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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 dates27,512Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 24,712 approved or refused records
878Refused applications
23,834 approved · 878 refused · 1,832 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jan 2007 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0595
Erection of single storey side extension to existing dwellinghouse
20 Cherrytree Wynd East Kilbride G75 0GA
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0596
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
70 Clover Crescent Cambuslang G72 6AD
Received 23 May 2025 - WithdrawnP/25/0597
Erection of welfare and storage building
Land 60M ENE Of Clyde Valley Kindergarten Lanark Road Stonebyres Lanark ML11 9UP
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0598
Change of use of flatted dwelling (sui generis) to short-term let (sui generis) (retrospective)
Flat 3 2 School Street Hamilton ML3 6SD
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0599
Conversion of garage to habitable room and formation of first floor side extension over it
43 Stewartfield Drive East Kilbride G74 4UA
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0600
Erection of single storey side extension, garage converion to habitable accommodation, and associated alterations.
1 Mason Gardens Bothwell G71 8FN
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0601
Erection of single-storey extension and formation of balcony at rear of dwellinghouse
38 Grenville Drive Cambuslang G72 8DP
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0602
Installation of shop front
62A Castle Street Hamilton ML3 6BU
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0603
Erection of double garage
Garbank Lanark Road Garrion Bridge Larkhall ML9 2UB
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0604
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions with associated internal alterations to existing dwellinghouse
70 Fraser Street Cambuslang G72 7AR
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0605
Change of use of agricultural land to garden ground, demolition of rear conservatory, decking and garage and erection of rear/side extensions with associated alterations, decking and attached double garage
Cultyre Hartree Entries Road Biggar ML12 6JS
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0606
Proposed garage conversion to existing dwellinghouse
16 Laguna Wynd East Kilbride G74 5EA
Received 26 May 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0608
Restoration of burn to re-instate natural geomorphology including realignment of channel and replacement footbridges and associated operations
Biggar Burn Biggar Mill Road Biggar
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0609
Construction of child day care nursery with associated parking and formation of new access.
Land 75M Northwest Of St Cadoc's Church Rosebank Drive Cambuslang
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0610
Residential-led mixed use development of up to 600 homes (including 250 affordable homes), neighbourhood retail, new vehicular and pedestrian access, peat restoration, open space, landscaping, parking and associated infrastructure (EIA screening opinion request)
Langlands West Auldhouse Road East Kilbride G75 0RH
Received 20 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0611
Erection of single storey rear extension to existing dwellinghouse
12 Milrig Road Rutherglen G73 2NH
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0612
Removal of chimney stack and replacement with flue upon front roof plane with associated external alterations (Retrospective)
53 Wellshot Drive Cambuslang G72 8BN
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0613
Installation of new gabled roof incorporating a rear dormer window and extended chimney.
2 Dornoch Way Blantyre G72 0GR
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0614
Erection of two 2-storey rear extensions and associated decking
8 Downfield Gardens Bothwell G71 8UW
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0615
Formation of front and rear dormer windows and associated alterations
270 Viewfield Road Tarbrax West Calder EH55 8XF
Received 27 May 2025 - WithdrawnP/25/0616
Erection of extension and decking to the rear of existing dwellighouse
23 East Kilbride Road Rutherglen G73 5EA
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0617
Erection of first-floor balcony to front of dwellinghouse
6 Knightley Gardens East Kilbride G75 7DN
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0618
Installation of replacement uPVC sash and case windows (Prior Notification)
22 Uddingston Road Bothwell G71 8PH
Received 21 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0619
Erection of stables and field shelters (In retrospect)
Manse Road Forth Lanark ML11 8AJ
Received 27 May 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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