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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.
17,169 approved · 599 refused · 1,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Beechside House Access From Jerviswood Road To Jerviswood House Lanark ML11 7RH
Received 7 Mar 2023134 Hamilton Road Rutherglen G73 3JA
Received 7 Mar 202331 Cameronian Drive Carluke ML8 4RA
Received 7 Mar 202319 Woodlands Terrace Uddingston Road Bothwell G71 8PR
Received 7 Mar 202322 Olifard Avenue Bothwell G71 8QL
Received 8 Mar 202388 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2JA
Received 8 Mar 2023Royal Bank Of Scotland Palace Tower Palace Grounds Road Hamilton ML3 6AD
Received 8 Mar 2023Abington Hotel 78 Carlisle Road Abington Biggar ML12 6SD
Received 8 Mar 202312 Glen Nevis Place Rutherglen G73 5PJ
Received 8 Mar 202364 High Street Biggar ML12 6BJ
Received 9 Mar 202333 Hay Crescent Cambuslang G72 6QA
Received 9 Mar 202364 Abbeygreen Lesmahagow ML11 0EQ
Received 9 Mar 2023Land 350M Southeast Of Wellburn Farm Strathaven Road Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 9 Mar 2023Whiteshawgate Farm Strathaven ML10 6SY
Received 9 Mar 202368 Townhead Street Strathaven ML10 6DJ
Received 10 Mar 2023Depot A702 From Abington To Boundary At Dalveen Pass Crawford Biggar ML12 6RH
Received 10 Mar 202339 Graham Avenue Hamilton ML3 8AB
Received 10 Mar 20233 Hay Crescent Cambuslang G72 6QA
Received 10 Mar 20238A Abbeygreen Lesmahagow ML11 0DB
Received 10 Mar 20234 Isabella Gardens Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7TW
Received 10 Mar 20233 Buttermere East Kilbride G75 8DZ
Received 10 Mar 2023Exhibition Garage 51 Carlisle Road Abington Biggar ML12 6SD
Received 10 Mar 202312 Kendal Road East Kilbride G75 8QT
Received 13 Mar 2023220 Mill Street Rutherglen G73 2NF
Received 13 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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