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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.
10,646 approved · 486 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjacent To Eaglesham Road East Kilbride
Received 22 May 2019Plot 9 Townfoot Elsrickle Biggar South Lanarkshire ML12 6QZ
Received 17 May 201915 Rogerhill Gait Kirkmuirhill Lanark ML11 9XR
Received 17 May 2019Heathland Forest A706 From Forth To Northern Boundary Wilsontown Lanark
Received 22 May 201945 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6DZ
Received 22 May 201939 Buchanan Drive Rutherglen G73 3PF
Received 23 May 2019The Mill Darvel Road Strathaven ML10 6QD
Received 23 May 2019Route 74 Teiglum Road Lesmahagow ML11 0FA
Received 23 May 201946 Holmhills Terrace Cambuslang Glasgow G72 8ER
Received 23 May 201981-83 High Street Lanark ML11 7LN
Received 24 May 201981-83 High Street Lanark ML11 7LN
Received 24 May 2019123-125 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7DR
Received 24 May 2019123-125 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7DR
Received 24 May 2019Proposed New House - 50M West Of Heights Of Coldstream East Coldstream Farm Coldstream Highway Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 24 May 2019Ross Dhu Equestrian Sunnyside Farm Wee Sunnyside Road Larkhall ML9 1RB
Received 24 May 2019Land 75M West Of The Manse Manse Road Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 24 May 201983 Main Street Forth Lanark ML11 8AA
Received 27 May 2019Crossford House Access For Stonebyres Holdings From A72 To B7018 And B7086 Stonebyres Lanark ML11 9UW
Received 27 May 2019112 Livingstone Drive East Kilbride G75 0EN
Received 27 May 2019New Bridge 1100M East Of Auchendaff Farm Cottage Glentaggart Road Glespin Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 28 May 201921 Mid Road Biggar ML12 6AW
Received 24 May 2019Land 35M Northeast Of 8 Silvermuir Holdings Silvermuir Road Ravenstruther Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 29 May 2019Plot B Rutherglen Links Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 29 May 20194 Silvermuir Holdings Lanark Road Ravenstruther Lanark ML11 7SD
Received 24 May 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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