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.
12,322 approved · 525 refused · 701 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hamilton Sheriff Court Beckford Street Hamilton ML3 0BT
Received 16 Nov 202040 Pitcairn Crescent East Kilbride G75 8TP
Received 16 Nov 202031 Forest Road Larkhall ML9 2JH
Received 17 Nov 20201 Spynie Gardens Strathaven ML10 6FN
Received 17 Nov 2020Plot 14 Land 140M North Of 5 Clyde Grove Holm Road Crossford Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 17 Nov 202034 Canonbie Avenue East Kilbride G74 4GH
Received 17 Nov 202042 Glenside Drive Rutherglen G73 3LN
Received 17 Nov 2020Mill Rig Meteorological Mast Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 17 Nov 2020Mosside Farm Climpy Road Forth Lanark ML11 8EW
Received 17 Nov 202038 Macleod Place East Kilbride G74 3DD
Received 18 Nov 2020Spittal Farm Spittal Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LY
Received 18 Nov 2020Land 1km East Of Baitlaws House Baitlaws Road Lamington Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 18 Nov 2020Lawside Jackton Road Jackton Glasgow G75 8RR
Received 18 Nov 20201 Fife Gardens Bothwell G71 8FG
Received 18 Nov 2020Greenbank Craigend Road Auldhouse Glasgow G75 9DR
Received 18 Nov 2020Land 530M ESE Of Brackenside Brackenside Access Coalburn Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 19 Nov 20207 Tulliallan Place East Kilbride G74 2EG
Received 18 Nov 2020Cullen Park House 9 Threestanes Road Strathaven ML10 6DX
Received 19 Nov 2020Land 50M Northwest Of Millburn Glen Lanark Road Garrion Bridge Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 19 Nov 202051 Kirkconnel Drive Rutherglen G73 4PT
Received 19 Nov 202010A Dunlop Street Strathaven ML10 6LA
Received 19 Nov 20201 Regency Court Hamilton ML3 7EA
Received 20 Nov 202016 Gilmour Crescent Rutherglen G73 1HR
Received 20 Nov 202033 Threestanes Road Strathaven ML10 6EB
Received 20 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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