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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.
11,585 approved · 506 refused · 649 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Roadhead Farm Shieldhill Road Quothquan Biggar ML12 6ND
Received 8 May 2020Plot Adjacent To Yett Farm Libberton Lanark
Received 8 May 2020Carlindean Farm A70 From Carnwath To Boundary By Tarbrax Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LQ
Received 8 May 202060 Stewarton Drive Cambuslang G72 8DG
Received 8 May 202012 Mousa Park Cambuslang G72 8TT
Received 8 May 202013 Glen Mark East Kilbride G74 3UT
Received 11 May 20202 Millheugh Brae Larkhall ML9 1AS
Received 11 May 202078 Mcneil Street Larkhall ML9 1BN
Received 11 May 202036 Milton Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0DU
Received 8 May 20203 Silverwood Gate Bothwell G71 8FS
Received 11 May 202011 Regents Gate Bothwell G71 8QU
Received 11 May 202022 Dunlin East Kilbride G74 4RU
Received 12 May 2020Aldi 30 Harriet Street Rutherglen G73 2EZ
Received 12 May 20206 Cullin Park Grove Strathaven ML10 6EN
Received 12 May 2020Land 90M Southwest Of Hayhill House Hayhill Road Thorntonhall Glasgow
Received 12 May 202072 Main Street Blantyre G72 0XG
Received 12 May 20209 High Pleasance Larkhall ML9 2HJ
Received 13 May 2020137 John Street Larkhall ML9 2EU
Received 13 May 20201 Castle Wynd Bothwell G71 8TQ
Received 13 May 20202 Brightside Avenue Uddingston G71 7NF
Received 13 May 20207 Somerville Drive East Kilbride G75 0LZ
Received 13 May 202064 Wellshot Drive Cambuslang G72 8BN
Received 13 May 2020Land 32M East Of Unit 1 Block 6 Young Road North Faulds Road Caldwellside Industrial Estate Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 14 May 2020Bankwood Biggar Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8HJ
Received 14 May 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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