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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.
11,762 approved · 510 refused · 660 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Greystone Place Strathaven ML10 6NZ
Received 10 Jul 2020Kilbank Farm Lanark ML11 9UJ
Received 10 Jul 202028 Blackwood East Kilbride G75 0SG
Received 10 Jul 20201 Greenbank Mews Wellhall Road Hamilton ML3 9FW
Received 13 Jul 202028 Simpson Drive East Kilbride G75 0AX
Received 13 Jul 202015 - 17 Greenhills Square East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire G75 8TT
Received 13 Jul 20201 Bartie Gardens Ashgill Larkhall ML9 3FB
Received 13 Jul 202021 Tiree Grange Hamilton ML3 8BP
Received 13 Jul 202038 Kylepark Crescent Uddingston G71 7DQ
Received 13 Jul 202052 High Street Lanark ML11 7EX
Received 13 Jul 202015 Gavel Grove Lanark ML11 9FE
Received 13 Jul 202020 Manitoba Crescent East Kilbride G75 8NN
Received 13 Jul 2020Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park Bandstand Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park Lawrie Street Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 14 Jul 202016 Fernlea Road Strathaven ML10 6NS
Received 14 Jul 202025 Raeburn Common Pettinain Lanark ML11 8SX
Received 14 Jul 2020Struther Cottage 134A Strathaven Road Hamilton ML3 7TN
Received 14 Jul 2020Abernethy House Glen Avon Mews Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 1EN
Received 14 Jul 202030 Callaghan Wynd Blantyre G72 9RP
Received 14 Jul 202064 Lilac Wynd Cambuslang G72 7GJ
Received 14 Jul 20203 Burn Place Cambuslang G72 7DS
Received 14 Jul 202080 Windsor Gardens Hamilton ML3 0ND
Received 14 Jul 202063 Tannin Crescent East Kilbride G75 9FS
Received 14 Jul 2020152 Lightburn Road Cambuslang G72 8XN
Received 15 Jul 2020Land 36M North Of 8 Church Street Church Street Blantyre Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 15 Jul 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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