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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.
14,058 approved · 550 refused · 851 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 17 May 2021Dippolview Westsidewood Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LJ
Received 17 May 202114 Fairyknowe Gardens Bothwell G71 8RW
Received 17 May 2021Telephone Exchange 7 Green Road Rutherglen G73 1BX
Received 17 May 2021The Gate House Barncluith Barncluith Road Hamilton ML3 7UG
Received 17 May 202116 Dalziel Grove Cambuslang G72 7UY
Received 17 May 202140 Buchanan Drive Cambuslang G72 8BB
Received 18 May 202117 Pillans Avenue Carluke ML8 5WD
Received 18 May 2021Unit 1 Braidfute Retail Park Old Market Road Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 7LQ
Received 18 May 2021Shott House Hamilton Road Blantyre G72 9UD
Received 5 May 2021Cornhill South Lodge A702 From Abington A73 At Duneatonfoot To A72 At Biggar Coulter Biggar South Lanarkshire ML12 6PP
Received 18 May 2021Kype Muir Wind Farm Kype Highway Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 18 May 20215 Graham Avenue East Kilbride G74 4JZ
Received 18 May 20213 Mill Rig East Kilbride G75 0JT
Received 18 May 2021Millhouse Farm Shields Road East Kilbride G75 9DR
Received 18 May 20219 Walnut Close East Kilbride G75 9EY
Received 19 May 2021The Old Original Bar 285 Glasgow Road Blantyre G72 9HJ
Received 19 May 2021253 Glasgow Road Blantyre G72 0YS
Received 19 May 2021122 Blairbeth Road Rutherglen G73 5BT
Received 19 May 2021Plot 7C Langlands Gate Kelvin South Business Park Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 19 May 202145 Kelvin Crescent East Kilbride G75 0TY
Received 19 May 202119 Honeysuckle Court Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7ZE
Received 19 May 202111 Aberdour Court Blantyre G72 0JR
Received 19 May 20219 Brouster Hill East Kilbride G74 1AQ
Received 19 May 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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