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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.
14,616 approved · 556 refused · 907 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land 280M Southwest Of Dalquhandy CHP Access From B7078 To Dalquhandy Quarry Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 21 Mar 2022Hollytree House 6 Etive Place Larkhall ML9 2QY
Received 21 Mar 2022Jackton Distillery Hayhill Road Thorntonhall G74 5AN
Received 21 Mar 202274 North British Road Uddingston G71 7AG
Received 21 Mar 2022Lanark Station Bannatyne Street Lanark ML11 7JS
Received 21 Mar 2022Land 70M Southeast Of Ivy Cottage Heads Highway Glassford Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 21 Mar 202234 Brankston Avenue Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3JF
Received 21 Mar 2022Woodburn House Buchanan Drive Rutherglen G73 3PF
Received 22 Mar 2022Bingo Hall King Street Larkhall ML9 1DP
Received 22 Mar 202249 Lochmaben Crescent Cambuslang G72 8YZ
Received 22 Mar 2022Land 50M Southwest Of 1 Huntlybank Gardens Huntlybank Gardens Ravenstruther Lanark
Received 22 Mar 20222 - 3 Bell View Leadhills Biggar ML12 6XU
Received 22 Mar 20222 Mauldslie Castle Orchard Mauldslie Road Carluke ML8 5FJ
Received 22 Mar 2022Site Of Former Clyde Valley Garden Centre Lanark Road Larkhall
Received 22 Mar 2022Area Of Ground To Bellfield Farm Surrounding Area And Muirburn Coalburn
Received 22 Mar 20225 Old Mill Lane Uddingston G71 7PD
Received 22 Mar 2022Baitlaws House Baitlaws Road Lamington Biggar ML12 6HR
Received 22 Mar 2022166 Glasgow Road Hamilton ML3 0QZ
Received 23 Mar 202255 Reay Avenue East Kilbride G74 1QT
Received 23 Mar 202227 Clover Crescent Cambuslang G72 6AD
Received 23 Mar 2022Lanark Station Bannatyne Street Lanark ML11 7JS
Received 23 Mar 202217 Holmwood Park Crossford Carluke ML8 5SZ
Received 23 Mar 202226 Inchmurrin Drive Rutherglen G73 5RT
Received 23 Mar 20227 Thorn Avenue Thorntonhall G74 5AT
Received 24 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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