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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.
17,278 approved · 601 refused · 1,161 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Garage Bothwell Road Uddingston G71 7EU
Received 17 Mar 2023Hamilton Grammar School Auchincampbell Road Hamilton ML3 6PF
Received 23 Mar 20237 Strathvithie Grove East Kilbride G75 8GL
Received 23 Mar 2023Land 105M Ne Of 101 Stanmore Road Stanmore Road Lanark
Received 23 Mar 202331 Barmore Avenue Carluke ML8 4PE
Received 23 Mar 20236 Ingalls Court East Kilbride G75 9FJ
Received 23 Mar 202322 Carstairs Road Carstairs ML11 8QD
Received 24 Mar 20232 Sudbury Crescent East Kilbride G75 8NB
Received 24 Mar 20233 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 24 Mar 202335 Mournian Way Hamilton ML3 6RS
Received 24 Mar 2023Site Of Former Hollandbush Nursery School Mill Road Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 24 Mar 202389 Dale Avenue Cambuslang G72 7EY
Received 27 Mar 20231 Brampton East Kilbride G75 8XL
Received 27 Mar 20235 Classroom Close Hamilton ML3 8RS
Received 27 Mar 20238 Staneacre Park Hamilton ML3 7BU
Received 27 Mar 2023Woodlands Candybank Road Biggar ML12 6QX
Received 27 Mar 2023Land 310M Wnw Of Campwood Camp Wood Edinburgh Road Cleghorn Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 23 Mar 2023Land 180M Northwest Of Dalton School Lodge Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 23 Mar 2023Phase 2D Land 180M Northwest Of Dalton School Lodge Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 23 Mar 2023Land 170M Northwest Of 340 Eaglesham Road Eaglesham Road Jackton
Received 28 Mar 2023Stirrup Cup Bar 183 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HG
Received 28 Mar 202311 Sutherland Way East Kilbride G74 3DL
Received 28 Mar 202330 High Street Biggar ML12 6BN
Received 29 Mar 202330 High Street Biggar ML12 6BN
Received 29 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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