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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,557 approved · 485 refused · 594 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Roadhead Farm Shieldhill Road Quothquan Biggar ML12 6ND
Received 29 Apr 2019Land Surrounding Kilnhill Farm Limekilnburn Road Quarter Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 24 Apr 2019146 Neilsland Road Hamilton ML3 8EX
Received 30 Apr 2019West Winds Peel Road Thorntonhall G74 5AG
Received 30 Apr 201927 Deveron Crescent Hamilton ML3 9PB
Received 30 Apr 2019Lanark Station Bannatyne Street Lanark ML11 7JS
Received 30 Apr 2019Land Adjacent To Shott Farm Blantyre G72 9UD
Received 25 Apr 2019Craigend Farm Craigend Road Auldhouse G75 9DR
Received 24 Apr 201941 Smithycroft Hamilton ML3 7UL
Received 30 Apr 20196 Blackhill View Law Carluke ML8 5JZ
Received 30 Apr 2019Laigh Netherfield Farm Stonehouse Road Strathaven South Lanarkshire ML10 6TA
Received 1 May 20192 Kincath Avenue Rutherglen G73 4RP
Received 1 May 201918 Castle Chimmins Road Cambuslang G72 8XF
Received 1 May 201930A Westport Lanark ML11 9HE
Received 25 Apr 201912 Hawthorn Hill Hamilton ML3 7LR
Received 1 May 201916 Redwood Close Hamilton ML3 8SY
Received 1 May 201923 Stonebyres Holdings Access For Stonebyres Holdings From A72 To B7018 And B7086 Stonebyres Lanark ML11 9UW
Received 1 May 2019Campsie View Parkneuk Road Blantyre G72 0TP
Received 1 May 20195 Dunclutha Drive Bothwell G71 8SQ
Received 1 May 2019Hemmingway's Bar 1-3 Keith Street Hamilton ML3 7BL
Received 2 May 2019Hemmingway's Bar 1-3 Keith Street Hamilton ML3 7BL
Received 2 May 201914 Merrick Gardens Quarter Hamilton ML3 7XS
Received 2 May 201917 Coldstream Drive Rutherglen G73 3LH
Received 26 Apr 201951 Morriston Park Drive Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire G72 7LJ
Received 26 Apr 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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