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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.
15,202 approved · 560 refused · 952 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 165M Southwest Of South Lanarkshire Lifestyles Stonehouse Strathaven Road Stonehouse Larkhall South Lanarkshire
Received 2 Jun 20225 Flemington Court Strathaven ML10 6FL
Received 3 Jun 2022Larchwood Shieldhill Road Quothquan Biggar ML12 6NA
Received 3 Jun 202228 Balcastle Crescent Carluke ML8 4LG
Received 6 Jun 202210 Brook Street Strathaven ML10 6NG
Received 6 Jun 2022Acacia Greenshield House Wester Yardhouses Road Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LH
Received 6 Jun 202221 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell G71 8BW
Received 6 Jun 2022Vida Ventura A72 From Kirkfieldbank To Hamilton Crossford Carluke ML8 5QF
Received 6 Jun 2022Drumgray Avenue Uddingston G71 7FD
Received 7 Jun 2022St Andrews Parish Church Avon Street Hamilton ML3 7HU
Received 7 Jun 2022St Andrews Parish Church Avon Street Hamilton ML3 7HU
Received 7 Jun 2022117 Carlisle Road Blackwood ML11 9RT
Received 7 Jun 202297 High Street Biggar ML12 6DL
Received 7 Jun 202272 Hillview Drive Blantyre G72 9EF
Received 7 Jun 20223 Coniston Crescent Hamilton ML3 7HP
Received 7 Jun 202263 Viewpark Drive Rutherglen G73 3QQ
Received 7 Jun 202251 Cityford Crescent Rutherglen G73 2QR
Received 7 Jun 2022Plot 4 Floors Farm Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6TA
Received 7 Jun 202283 Harvester Avenue Cambuslang G72 6AS
Received 8 Jun 20228 Orchard Avenue Bothwell G71 8NF
Received 8 Jun 20229 Barrie Avenue Bothwell G71 8FA
Received 8 Jun 2022Jackton Distillery Hayhill Road Thorntonhall G74 5AN
Received 9 Jun 202224 Dunbar Avenue Rutherglen G73 3JN
Received 9 Jun 20223 Brooklands Avenue Uddingston G71 7AT
Received 9 Jun 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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