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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 dates26,791Searchable applications
353Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 24,050 approved or refused records
849Refused applications
23,201 approved · 849 refused · 1,781 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0268
Variation to approved scheme for the construction of a 1,000MW Battery Energy Storage System and associated Infrastructure (EIA Screening Request, Section 36)
Land At Broken Cross Open Cast Coal Mine Tower Road Douglas Lanark ML11 9PB
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0269
Parapet extensions on railway bridge
Overbridge Land To The North Of 59 Queen Street Rutherglen G73 1JP
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0270
Sub-division of garden ground and erection of detached one and a half storey dwellinghouse, double garage/studio, formation of new access and associated works
Thornton Park 50 Peel Road Thorntonhall G74 5AG
Received 10 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0271
Erection of single storey rear extension and decking with associated external alterations
7 Eriskay Avenue Hamilton ML3 8QB
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0272
Erection of a two-storey side extension, and single storey rear extension
6 Mason Gardens Bothwell G71 8FN
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0274
Installation of Battery Electricity Storage System (BESS) and Associated Infrastructure with Generating Capacity of up to 500MW (Section 36 Application)
Land 1.7km South Of Maidengill B7078 From Millbank A70 To Abington Int A702 Douglas Lanark
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0275
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations
56 Belvedere Avenue East Kilbride G74 5DY
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0276
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
108 Philips Wynd Hamilton ML3 8PH
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0277
Formation of front dormer window
49 Victoria Street Larkhall ML9 2BW
Received 12 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0005/PAN
Alterations and extensions to premises including additional cold storage, re-configured loading bay and associated landscaping. (Proposal of Application Notice)
Thistle Seafoods Goldie Road Bothwell Park Industrial Estate Uddingston G71 6LS
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0281
Rear extension to an existing dwelling
1 Mountherrick East Kilbride G75 0SH
Received 12 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0283
Erection of single storey side extension
1 Kirkwall Avenue Blantyre G72 9NU
Received 12 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0284
Proposed extension to rear decking area
4 Heathfield Drive Blackwood ML11 9SR
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0286
Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and erection of single-storey rear extension, raised platform with associated steps and access ramp
74 Coldstream Drive Rutherglen G73 3LJ
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0287
Erection of garden room
Mansefield Manse Road Forth ML11 8AJ
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0288
Erection of 2 adjoining business units (Class 5 or 6) and associated works.
65 Cathcart Road Rutherglen G73 2RF
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0290
Siting of two storage containers in rear garden (in retrospect)
8 Muirlaun Forth Lanark ML11 8AQ
Received 14 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0291
Erection of 2 workshops/retail units (Class 1A and Class 4) for products/services directly associated with agriculture, animal welfare, rural land use, a veterinary practice (Class 1A), car parking and associated land engineering operations.
Land 245M Southeast Of Lanark Agricultural Centre Acorn Road Lanark ML11 AX
Received 14 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0292
Erection of single storey rear extension
9 St Kentigerns Road Lanark ML11 7AS
Received 14 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0293
Erection of single-storey side extension and rear elevation alterations
35 Buller Crescent Blantyre G72 9JF
Received 14 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0294
Front and rear elevation dormer extensions
33 Brouster Hill East Kilbride G74 1AG
Received 14 Mar 2025 - RegisteredP/25/0295
Formation of agricultural accees/egress
Land 50M Southwest Of 1 Huntlybank Gardens Huntlybank Gardens Ravenstruther Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 14 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0296
Installation and display of an internally illuminated fascia sign (Retrospective)
6 London Street Larkhall ML9 1AG
Received 14 Mar 2025 - DecidedP/25/0297
Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension, erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and formation of front dormer
26 Southhill Avenue Rutherglen G73 3TB
Received 14 Mar 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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