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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.
16,960 approved · 596 refused · 1,113 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 2014 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Auchengray Church Centre Auchengray Road Auchengray Lanark ML11 8LD
Received 8 Feb 202312 Brandon Street Hamilton ML3 6AB
Received 8 Feb 202314 Maggie Lawson Court Uddingston G71 7FB
Received 8 Feb 202330 Provost Crescent Netherburn Larkhall ML9 3GE
Received 8 Feb 2023Hamilton Race Course Bothwell Road Hamilton ML3 0DW
Received 8 Feb 20236 Golf View Strathaven ML10 6AZ
Received 8 Feb 20233 Mcguire Gate Bothwell G71 8FL
Received 8 Feb 202310 Loancroft Gardens Uddingston G71 7HG
Received 8 Feb 2023136 Pentland Crescent Larkhall ML9 1UR
Received 8 Feb 20239 Barassie Court Bothwell G71 8UH
Received 8 Feb 202332 Annsfield Road Hamilton ML3 8BQ
Received 8 Feb 202316 Glen Garry East Kilbride G74 2BN
Received 8 Feb 20235 St Bryde Street East Kilbride G74 4HQ
Received 8 Feb 202311 Salisbury East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire G74 3QF
Received 8 Feb 2023137 Dukes Road Rutherglen G73 5AE
Received 8 Feb 2023Craigend Farm Craigend Road Auldhouse Glasgow G75 9DR
Received 8 Feb 202311 Torrance Road East Kilbride G74 1AR
Received 8 Feb 2023Land 125M Northwest Of Cedar Lodge Byretown Road Kirkfieldbank Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 9 Feb 2023Sion 47 Burnblea Street Hamilton ML3 6RF
Received 9 Feb 202321 Green Street Bothwell G71 8AB
Received 9 Feb 2023Claddengreen Farm Burnhouse Road Auldhouse G75 9DT
Received 9 Feb 20231 Mansefield Court Muirburn Road Glassford ML10 6TR
Received 9 Feb 2023Land For Hawkwood Wind Farm Kype Highway Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 8 Feb 2023Logoch Farm Ardochrig Highway East Kilbride G75 0QN
Received 26 Jan 2023Records 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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