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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.
13,747 approved · 545 refused · 817 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27A Wellhall Road Hamilton ML3 9BL
Received 28 Jan 2021Briarlea House Lanark Road Larkhall ML9 2UE
Received 28 Jan 2021Land 30M Southwest Of Bracken Farm B7086 From Strathaven To Lesmahagow Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 28 Jan 202114 Spence Court East Kilbride G75 8GY
Received 28 Jan 2021Plot 9 Proposed Residential Development - 90M North Of Millburn Glen Cameron Park Garrion Bridge Larkhall South Lanarkshire ML9 2WE
Received 28 Jan 2021109 Buttercup Crescent Cambuslang G72 6AG
Received 28 Jan 2021Rosebank Works 10 Bridge Street Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire G72 7ED
Received 27 Jan 20212 Weir Court Biggar ML12 6BH
Received 29 Jan 20212 Silvertrees Wynd Bothwell G71 8FH
Received 29 Jan 20214 Kenshaw Place Larkhall ML9 1PP
Received 29 Jan 2021Kennoxhead Wind Farm Glentaggart Road Glespin Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 29 Jan 202115 Drumduff East Kilbride G75 0NR
Received 29 Jan 2021Site And Frontage Of Former Bingo Hall 11 Keith Street Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 25 Jan 202175 Rederech Crescent Hamilton ML3 8QE
Received 1 Feb 202119 Rederech Crescent Hamilton ML3 8QF
Received 1 Feb 20215 Gardenside Avenue Uddingston G71 7BU
Received 1 Feb 20215 Gardenside Avenue Uddingston G71 7BU
Received 1 Feb 2021Land At Overwood Farm Dovesdale Complex Carlisle Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3PR
Received 29 Jan 2021Land At Overwood Farm Dovesdale Complex Carlisle Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3PR
Received 29 Jan 2021Thinacre Farm Carscallan Road Quarter Hamilton ML3 7XL
Received 1 Feb 20218 St Patricks Road Lanark ML11 9EG
Received 1 Feb 2021Avondyke Training Centre Dykehead Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3PD
Received 1 Feb 20217 Davies Acre East Kilbride G74 5BZ
Received 1 Feb 202119 Castle Gate Uddingston G71 7HU
Received 1 Feb 2021Records 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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