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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.
14,389 approved · 551 refused · 890 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Calabar Court Rutherglen G73 5RL
Received 27 Jan 202244 John Street Blantyre G72 0JF
Received 28 Jan 202253 Burnbank Road Hamilton ML3 9AQ
Received 28 Jan 2022Plot 4 Stanmore Park St Leonard Street Lanark
Received 28 Jan 2022Land 30M WNW Of 10 Bellfield Road Bellfield Road Coalburn Lanark
Received 28 Jan 202282 Sherifflats Road Thankerton Biggar ML12 6PA
Received 28 Jan 202214 Stein Terrace Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7FR
Received 31 Jan 202229 Hillhouse Farm Gate Lanark ML11 9HT
Received 31 Jan 20223 The Whinny Blackwood Lanark ML11 9UD
Received 31 Jan 202220 Hawthorn Walk Cambuslang G72 7AB
Received 31 Jan 202219 Leven Way East Kilbride G75 8NQ
Received 31 Jan 202224 Tarbert Avenue Blantyre G72 9PB
Received 31 Jan 2022Wiston Lodge Millrig Road Wiston Biggar ML12 6HT
Received 31 Jan 2022Wiston Lodge Millrig Road Wiston Biggar ML12 6HT
Received 31 Jan 20222 Windyridge Hamilton ML3 7PS
Received 31 Jan 202215 Avonside Grove Hamilton ML3 7DL
Received 28 Jan 2022Land Off Barbana Road East Kilbride G74 5DX
Received 31 Jan 20226 Kirkstyle Biggar ML12 6DT
Received 31 Jan 202231 Main Street Leadhills Biggar ML12 6XP
Received 31 Jan 2022241 Stonelaw Road Rutherglen G73 3RJ
Received 1 Feb 202218 Dunedin Drive East Kilbride G75 8QQ
Received 1 Feb 2022Cambuslang Rugby And Sports Club Langlea Road Cambuslang G72 8HG
Received 1 Feb 202210 Greenlees Road Cambuslang G72 8JJ
Received 1 Feb 202238 Cairns Road Cambuslang G72 8PT
Received 1 Feb 2022Records 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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