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Scotland · Local authority
South Lanarkshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates15,886Searchable applications
331Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 14,326 approved or refused records
546Refused applications
13,780 approved · 546 refused · 817 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsContact planning Property enquiry certificatesConservation areas Built heritage, conservation and listed buildings
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03031231015Council source
- Planning enquiries08000778778Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southlanarkshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas30 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- DecidedP/21/0207
Sub-division of former TSB bank to 2 units (Class 2 and 4) and associated external alterations to shopfront
125 Main Street Uddingston G71 7EW
Received 9 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0208
Erection of single storey extension to rear of flatted dwelling
72 Glenside Drive Rutherglen G73 3LN
Received 9 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0209
Erection of timber garage and alterations to existing timber fence at rear of dwellinghouse
30 High Street Biggar ML12 6BN
Received 9 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0210
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land 46M East Of Inver Cottage Carmunnock Road Clarkston Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 9 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0211
Installation of front and rear dormer windows and erection of side extension to create attached garage.
11 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell G71 8BW
Received 9 Feb 2021 - WithdrawnP/21/0212
Extension of two flatted properties, erection of a fence on a raised platform and erection of raised decking
45 & 47 Cityford Drive Rutherglen G73 2QS
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0213
Erection of rear extension, partial conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to rear roof slope above garage to accommodate proposed extension
6 Birkdale Court Bothwell G71 8UA
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0214
Erection of a 2 storey side extension and erection of a single storey rear extension
64 Woodstock Road Lanark ML11 7DN
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0215
Extension to chicken shed and erection of two feed bins
Crawhill Wood C24 From Thankerton To A702 Thankerton Biggar South Lanarkshire ML12 6NU
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0216
Erection of a 1.5 storey rear extension and formation of a dormer
Glenavon Farm Millheugh Road Stonehouse ML9 1QY
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0217
Erection of flat roofed extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Croft Larkhall ML9 1AX
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0218
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
3 Bale Court Cambuslang G72 6ZN
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0219
Erection of two flat roofed rear extensions.
Fairmont 3 Fife Gardens Bothwell G71 8FG
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0220
Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
25 Baird Gardens Blantyre G72 0WT
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0221
Erection of garage and workshop in rear garden
6B Westfield Avenue Rutherglen G73 2DZ
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0222
Demolition of single storey rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension, installation of secondry glazing to existing windows and sun tube on rear roof. (Listed Building Consent).
Castleknowe 55 Castlegate Lanark ML11 9EF
Received 11 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0223
Demolition of single storey rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension, installation of sun tube on rear roof and alteration to existing rear garden fencing.
Castleknowe 55 Castlegate Lanark ML11 9EF
Received 11 Feb 2021 - WithdrawnP/21/0224
Erection of detached house and detached garage
Land 25M Northwest Of Harneave House Broompark Drive Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 11 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0225
Importation of inert waste to remediate former reservoir to woodland including operation of an inert construction waste recycling facility
Boghead Reservoir - Disused Bellscroft Road Boghead Lanark
Received 9 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0226
Erection of extension to garden room.
4 Fereneze Crescent Hamilton ML3 9TP
Received 11 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0227
Erection of raised timber decking with associated timber fencing (in retrospect).
11 Abbotsford Lane Hamilton ML3 0RR
Received 11 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0010/V
Installation of Ground Source Heat pump system to serve the three residential units
Park Farm Biggar Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LU
Received 10 Feb 2021 - DecidedP/21/0228
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and detached garage
Plot 3 Land 72M Southwest Of Dillarview Dillarburn Road Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Tree Works approvedP/21/0229
Removal of one leylandii and trim another.
29 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 12 Feb 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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.
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What these statistics cover
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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