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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.
11,544 approved · 504 refused · 647 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57 Millar Street Glassford Strathaven South Lanarkshire ML10 6TD
Received 15 Apr 2020Peel Road Thorntonhall Glasgow
Received 15 Apr 2020Davingillbank 136 Lanark Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5QQ
Received 16 Apr 202012 Pillans Court Hamilton ML3 0QD
Received 16 Apr 20207-9 Kyle Square Rutherglen G73 4QG
Received 17 Apr 20208 Angus Avenue East Kilbride G74 3TU
Received 17 Apr 2020Auchentibber Farm Auchentibber Road Blantyre G72 0TW
Received 17 Apr 2020Knowetop Farm Sandford Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3PB
Received 17 Apr 202015 Hamilton Retail Park Douglas Park Lane Hamilton ML3 0DF
Received 17 Apr 20204 Allan Place East Kilbride G75 8BZ
Received 17 Apr 2020Lawhead Lodge C37 From Harelaw Roundabout A706 To A70 At Tarbrax West Calder South Lanarkshire EH55 8LW
Received 20 Apr 2020Muirhall Farm C203 From Woolfords To A70 At Carnwath Auchengray Lanark ML11 8LL
Received 20 Apr 2020Thorniehall B7078 From Cairnhouses C13 To Millbank Int A70 Douglas Lanark ML11 0RL
Received 21 Apr 2020191 Maxwellton Avenue East Kilbride G74 3DX
Received 21 Apr 2020Burnhead Farm Kilncadzow Road Carluke ML8 4QN
Received 21 Apr 2020Duneaton Quarry Dod Wood West Of Abington Services Abington
Received 21 Apr 202081 Avonbrae Crescent Hamilton ML3 7PH
Received 22 Apr 202012 Muir Street Larkhall ML9 2BG
Received 22 Apr 202023 Brown Street Larkhall ML9 2BX
Received 22 Apr 2020105 Farmeloan Road Rutherglen G73 1EE
Received 23 Apr 20208 Crosslaw Gardens Lanark ML11 9DL
Received 23 Apr 202019 Philips Walk Hamilton ML3 8PL
Received 23 Apr 2020Public Toilets - Closed Green Street Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 23 Apr 20201 Oak Lea Hamilton ML3 7NJ
Received 23 Apr 2020Records 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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