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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.
12,002 approved · 516 refused · 677 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land 61M East Of Blantyre Weir Blantyre Mill Road Bothwell Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 1 Sept 20201 Elphinstone Crescent Biggar ML12 6GU
Received 2 Sept 2020Ardochrig East Kilbride G75 0QN
Received 2 Sept 20208 Valleyfield Crescent Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7FL
Received 2 Sept 2020125 Main Street Uddingston G71 7EW
Received 2 Sept 2020Claddengreen Farm Burnhouse Road Auldhouse Glasgow South Lanarkshire G75 9DT
Received 2 Sept 202055 Buchanan Drive Rutherglen G73 3PF
Received 2 Sept 202029 Green Street Strathaven ML10 6LT
Received 3 Sept 2020Unit 1A Palace Grounds Retail Park Palace Grounds Road Hamilton ML3 6AD
Received 3 Sept 202041 Woodview Terrace Hamilton ML3 9DR
Received 3 Sept 2020Co-op 118 Union Street Larkhall ML9 1EQ
Received 3 Sept 2020Roadhead Farm Shieldhill Road Quothquan Biggar ML12 6ND
Received 4 Sept 2020Smithstone House Udston Mill Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3FL
Received 4 Sept 2020115 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6HG
Received 4 Sept 2020115 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6HG
Received 4 Sept 202010 Overton Road Strathaven ML10 6JW
Received 4 Sept 2020121 Westwood Square East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire G75 8JQ
Received 4 Sept 202022 Berelands Crescent Rutherglen G73 1XW
Received 7 Sept 2020Land Adjacent To Willow Lodge Shawsburn Larkhall ML9 2TZ
Received 7 Sept 2020Reynard Nursery Mauldslie Estate Mauldslie Road Carluke ML8 5HW
Received 7 Sept 202011 King Street Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3EQ
Received 7 Sept 2020Spittal Road Carnwath Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Sept 20202 Ness Gardens Larkhall ML9 1QQ
Received 7 Sept 202055 Dunedin Drive East Kilbride G75 8QF
Received 7 Sept 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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