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14,079 approved · 550 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Sunningdale Wynd Bothwell G71 8EQ
Received 8 Jul 2021Castlehill Farm Kilncadzow Carluke ML8 4QS
Received 30 Jun 202126 Tiree Grange Hamilton ML3 8BP
Received 8 Jul 2021118 Tom Mccabe Gardens Hamilton ML3 6LW
Received 9 Jul 20216 - 8 Cornwall Way East Kilbride G74 1JR
Received 9 Jul 2021Elmwood Biggar Road Symington Biggar ML12 6JU
Received 9 Jul 2021Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Headquarters Westburn Drive Cambuslang G72 7NA
Received 9 Jul 2021Starbucks Drive Thru 1A New Park Street Hamilton ML3 0BN
Received 9 Jul 2021Bowmuir Farm Biggar Road Libberton Lanark ML11 8LX
Received 9 Jul 2021St Marys Rectory 4C Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JT
Received 9 Jul 202117 Blairston Avenue Bothwell G71 8RZ
Received 9 Jul 202122 Drumgray Avenue Uddingston G71 7FD
Received 12 Jul 202136 Melbourne Avenue East Kilbride G75 8DT
Received 12 Jul 20214 Nemphlat Hill Lanark ML11 7PN
Received 12 Jul 202110 Silverdale Crescent Lanark ML11 9HW
Received 12 Jul 2021Land 56M Southwest Of Dunroamin Bushelhead Road Braidwood Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 12 Jul 202122 Armadale Road Lanark ML11 7BG
Received 12 Jul 202150 Knockburnie Road Bothwell G71 8LW
Received 12 Jul 2021Land 475M Southeast Of Cobblehaugh Farm Cottage Cobblehaugh Road Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 12 Jul 202115 Maxwellton Avenue East Kilbride G74 3AE
Received 12 Jul 202127 Kane Place Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3NR
Received 13 Jul 20211 Gordon Terrace Blantyre G72 9NA
Received 13 Jul 2021380 Main Street Rutherglen G73 3AX
Received 13 Jul 202116 Golf View Strathaven ML10 6AZ
Received 13 Jul 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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