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South Lanarkshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates16,399Searchable applications
329Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 14,777 approved or refused records
551Refused applications
14,226 approved · 551 refused · 876 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsContact planning Property enquiry certificatesConservation areas Built heritage, conservation and listed buildings
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03031231015Council source
- Planning enquiries08000778778Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southlanarkshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas30 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- DecidedP/21/0076/V
Alteration to footpath specification (Tarmac rather than gravel) (Amendment to consent P/21/0722)
Sewage Treatment Works Bothwell Road Hamilton ML3 0EF
Received 19 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/0077/V
Non-material variation to relocate construction compound
Cumberhead Wind Farm Stockbriggs From New Trows C13 To Cumberhead Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/0078/V
Non-material variation to relocate borrow pit No. 5
Cumberhead Wind Farm Stockbriggs From New Trows C13 To Cumberhead Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 19 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1867
Erection of Community Cafe (Class 3 use)
1 Burley Place College Milton Industrial Estate East Kilbride G74 5LZ
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1868
Erection of an extension to the rear and side of dwellinghouse.
20 Priory Lane Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0BX
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1869
Substitution of house types and erection of additional 10no. dwellings (115 in total) at previously approved housing development with associated landscaping and parking (amendment to CR/14/0155) (POD 2E)
Land 135M Northwest Of 1 Foxglove Grove Harvester Avenue Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1871
Conversion of integral garage to form additional living accommodation
15 Laurel Court Cambuslang G72 7BD
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1872
Scoping Opinion for extension to quarry extraction area at Bankend Quarry and continued use of mineral field conveyor and processing area at Snabe Quarry
Snabe Farm Sand Quarry Darvel Road Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QF
Received 15 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1873
Erection of decking and fencing to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective).
1 Kirkriggs View Rutherglen G73 4LF
Received 21 Oct 2021 - WithdrawnP/21/1874
N Erection of 3 no. residential plots (Planning Permission in Principle)
Newtonside Newton Road Strathaven ML10 6PA
Received 21 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1875
Change of use of public open space to car parking (9 spaces) and associated works/alterations.
25 Honeycomb Place Netherburn Larkhall ML9 3DB
Received 21 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1877
Formation of house plot with associated vehicular access (planning permission in principle)
20 Cleghorn Road Lanark ML11 7QR
Received 21 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1878
Installation of replacement roof including some wall head raising, installation of 5 dormer windows, 3 rooflights and associated external alterations to form attic accommodation
4 Auchenglen Road Braidwood Carluke ML8 5PH
Received 21 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1880
Erection of front porch/extension and associated alterations.
4 Cairngorm Court Hamilton ML3 8JF
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1881
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse with integral double garage, attic accommodation and raised decking at rear.
Land 20M West Of 9 Earls Gate Earls Gate Bothwell Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1882
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and free standing double garage.
Plot Next To Woodend Cottage Mousebank Road Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 7TD
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1883
Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated box and projecting signage
Site Of Former Stuart Hotel 2 Cornwall Way East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1884
Removal of window and formation of door opening in rear elevation with associated steps and handrail.
24 Laighmuir Street Uddingston G71 7JX
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1885
Erection of milking palour shed and cubicle shed.
Carstairs Mains Farm Access For Monteith House From St Charles Avenue To Avenue Road Carstairs Carstairs Junction Lanark ML11 8QP
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1886
Formation of two new doors and the installation of two condenser units to the rear of the property (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
10 Stroud Road East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire G75 0YA
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1887
Erection of rear extension and balcony with associated alterations
34 Mansefield Avenue Cambuslang G72 8NZ
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1888
Demolition of house and erection of 7 dwellinghouses with associated roads, landscaping and infrastructure.
9A Lanark Road Braidwood Carluke South Lanarkshire ML8 4PW
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1889
Erection of two storey extension to side of house and associated internal alterations
17 Westfarm Court Cambuslang G72 7TU
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedP/21/1890
Conversion of integral double garage to habitable accommodation and associated external alterations.
23 Harrowslaw Drive Hamilton ML3 8SL
Received 25 Oct 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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