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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.
15,408 approved · 564 refused · 969 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Garvald Quarry Roberton Back Road Dolphinton EH46 7HJ
Received 1 Jul 20227 Aberfeldy Avenue Blantyre G72 0TB
Received 1 Jul 2022Maidenburn Steadings Maidenburn Farm Threestanes Highway Strathaven ML10 6RN
Received 1 Jul 202265 Red Deer Road Cambuslang G72 6QF
Received 4 Jul 2022212 Kirktonholme Road East Kilbride G74 1EX
Received 4 Jul 202266 Avonbrae Crescent Hamilton ML3 7PJ
Received 4 Jul 2022Nellfield House Crossgates Road Braidwood Carluke ML8 4PP
Received 4 Jul 202224 Silverwells Crescent Bothwell G71 8DP
Received 5 Jul 202224 Silverwells Crescent Bothwell G71 8DP
Received 5 Jul 2022David Walker Gardens 12 McCallum Avenue Rutherglen G73 3AL
Received 5 Jul 2022Tormywheel Levenseat Fauldhouse (West Lothian Council Area)
Received 30 Jun 2022Gainerhill Farm Muirkirk Road Strathaven South Lanarkshire ML10 6RE
Received 30 Jun 202215 Montrose Crescent Hamilton ML3 6LP
Received 5 Jul 2022129 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6JA
Received 5 Jul 2022129 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6JA
Received 5 Jul 2022Lowther Hill Phase 2 Kirkhope Elvanfoot Biggar
Received 1 Jul 2022Land 145M Northeast Of Bertram House Phase 5 Bertram Avenue Carnwath Lanark
Received 5 Jul 202260 Main Street Douglas ML11 0QG
Received 6 Jul 2022Dale Avenue Cambuslang
Received 6 Jul 2022109 - 111 High Street Lanark ML11 7LN
Received 6 Jul 2022Plot 1 Millburn Glen Lanark Road Garrion Bridge Larkhall
Received 6 Jul 202247 Capercaillie Crescent Ferniegair ML3 7GG
Received 7 Jul 202259 Station Road Thankerton Biggar ML12 6NZ
Received 7 Jul 2022Townhead Forest Springhill Road Douglas Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Jul 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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