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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 dates24,483Searchable applications
350Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 21,915 approved or refused records
736Refused applications
21,179 approved · 736 refused · 1,612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0991
Erection of a side and rear extension
2 Homeston Avenue Bothwell G71 8PL
Received 8 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0992
Erection of residential annexe with associated alterations
The Cottage 7 Sidehead Holdings Sidehead Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3EU
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0053/V
Variation to planning permission P/22/1696 for the installation of enclosure to external stair, omission of rooflights and reorientation of cladding panels
Cunninghame Road Rutherglen
Received 7 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0993
Replacement of existing feeding shed
Cornhill Farm C24 From Thankerton To A702 Biggar ML12 6QE
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0994
Installation of 17.44 kWp roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated infrastructure on roof space
The Village Centre East Mains Baptist Church 12 Maxwell Drive East Kilbride G74 4HG
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0996
External wall insulation to the dwelling house, removal of existing conservatory and extension to the rear of the property
The Old Gardens Harperfield Farm Harperfield Road Sandilands ML11 9TL
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/0997
Crown reduction of four trees (3no. Sycamore and 1no. Lime)
24 Central Avenue Cambuslang G72 8AY
Received 12 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0998
Conversion of garage to habitable accomodation, including erection of an extension and installation of rear decking
88 Oak Wynd Cambuslang G72 7GT
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/0999
Erection of general purpose agricultural building
Normangill Campswater Road Crawford Biggar ML12 6UD
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1001
Erection of ancillary detached building and greenhouse
Meadow House Heads Farm Heads Highway Glassford ML10 6TU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/1003
Felling of lime tree.
26 Old Bothwell Road Bothwell G71 8AW
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1004
Conversion of garage to habitable accomodation
4 Wildcat Drive Cambuslang G72 6AR
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1005
Removal of existing front porch and the erection of a single storey front extension
Blacks House Farm Perryflatts Road Thankerton Biggar ML12 6PL
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1006
Erection of roof extension and associated external alterations to existing dwellinghouse.
19 Main Street Braehead Lanark ML11 8EZ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1007
Extension to the industrial yard and finished goods open gantry.
Medwyn Park Edinburgh Road Carnwath ML11 8HS
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1009
Rear alterations including erection of rear extension
23 Hamilton Road Strathaven ML10 6JA
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1010
Sub-division of garden ground and erection of detached residential dwellinghouse, formation of access and parking (approval of matters specified in conditions 1a -1h, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission in principle P/21/2067)
40 Inglewood Crescent East Kilbride G75 8QD
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1011
Erection of a second storey side extension.
12 Pittenweem Path Blantyre G72 0GZ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1012
Alterations and refurbishment of existing property and construction of new entrance porch with terrace above, side extension, raised patio seating area to the south and east elevation and erection of 1.8m boundary fence.
The Acres Boag Road Sandford Strathaven ML10 6PJ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1014
Erection of slurry tower and associated earth engineering works. (Prior notification)
Browntod Farm Strathaven Road Hamilton ML3 7XP
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1015
Proposed cladding of existing boundary wall and associated alterations
58 High Street Biggar ML12 6BJ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedP/24/1016
Proposed cladding of existing boundary wall and associated alterations (Listed Building Application)
58 High Street Biggar ML12 6BJ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - RegisteredCAT/24/0007
Community Asset Transfer request to purchase the Eastfield Community Centre, Dukes Road, Cambuslang, G72 7BA
Eastfield Community Centre Dukes Road Cambuslang G72 7BA
Received 15 Aug 2024 - RegisteredCAT/24/0008
Community asset transfer request to lease for 50 years the Dunedin Pitches and Pavilion, East Kilbride, G75 8QQ
Dunedin Pitch And Pavilion Nassau Place East Kilbride
Received 15 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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