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14,079 approved · 550 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Lockhartbank The Lee Nemphlar Moor Road Nemphlar ML11 9JB
Received 21 Jul 20211 Tamar Drive East Kilbride G75 8TY
Received 21 Jul 20217 Dunlin East Kilbride G74 4RU
Received 21 Jul 20218 Thomas Tunnock Grove Uddingston G71 7NZ
Received 21 Jul 202118 Marsden Wynd East Kilbride G75 9PX
Received 22 Jul 2021Land To West Of Strathaven Road Hamilton
Received 22 Jul 202121 Hamilton Road Larkhall ML9 1DB
Received 22 Jul 202115 Harrowslaw Drive Hamilton ML3 8SL
Received 22 Jul 20216A Broughton Road Biggar ML12 6AN
Received 22 Jul 2021137 Chatelherault Crescent Hamilton ML3 7PL
Received 22 Jul 2021Bankend Rig Windfarm Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven
Received 23 Jul 202195 Martyn Grove Cambuslang G72 8FN
Received 23 Jul 202196 Healds Drive Strathaven ML10 6XL
Received 23 Jul 20211 Old Bank House 77 High Street Biggar ML12 6DL
Received 23 Jul 202152 Grange Road Pettinain Lanark ML11 8SP
Received 23 Jul 2021Land 115M Northwest Of 52 Rickard Avenue Rickard Avenue Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 23 Jul 202177 Marleyhill Avenue Stonehouse ML9 3JJ
Received 23 Jul 202128 Hollandbush Grove Hamilton ML3 8AL
Received 23 Jul 20219 Goodview Gardens Larkhall ML9 2LA
Received 26 Jul 202189 Strathaven Road Stonehouse ML9 3JP
Received 26 Jul 2021Land 36M Northwest Of 28 Sycamore Way Hallside Boulevard Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 26 Jul 2021Bystone Peel Road Thorntonhall G74 5AG
Received 26 Jul 20216 Hazel Gardens Lanark ML11 9FR
Received 26 Jul 202155 Almada Street Hamilton ML3 0HQ
Received 26 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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