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South Lanarkshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official South Lanarkshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates26,137Searchable applications
353Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 23,440 approved or refused records
813Refused applications
22,627 approved · 813 refused · 1,738 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Dec 2007 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/25/0027
Replacement of rear window with patio doors in flatted dwelling
112 Blairbeth Road Rutherglen G73 5BT
Received 13 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0031
Proposed slurry tank
South Brackenridge Farm C14 From Deadwaters B7086 To Coalburn Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0HP
Received 14 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0032
Front door relocation from the west facing elevation to the north elevation of an existing porch
76 Limeside Avenue Rutherglen G73 3PW
Received 14 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0033
Erection of vehicle charging station with associated infrastructure, landscaping and vending refreshment point
Land 125M WSW Of Sanmex Buildings Downiebrae Road Rutherglen
Received 14 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0034
Single-storey rear extension to dwelling
32 Raeburn Avenue East Kilbride G74 3JR
Received 14 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0035
Erection of single storey side extension and one and a half storey side extension and associated alterations to dwelling
48 Howieshill Avenue Cambuslang G72 8PL
Received 14 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0036
Enlargement of existing garage
19 Thistle Crescent Larkhall ML9 2PX
Received 14 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0037
Use of cottage for short term let purposes (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
Groom's Cottage Lindsaylands Lindsaylands Road Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 15 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0039
Single storey rear extension and domestic garage to side
2 Maidenburn Steadings Threestanes Highway Strathaven ML10 6RN
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0041
Conversion of loft and increase in height of existing dormer
14 Inglewood Crescent East Kilbride G75 8QD
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0042
Installation of replacement Upvc windows in front and side elevation (Prior Notification)
1 John Street Biggar ML12 6AE
Received 15 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0044
Erection and operation of Battery Energy Storage Scheme (BESS) with associated infractructue and access (Section 36 Consultation)
Land At Red Moss B7078 Crawfordjohn Biggar ML12 6SX
Received 14 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnP/25/0045
Demolition of flat roofed rear extension, erection of replacement rear extension with raised patio, installation of rear rooflight and formation of new driveway from rear of property
60 Castlegate Lanark ML11 9EF
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0046
Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement garage
15 Burnside Road Rutherglen G73 4RL
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0047
Installation of replacement Upvc double glazed windows (Prior Approval)
1 Bendigo Place Lanark ML11 9AP
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0048
Erection of single storey rear extension to existing dwellinghouse
7 Canonbie Lane East Kilbride G74 4GE
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0051
Enlargement of existing service yards including the erection of boundary fencing and associated works
5 Kelvin Park South East Kilbride G75 0RH
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0053
Demolition of existing sunroom, erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and formation of additional decking to the rear of the house (Variation to P/23/0294; enlargement of single-storey rear extension and amendment of rear patio footprint, and associated external alterations) (Retrospective)
Whiteshawgate Farm Whiteshawgate Highway Strathaven ML10 6SY
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0054
Siting of converted storage containers to form hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) with associated works
Land Adjacent To 2 Singer Road Kelvin Industrial Estate East Kilbride G75 0XS
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0056
Erection of upper floor extension to existing dwellinghouse
Midlinbank Farm C133 Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven ML10 6RD
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0057
Extension of existing restaurant/bar premises to replace outdoor beer garden with additional indoor space
The Waterside 31 Waterside Street Strathaven ML10 6AW
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Tree Works approvedP/25/0058
Removal of Sitka Spruce and Cypress trees
39 Commercial Road Strathaven ML10 6LX
Received 20 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0060
Garage conversion
20 Arrol Wynd Cambuslang G72 7UX
Received 20 Jan 2025 - DecidedP/25/0061
Development of 150MW BESS with Associated Infrastructure inclusive of Reinstatement of Access Points. (S36 Consultation)
Site Of Former 5 - 9 Dalmarnock Road Rutherglen
Received 17 Jan 2025
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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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