Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
10,757 approved · 490 refused · 607 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Site Of Former Rolls Royce Factory Mavor Avenue Nerston Ind Est East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 2 Jul 2019Wellbrae Reservoir Muttonhole Road Hamilton
Received 2 Jul 2019Land 165M East Of 1 George Paul Road A721 From Carnwath To A702 Melbourne Carnwath Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 2 Jul 201912 Avonside Grove Hamilton ML3 7DL
Received 1 Jul 201990 Dalcraig Crescent Blantyre G72 9NH
Received 2 Jul 20198 Clamps Grove East Kilbride G74 2EZ
Received 2 Jul 20195 Staneholm Road Strathaven ML10 6JH
Received 2 Jul 2019Site Of Former House 4B Mill Road Bothwell
Received 2 Jul 2019East Of Hyndford Road Hyndford Bridge Lanark ML11 8SQ
Received 2 Jul 2019Uddingston Park And Ride Girdons Way Uddingston
Received 3 Jul 201944 Windsor Gardens Hamilton ML3 0ND
Received 3 Jul 20196 Hillhouse Gate Carluke ML8 4BW
Received 3 Jul 2019The Tillietudlem Inn 14 Lanark Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5RE
Received 3 Jul 20195 Whiteshaw View Strathaven ML10 6UE
Received 3 Jul 2019Park Farm Biggar Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LU
Received 4 Jul 2019Burnfoot Farm Haywood Forth Lanark ML11 8ES
Received 4 Jul 2019Land 100M ENE Of East Windyedge Lethame Highway Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 4 Jul 20193 Belstane Road Carluke ML8 4BG
Received 4 Jul 201974 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6DS
Received 4 Jul 201917 Coldstream Drive Rutherglen G73 3LH
Received 4 Jul 2019Low Mill Villa 11 Orchard Street Carluke ML8 5AJ
Received 4 Jul 2019Stoneyhill Farm Muirkirk Road Dungavel Strathaven ML10 6RG
Received 4 Jul 201953 Glasgow Road Strathaven ML10 6LZ
Received 4 Jul 2019Plot 1 Land 72M Southwest Of Dillarview Dillarburn Road Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 4 Jul 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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