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.
14,079 approved · 550 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35 Lilac Wynd Cambuslang G72 7GH
Received 26 May 20217 Richmond Drive Cambuslang G72 8BH
Received 13 May 202140 Kirkhill Gardens Cambuslang G72 8EZ
Received 26 May 2021Daer WIndfarm Elvanfoot ML12 6TJ
Received 14 May 202131 Blairbeth Road Rutherglen G73 4JF
Received 26 May 202111 Maple Drive Larkhall ML9 2AR
Received 26 May 202136 Biggar Road Symington Biggar ML12 6FT
Received 26 May 2021Meadowbank 10 Main Street Leadhills Biggar ML12 6XR
Received 14 May 202112 Cromalt Avenue East Kilbride G75 9GQ
Received 26 May 202126 Buller Crescent Blantyre G72 9JH
Received 26 May 2021Smithstone House Udston Mill Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3FL
Received 26 May 20211 Cedar Place Strathaven ML10 6DW
Received 26 May 2021Premier Inn & Beefeater 35 Townhead Street Hamilton ML3 7BQ
Received 26 May 20217A Earls Gate Bothwell G71 8BP
Received 26 May 202112 Milton Park Square Lesmahagow ML11 0DR
Received 14 May 202196 Applegate Drive East Kilbride G75 9FG
Received 14 May 202127 Silverholm Drive Cleghorn Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 27 May 202144 South Park Road Hamilton ML3 6PN
Received 27 May 2021Whitelee Windfarm
Received 13 May 2021Meadowfoot Farm C136 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QL
Received 27 May 202118 Abbotsford Avenue Hamilton ML3 0PP
Received 27 May 20216 Brooklands Avenue Uddingston G71 7AT
Received 27 May 202115 Holm Street Carluke ML8 5BS
Received 27 May 20216 Brooklands Avenue Uddingston G71 7AT
Received 27 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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