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.
13,647 approved · 543 refused · 814 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Ardenclutha Avenue Hamilton ML3 9BW
Received 14 Dec 202020 Gilchrist Loan Lesmahagow ML11 0NB
Received 14 Dec 2020Moss Side Farm Dyke Road Carluke ML8 4QB
Received 14 Dec 2020Derelict Property Moss Side Farm Dyke Road Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 14 Dec 2020106 Brankholm Brae Hamilton ML3 9QR
Received 15 Dec 20201 Cullin Park Grove Strathaven ML10 6EN
Received 15 Dec 20201 Croftbank Avenue Bothwell G71 8RT
Received 15 Dec 20205 Bancroft Avenue East Kilbride G75 9BQ
Received 15 Dec 2020Kilbryde Hospice Mcguinness Way East Kilbride G75 8GJ
Received 15 Dec 2020Aldi School Avenue Cambuslang G72 8PJ
Received 15 Dec 20201 Gailes Park Bothwell G71 8TS
Received 16 Dec 202019 Tay Terrace East Kilbride G75 8XD
Received 16 Dec 2020Land 132M South Of 5 Kelvin Park South Kelvin Park South East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 16 Dec 20203 Torrance Wynd East Kilbride G75 0RY
Received 16 Dec 202027 Hamilton Road Strathaven ML10 6JA
Received 16 Dec 2020Lanark Community Fire Station Cleghorn Road Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 7QT
Received 16 Dec 202020 Dunnottar Crescent East Kilbride G74 4PL
Received 16 Dec 2020Roadend Farm Draffan Road Lesmahagow ML11 9EZ
Received 16 Dec 202014 Kingsburn Drive Rutherglen G73 2AN
Received 16 Dec 20201 Macadam Gardens Blackwood Lanark ML11 9YA
Received 17 Dec 202020 Glenburn Avenue Cambuslang G72 7AP
Received 17 Dec 202036-39 Orchard Brae Hamilton ML3 6JD
Received 17 Dec 2020Barnhouse Stewartfield Farm Parkneuk Road Blantyre G72 0AT
Received 17 Dec 202022 Coalburn Park Uddingston G71 7FG
Received 17 Dec 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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