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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.
14,194 approved · 551 refused · 872 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Courtyard Bistro 31 Campbell Street Hamilton ML3 6AS
Received 11 Oct 202139 Reid Street Hamilton ML3 0RG
Received 11 Oct 202130 Nursery Drive Ashgill Larkhall ML9 3BQ
Received 11 Oct 202139C Kirk Street Strathaven ML10 6LB
Received 11 Oct 2021199 Maxwellton Avenue East Kilbride G74 3DT
Received 11 Oct 2021Ainswell 1A Carnwath Road Braehead Lanark ML11 8EY
Received 12 Oct 202110 Brierybank Avenue Lanark ML11 9AN
Received 12 Oct 2021East Kilbride Community Growth Area Jackton Road Jackton Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 12 Oct 202111 Ladyacre Road Lanark ML11 7LQ
Received 12 Oct 2021Land Between 31-33 Comely Bank Hamilton South Lanarkshire ML3 9TR
Received 22 Jul 202112 Lymekilns Road East Kilbride G74 4RR
Received 12 Oct 2021Land 330M North Of 515 Carlisle Road Carlisle Road Lesmahagow Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 12 Oct 2021Land At Rowhead Farm Biggar Mill Road Biggar ML12 6DU
Received 12 Oct 202112 Coleridge Avenue Bothwell G71 8TH
Received 12 Oct 20217 Castleview Road Strathaven ML10 6HD
Received 13 Oct 2021Plot 1 Land 65M NNE Of Devonshaw Millrig Road Wiston Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Oct 2021Culterpark Hill A702 From Abington A73 At Duneatonfoot To A72 At Biggar Coulter Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 13 Oct 20217 Furrow Crescent Cambuslang G72 6WP
Received 14 Oct 20212 Redwood Avenue East Kilbride G74 5PE
Received 14 Oct 2021Macklin Motors Whistleberry Road Hamilton ML3 0EJ
Received 14 Oct 2021Buttermere Cottage Libberton Village Road Libberton Lanark ML11 8LX
Received 14 Oct 2021Land 38M East Of 5 Jackton View Jackton View East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 14 Oct 20217 Kingsgate Retail Park Glasgow Road East Kilbride G74 4UN
Received 14 Oct 202132 Queen Street Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3EE
Received 14 Oct 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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