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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 dates27,998Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 25,164 approved or refused records
898Refused applications
24,266 approved · 898 refused · 1,866 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/25/0712
Formation of a Juliet balcony on existing front dormer
Bracken House Carlisle Road Crawford Biggar ML12 6TW
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0713
Erection of two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension
30 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8NL
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0714
Change of use to Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) for use as a gym
Block 2, Unit 4 Glasgow Road Trading Estate Rosendale Way Blantyre G72 0NA
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0715
Erection of single storey side extension with associated alterations, and erection of front porch
61 Rhyber Avenue Lanark ML11 7AR
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Awaiting decisionP/25/0716
Erection of 22 houses, construction of access road, underground services and reprofiling a section of Carwood Road (B7016) and associated verge/field edge regrading (Planning Permission in Principle).
Land 150M West Of Loaningdale House B7016 From Carnwath To Biggar Biggar ML12 6LX
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0033/V
Formation of extension to Cuningar Loop Woodland Park incorporating open space, path network and ground remediation with associated works - Non-material variation of application P/24/1501 with regards to the height and profile of the landscaped bund
Cuningar Woodland Park Downiebrae Road Rutherglen G73 1PW
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0717
Erection of 2 single storey side extensions, demolition of garage and erection of ancillary outbuilding in the rear residential curtilage.
3 South Deanpark Avenue Bothwell G71 8HG
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0719
Use of depot and adjacent land as car parking (Sui Generis), installation of 12 EVC parking spaces with associated EV chargers, the construction of a substation, and associated alterations
Land 16M North Of Unit 1 Rutherglen Retail Park Dalmarnock Road Rutherglen
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0017/PAN
Installation of battery energy storage system (BESS), land north of Leadhill Road and west of Elvenfoot
Land To The North Of Leadhills Road (B7040) West Of Elvanfoot
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0722
Demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement single storey extension with associated raised platform at rear of dwellinghouse
8 Burncleuch Avenue Cambuslang G72 8NU
Received 20 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0723
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room with associated alterations (Retrospective)
45 Wallace Wynd Cambuslang G72 8SE
Received 20 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0724
Section 36 Consultation, Hagshaw Long Duration Electricity Storage Scheme (LDESS) with a capacity of up to 500MW and associated infrastructure on land at Conexus West (M74 Heat and Energy Park).
Land 280M Southwest Of Dalquhandy CHP Access From B7078 To Dalquhandy Quarry Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedP/25/0725
Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single-storey rear extension and associated alterations.
10 Pegasus Avenue Carluke ML8 5TN
Received 20 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0727
Erection of single-storey side extension
12 Manitoba Crescent East Kilbride G75 8NN
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0728
Installation of replacement garage roof and erection of single storey front garage extension. Erection of single storey front/side canopy. Erection of single storey rear extension.
1 Vicars Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3EB
Received 23 Jun 2025 - WithdrawnP/25/0729
Erection of one and a half storey side extension to existing dwellinghouse
North Lodge Kersewell College A70 From Carnwath To Boundary By Tarbrax Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LG
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0730
Erection of single storey extension and alterations to existing dormer at rear of dwellinghouse
51 Coalburn Road Coalburn Lanark ML11 0LH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0034/V
Deletion of stone quoins, window surrounds and variation of external finish to proposed extension (Non-material variation to P/24/1199)
7 Whitefield Avenue Cambuslang G72 8NP
Received 20 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0035/V
Change to floor layout and associated window and door changes to units 6 & 7 and addition of dormer windows to unit 7 (non-material variation to P/24/1079)
Upper Muirhouse Farm C37 From Harelaw Roundabout A706 To A70 At Tarbrax Cleghorn Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 20 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0732
Erection of single-storey side extension with raised platform, attic conversion including rooflight installation, and replacement of windows and doors
30 Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6LF
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0733
Erection of single-storey side extension with raised platform, attic conversion including rooflight installation, and replacement of windows and doors
30 Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6LF
Received 23 Jun 2025 - WithdrawnP/25/0734
Erection of 5 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land Adjacent To 2 Bridgend View Bridgend View Carluke ML8 4HL
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedP/25/0736
Formation of two dormer windows, with associated alterations
9 Alder Avenue Hamilton ML3 7LN
Received 23 Jun 2025 - WithdrawnP/25/0737
Erection of 2 detached dwelling houses, formation of access and associated works.
Land 25M South Of 3 Ayr Road Ayr Road Shawsburn Larkhall
Received 23 Jun 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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