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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.
14,332 approved · 551 refused · 884 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Stanmore Stables Bungalow Stanmore Road Lanark ML11 7RR
Received 6 Dec 20216 Stewarton Drive Cambuslang G72 8DF
Received 6 Dec 202137 Spinningdale Stonehouse ML9 3QS
Received 6 Dec 2021Telecommunications Mast Hillhead Avenue Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 6 Dec 20216 Braidley Crescent East Kilbride G75 8FA
Received 6 Dec 20213 Calderglen Avenue Blantyre G72 9UG
Received 6 Dec 20217 Kingsgate Retail Park Glasgow Road East Kilbride G74 4UN
Received 6 Dec 202122 Orwell Wynd East Kilbride G75 8FZ
Received 7 Dec 2021Broomknowe Cottage Blair Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5QS
Received 7 Dec 2021Cumberhead Wind Farm Stockbriggs From New Trows C13 To Cumberhead Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 7 Dec 202126 Stewarton Drive Cambuslang G72 8DF
Received 7 Dec 202114 Clydebrae Drive Bothwell G71 8SB
Received 7 Dec 2021Land 145M Northeast Of Bertram House Bertram Avenue Carnwath Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Dec 2021Wee Townhead Farm 12 Lethame Road Strathaven ML10 6AD
Received 8 Dec 20216A Broughton Road Biggar ML12 6AN
Received 8 Dec 2021Land 70M Southwest Of Sanmex Buildings Downiebrae Road Rutherglen
Received 8 Dec 202129 Bruce Terrace Blantyre G72 9AG
Received 8 Dec 202120 Meikle Earnock Road Hamilton ML3 8AE
Received 9 Dec 2021Land At Mill Road Cambuslang
Received 9 Dec 20212 Olifard Avenue Bothwell G71 8QL
Received 9 Dec 202128 Stonebyres Holdings Access For Stonebyres Holdings From A72 To B7018 And B7086 Stonebyres Lanark ML11 9UW
Received 9 Dec 2021Hamilton Low Parks South Haugh Off Carlisle Road Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 9 Dec 2021Backmuir Wood Bothwell Road Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 9 Dec 202135 Helmsdale Avenue Blantyre G72 9NY
Received 9 Dec 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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