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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.
17,106 approved · 598 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Rutherglen Links Rutherglen G73 1DH
Received 1 Mar 202311 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell G71 8BW
Received 1 Mar 20233 Mccallum Grove East Kilbride G74 4SJ
Received 1 Mar 20231 Huntlybank Steadings Huntlybank Lane Ravenstruther Lanark ML11 7FE
Received 1 Mar 2023Outside No. 5A Law Place Nerston Industrial Estate East Kilbride G74 4QL
Received 2 Mar 20234 Westend Court Law Carluke ML8 5SL
Received 2 Mar 20230-1 7 Thomson Street Strathaven ML10 6JZ
Received 2 Mar 20230-2 7 Thomson Street Strathaven ML10 6JZ
Received 2 Mar 20231 Mill Road Bothwell G71 8DQ
Received 1 Mar 2023Land 100M Northwest Of East Rogerton Coittage Markethill Road East Kilbride
Received 3 Mar 2023Land 310M Northeast Of Newhouse Farm Westburn Road Cambuslang
Received 3 Mar 20233 Rockhampton Avenue East Kilbride G75 8EG
Received 3 Mar 202359 Wellshot Drive Cambuslang G72 8BN
Received 3 Mar 2023Our Lady And St Annes Church Hall Jack Street Hamilton ML3 7QP
Received 3 Mar 202356 Lanark Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5RE
Received 3 Mar 202310 St Lukes Avenue Carluke ML8 5AT
Received 6 Mar 20232 Clyde Terrace Bothwell G71 8DX
Received 6 Mar 202317 Inglewood Crescent East Kilbride G75 8QD
Received 6 Mar 202348 Main Street Symington Biggar ML12 6LJ
Received 6 Mar 202330 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7AR
Received 6 Mar 2023First Blantyre Depot 5 Glasgow Road Blantyre G72 0LA
Received 6 Mar 2023National Museum Of Rural Life Scotland Philipshill Road East Kilbride G76 9HR
Received 6 Mar 202311 Birch Brae Hamilton ML3 7LJ
Received 7 Mar 2023Land 46M Northeast And 50M Sse Of Bagmoors Cottage Bagmoors Road Pettinain Lanark
Received 7 Mar 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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