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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.
14,052 approved · 550 refused · 851 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
6 Hawthorn Walk Cambuslang G72 7AQ
Received 13 May 2021On The North-west Corner At The Junction Between New Craig Road And The Un-named Road To Garvald
Received 13 May 20218 Main Street Uddingston G71 7HD
Received 13 May 20217 Fairyknowe Gardens Bothwell G71 8RW
Received 14 May 202138 Broomgate Lanark ML11 9EE
Received 14 May 202117 Rosebank Avenue Blantyre G72 9BB
Received 14 May 202138 Avonbank Crescent Hamilton ML3 7PD
Received 14 May 202119 Mill Road Bothwell G71 8DJ
Received 14 May 2021Land 85M South Of 51 Brocketsbrae Road Brocketsbrae Road Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 14 May 2021South Lodge New Trows Road Lesmahagow ML11 0JP
Received 14 May 2021Stanmore Stables Stanmore Road Lanark ML11 7RR
Received 14 May 2021Tweedieside Paddock Boag Road Sandford Strathaven ML10 6PJ
Received 14 May 202178 Dryburgh Avenue Rutherglen G73 3ES
Received 14 May 2021Land 40M Southwest Of 26 Raploch Road Raploch Road Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 14 May 20213 Kirkhill Grove Cambuslang G72 8EH
Received 14 May 20211 St James Avenue East Kilbride G74 5QE
Received 14 May 20216 Maiden Moor Place East Kilbride G75 7AE
Received 17 May 20219 Colonsay East Kilbride G74 2HE
Received 17 May 2021Bankhead Farm Biggar Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LU
Received 17 May 2021Portland Place SW Barncluith Low Waters Hamilton ML3 7JU
Received 17 May 202143 Buttercup Crescent Cambuslang G72 6AG
Received 17 May 20217 Laurel Lane Cambuslang G72 7BF
Received 17 May 2021Netherton Farm Strand Maidencoates From B7078 To A702 Duneatonfoot Crawfordjohn Biggar ML12 6RU
Received 17 May 202116 Waterloo Road Lanark ML11 7PZ
Received 4 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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