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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.
14,502 approved · 555 refused · 902 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Mar 2015 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Redcliffe Drive East Kilbride G75 8YQ
Received 10 Mar 2022Cala Development Site 250M East Of Easter House Jackton Road Jackton Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 10 Mar 202235 Bradda Avenue Rutherglen G73 5BZ
Received 10 Mar 202211 Stirling Drive Rutherglen G73 4JH
Received 11 Mar 2022233A Low Waters Road Hamilton ML3 7QN
Received 11 Mar 2022Land 155M North Of 1A Clyde Gateway Trade Park Dalmarnock Road Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Mar 2022Land Of Former Larkhall Academy Broomhill Road Larkhall
Received 4 Mar 202224 Blaeshill Road East Kilbride G75 8PL
Received 11 Mar 202235 Fieldmouse Way Cambuslang G72 6AP
Received 11 Mar 20221 Curfew Place Leadhills Biggar ML12 6XX
Received 11 Mar 2022Trade Team Dale Avenue Cambuslang G72 7DX
Received 11 Mar 2022Land 33M East Of 40 Longdales Lanark Road Forth Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 11 Mar 202214 Glebe Wynd Bothwell G71 8QT
Received 11 Mar 202270 Victoria Street Blantyre G72 0BS
Received 14 Mar 202284 Alness Street Hamilton ML3 6TF
Received 14 Mar 202227 Hamilton Road Strathaven ML10 6JA
Received 14 Mar 20222 Olifard Avenue Bothwell G71 8QL
Received 14 Mar 20221 John Place Larkhall ML9 1PB
Received 14 Mar 20222 Comely Bank Hamilton ML3 9TR
Received 14 Mar 2022Burnbrae Farm Dillarburn Road Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 9PG
Received 14 Mar 202291 Bellshill Road Uddingston G71 7NT
Received 14 Mar 20228 Redwood Crescent East Kilbride G74 5PA
Received 14 Mar 2022Trade Team Dale Avenue Cambuslang G72 7DX
Received 14 Mar 20228 Tukalo Drive Strathaven ML10 6UX
Received 14 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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