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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.
14,079 approved · 550 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Shields Farm Stonehill Road Carmichael Biggar ML12 6PH
Received 21 Jun 2021Aldi School Avenue Cambuslang G72 8PJ
Received 21 Jun 202131 Naysmyth Bank East Kilbride G75 0JE
Received 21 Jun 202160 Pentland Crescent Larkhall ML9 1UR
Received 21 Jun 202135 Woodside Crescent Carnwath ML11 8LD
Received 22 Jun 2021Flat 1 18 Silverwells Crescent Bothwell G71 8DR
Received 22 Jun 202113 - 19 Brouster Gate East Kilbride G74 1LE
Received 22 Jun 20217 Campbell Crescent Bothwell G71 8HD
Received 22 Jun 20211 Beith Way Blantyre G72 0JT
Received 22 Jun 2021Premier Inn & Beefeater 35 Townhead Street Hamilton ML3 7BQ
Received 22 Jun 202126 Church Street Larkhall ML9 1HE
Received 22 Jun 2021Land 475M Southeast Of Cobblehaugh Farm Cottage Cobblehaugh Road Lanark ML11 8SG
Received 22 Jun 202112 Galston Court Hamilton ML3 7YH
Received 22 Jun 20213 Cleghorn Drive Lanark ML11 7QZ
Received 23 Jun 202188 Main Street Carnwath ML11 8HH
Received 23 Jun 202172 Dawson Avenue East Kilbride G75 8LH
Received 23 Jun 202194 Main Street Carnwath ML11 8HR
Received 23 Jun 202151A High Street Biggar ML12 6DA
Received 23 Jun 20212 Glen Clunie East Kilbride G74 2JR
Received 23 Jun 2021Land 45M Northeast Of 16 Candytoft Wynd Carlisle Road Ferniegair Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 23 Jun 20212 Hiltonbank Street Hamilton ML3 6NH
Received 23 Jun 202116 Cedar Court Cambuslang G72 7ZB
Received 23 Jun 2021Land At Former Broken Cross Open Cast Mine Tower Road Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 9PB
Received 24 Jun 2021Land At Broken Cross Open Cast Mine Tower Road Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 9PB
Received 24 Jun 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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