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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.
11,709 approved · 509 refused · 658 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cornhill House Hotel Coulter Biggar ML12 6QE
Received 24 Jun 2020Abbeyfield Extra Care House Templeton House 78 Stonelaw Drive Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire G73 3NZ
Received 24 Jun 2020Land Adjacent To 52 Turfholm Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0ED
Received 24 Jun 2020Kirtonholme Pavilion Kirktonholme Park West Mains Road East Kilbride G74 1EF
Received 24 Jun 202028 Melbourne Avenue East Kilbride G75 8DT
Received 24 Jun 2020Rogerton House West Rogerton Markethill Road East Kilbride G74 4NU
Received 24 Jun 202029 Stuart Street East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire G74 4NG
Received 24 Jun 2020Land 130M West Of 3 Milton Cottage Milton Road Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 25 Jun 2020Rosemount 4 Church Street Uddingston G71 7PT
Received 25 Jun 202040 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JT
Received 25 Jun 2020148 Falkland Drive East Kilbride G74 1EN
Received 25 Jun 202041 Tasman Drive East Kilbride G75 8EX
Received 25 Jun 2020Land 75M Northeast Of Ivy Cottage Heads Highway Glassford Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 29 Jun 2020Glensheen 40 Main Street Symington Biggar ML12 6LJ
Received 29 Jun 20205 Dunclutha Drive Bothwell G71 8SQ
Received 29 Jun 202045 Abbotsford Road Hamilton ML3 0PL
Received 29 Jun 202085 Glasgow Road Cambuslang G72 7DW
Received 29 Jun 20203 Millar Grove Hamilton ML3 9BF
Received 29 Jun 202050 Hawthorn Avenue Cambuslang G72 7AE
Received 29 Jun 202025 Crawford Crescent Blantyre G72 9DR
Received 29 Jun 20202 Mauldslie Drive Law ML8 5LD
Received 29 Jun 2020Land 40M ENE Of Fernhill And Cathkin Parish Church Willow Boulevard Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 29 Jun 202018M East Of 63 Farme Castle Court Duchess Road Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 29 Jun 202084 Royal Gardens Bothwell G71 8SY
Received 29 Jun 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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