD
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0987
Demolition of the existing garage, erection of decking and associated external alterations to the existing dwellinghouse
27 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0988
Demolition of garage (Conservation Area Consent)
27 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0989
Erection of two-storey rear extension
5 Burns Gate Cambuslang G72 8SY
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0990
Erection of free-range poultry unit and feed silos with new access, parking and associated works
Land 360M WSW Of Station Cottage Darvel Road Drumclog Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 8 Aug 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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