Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
12,303 approved · 524 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 575M SSE Of Dykecroft B7086 From Boghead Kirkmuirhill To Deadwaters Bridge Boghead Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Nov 20203 Mccallum Place East Kilbride G74 4SL
Received 13 Nov 2020Land 35M Northwest Of 32 Dillarburn Road Dillarburn Road Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Nov 2020Former Officers Mess Robertson Drive Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Nov 2020Former Officers Mess Robertson Drive Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Nov 2020Cumberhead Wind Farm Stockbriggs From New Trows C13 To Cumberhead Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Nov 202028 Clyde Avenue Bothwell G71 8DU
Received 13 Nov 20207 Sidehead Holdings Sidehead Road Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire ML9 3EU
Received 13 Nov 202069 North Vennel Lanark ML11 7PT
Received 12 Nov 2020Smithstone House Udston Mill Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3FL
Received 16 Nov 202038 Smithycroft Hamilton ML3 7UL
Received 16 Nov 20204 Hillfoot Avenue Rutherglen G73 2LN
Received 16 Nov 202010 Croftbank Avenue Bothwell G71 8RT
Received 16 Nov 2020255 Main Street Blantyre G72 0ET
Received 16 Nov 2020Burnside Bowling Club Burnside Road Rutherglen G73 4RB
Received 16 Nov 202012 Plough Court Cambuslang G72 6ZL
Received 16 Nov 202048 Loch Torridon East Kilbride G74 2ET
Received 16 Nov 2020203-205 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HG
Received 16 Nov 2020Land 40M Northwest Of 240 Hyndford Road Hyndford Road Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 16 Nov 2020Land 77M NNW Of Craigbank Primary School Glengonnar Street Larkhall
Received 13 Nov 2020Plot 4 Stanmore Park St Leonard Street Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 16 Nov 202019 Murdoch Avenue Cambuslang G72 8WP
Received 16 Nov 202012 Ridgepark Drive Lanark ML11 7PG
Received 16 Nov 20202 Manse Court Forth Lanark ML11 8FF
Received 16 Nov 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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