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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.
14,423 approved · 554 refused · 893 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
75 Kirk Street Strathaven ML10 6BA
Received 28 Feb 2022Kingscroft 46 Main Street Symington Biggar ML12 6LJ
Received 28 Feb 2022Jackton Distillery Hayhill Road Thorntonhall G74 5AN
Received 28 Feb 202219 Markethill Road East Kilbride G74 4AA
Received 28 Feb 2022Land 100M ESE Of 208 Woodland Crescent Auld Kirk Road Cambuslang
Received 28 Feb 20223 The Acres Larkhall ML9 2JB
Received 28 Feb 20223 Kylepark Avenue Uddingston G71 7DF
Received 28 Feb 2022Briarlea House Lanark Road Larkhall ML9 2UE
Received 28 Feb 20227 Hallcraig Place Carluke ML8 5UJ
Received 28 Feb 2022Darcy's Equine Assisted Learning Centre CIC Bottom Highway Chapelton Strathaven ML10 6RR
Received 28 Feb 202212 Kylepark Crescent Uddingston G71 7DQ
Received 28 Feb 202217 Woodhead Avenue Bothwell G71 8AR
Received 28 Feb 2022Land 470M Northwest Of Browns Garden Centre Lanark Road Larkhall
Received 28 Feb 202297 Bent Road Hamilton ML3 6PU
Received 1 Mar 202251 Glasgow Road Strathaven ML10 6LZ
Received 1 Mar 202238 Stewartfield Drive East Kilbride G74 4UA
Received 2 Mar 202230 Royellen Avenue Hamilton ML3 8QH
Received 2 Mar 20221 Garngour Road Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0EU
Received 2 Mar 2022Blackhill Farm Lanark Road From Hazelbank To Auchenheath Crossford Carluke ML8 5QH
Received 2 Mar 2022Burnwynd Racing Stables Burnwynd Farm A723 From Strathaven To Hamilton Strathaven ML10 6TY
Received 2 Mar 202215 Scholars Wynd Hamilton ML3 8RE
Received 2 Mar 202258 Wordsworth Way Bothwell G71 8QR
Received 2 Mar 2022Auchtygemmel Farm Muirhouse Road Auchenheath Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 2 Mar 20226 Anford Place Blantyre G72 0NR
Received 2 Mar 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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