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.
10,911 approved · 493 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Woodhead Gardens Bothwell G71 8AS
Received 27 Aug 2019Land 22M Southwest Of Mayfield House Edinburgh Road Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 27 Aug 20199 Wellbrae Chapelton Strathaven ML10 6RT
Received 28 Aug 20193 Beech Avenue Rutherglen G73 4RJ
Received 28 Aug 201928 Furrow Crescent Cambuslang G72 6WN
Received 26 Aug 2019Press Buildings Campbell Street Hamilton ML3 6AS
Received 28 Aug 201922 Plough Drive Cambuslang G72 6WT
Received 28 Aug 2019226 Kingsheath Avenue Rutherglen G73 2DB
Received 29 Aug 2019Asda Clydeview Shopping Centre Glasgow Road Blantyre G72 0AQ
Received 29 Aug 20193 Frederick Boulevard Thorntonhall G74 5DE
Received 29 Aug 201964 Stewarton Drive Cambuslang G72 8DG
Received 29 Aug 201938 Millburn Gardens East Kilbride G75 8RL
Received 29 Aug 2019160 Carlisle Road Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7TX
Received 29 Aug 2019Land 440M NNE Of Bowmuir Farm Biggar Road Libberton Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 29 Aug 2019314 Glasgow Road Blantyre G72 9LQ
Received 30 Aug 20191 Peacock Drive Hamilton ML3 9BG
Received 30 Aug 20192 Station Road Biggar ML12 6BW
Received 30 Aug 20195 Juniper Drive Hamilton ML3 8ST
Received 30 Aug 2019Ryelands Farm Gilmourton Strathaven ML10 6QF
Received 30 Aug 201928 Wallace Wynd Cambuslang G72 8SE
Received 30 Aug 201918 Priory Road Lesmahagow ML11 0AA
Received 30 Aug 201918 Priory Road Lesmahagow ML11 0AA
Received 30 Aug 20195 South Park Road Hamilton ML3 6PH
Received 30 Aug 2019Land 420M SSW Of Townfoot Farm Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 30 Aug 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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