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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.
13,887 approved · 547 refused · 832 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
262 Kingsbridge Drive Rutherglen G73 2BL
Received 4 Mar 2021Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm Station Road Douglas West Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 4 Mar 2021Cumberhead Wind Farm Stockbriggs From New Trows C13 To Cumberhead Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 4 Mar 20214 Ayr Road Shawsburn Larkhall ML9 2TZ
Received 4 Mar 20217 Albert Drive Rutherglen G73 3RT
Received 5 Mar 20218 Addison Gardens Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 0PW
Received 5 Mar 2021Cleghorn Mains Access From A706 To Cleghorn House Cleghorn Lanark ML11 7RN
Received 5 Mar 2021214 Main Street Cambuslang G72 7EN
Received 5 Mar 20215 Homeston Avenue Bothwell G71 8PL
Received 5 Mar 202122 Millburn Way East Kilbride G75 8EB
Received 8 Mar 2021Land 150M East Of Highfield House Fence Terrace Tillietudlem Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 8 Mar 2021Plot 18 Land 140M North Of 5 Clyde Grove Holm Road Crossford Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 8 Mar 2021The Coach House 17 Mill Road Bothwell G71 8DJ
Received 8 Mar 202121 Langlea Gardens Cambuslang G72 8EE
Received 8 Mar 202126 Baird Hill East Kilbride G75 0ED
Received 8 Mar 20215 Langlea Court Cambuslang G72 8HU
Received 8 Mar 2021Land To South Of Wiston Mains Cottage Millrig Road Wiston Biggar ML12 6HT
Received 8 Mar 2021125 Main Street Uddingston G71 7EW
Received 8 Mar 2021Meadowview Queyholm Farm Muirkirk Road Strathaven ML10 6RB
Received 8 Mar 2021Sandyholm Nursery A72 From Kirkfieldbank To Hamilton Crossford Carluke ML8 5QF
Received 8 Mar 2021238 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HP
Received 8 Mar 2021Carrigans Eating House Strathaven Road East Kilbride G75 0QZ
Received 8 Mar 202148 Neville East Kilbride G74 3QU
Received 8 Mar 20213 South Deanpark Avenue Bothwell G71 8HG
Received 8 Mar 2021Records 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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