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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.
17,344 approved · 603 refused · 1,171 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Dec 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodlands 51 Glassford Road Strathaven ML10 6LL
Received 3 Apr 20234 George Paul Road Carnwath ML11 8QU
Received 3 Apr 2023151 Western Road Cambuslang G72 8PE
Received 3 Apr 2023Stewartfield Community Centre 3 Macneish Way East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire G74 4TT
Received 26 Feb 20235 Silverwells Crescent Bothwell G71 8SE
Received 3 Apr 2023Land 50M Southwest Of 40 Brora Crescent Stewart Avenue Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Received 3 Apr 20238 Woolfords Cottages Woolfords EH55 8LH
Received 3 Apr 2023Land 85M Southwest Of O'Cathian House Hayhill Road Thorntonhall Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 3 Apr 202312 Wellmeadows Court Hamilton ML3 8LT
Received 3 Apr 2023Jackton Distillery Hayhill Road Thorntonhall G74 5AN
Received 3 Apr 202381 Grenville Drive Cambuslang G72 8DW
Received 4 Apr 202326 Watson Avenue Rutherglen G73 2NL
Received 4 Apr 2023Logoch Farm Ardochrig Highway East Kilbride G75 0QN
Received 31 Mar 2023Former Hoover Site Phase 4 Dale Avenue Cambuslang G72 7TZ
Received 4 Apr 2023Weighhouse Road Opposite The Junction Between Bothwell Road And Weighhouse Road Carluke ML8 5UB
Received 4 Apr 202332 Howieshill Road Cambuslang G72 8PW
Received 4 Apr 2023Butterburn Park Play Area - Former Butterburn Park Hamilton
Received 4 Apr 202338 Millburn Avenue Rutherglen G73 2AR
Received 4 Apr 202339 Main Street Braehead Lanark ML11 8EZ
Received 4 Apr 2023Acres Ridge C136 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QL
Received 5 Apr 2023Glassford Water Treatment Works Bents And Station Highway Glassford ML10 6TX
Received 5 Apr 2023Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Headquarters Westburn Drive Cambuslang G72 7NA
Received 5 Apr 20238 Strathmore Grove East Kilbride G75 8GF
Received 6 Apr 2023Strathaven Rugby Football Club Whiteshawgate Highway Strathaven ML10 6SY
Received 6 Apr 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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