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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.
17,618 approved · 613 refused · 1,196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land 56M East Of 64 Biggar Road Biggar Road Symington Biggar South Lanarkshire
Received 22 May 202328 Barrie Avenue Bothwell G71 8FA
Received 22 May 2023International House Stanley Boulevard Hamilton International Tech Park Glasgow South Lanarkshire G72 0BN
Received 23 May 202342 Hareleeshill Road Larkhall ML9 2EX
Received 23 May 202346 Douglas Drive Ashgill Larkhall ML9 3AQ
Received 23 May 20232 Stirling Drive Rutherglen G73 4JH
Received 23 May 2023The Napier Building Reynolds Avenue Scottish Enterprise Technology Park G75 0AF
Received 23 May 2023Land 140M East Of Knowehead Farm Blackburnmill Highway Strathaven
Received 24 May 202332 Roadmeetings Crescent Carluke ML8 4GZ
Received 24 May 20232 Windyridge Hamilton ML3 7PS
Received 24 May 2023Castlefield Primary School 25 Lickprivick Road East Kilbride G75 9DH
Received 24 May 2023Kirtonholme Pavilion Kirktonholme Park West Mains Road East Kilbride G74 1EF
Received 24 May 2023Land 52M Northeast Of Hayhill House Hayhill Road Thorntonhall
Received 24 May 202312 Houston Street Hamilton ML3 6SR
Received 25 May 2023Daraich Mhor Lanark Road Garrion Bridge ML9 2UB
Received 25 May 202390 Main Street Cambuslang G72 7EP
Received 25 May 2023Hillridge Farm Biggar Mill Road Biggar ML12 6LY
Received 25 May 202358 Hay Crescent Cambuslang G72 6QA
Received 25 May 202345 Ayr Road Douglas Lanark ML11 0PX
Received 25 May 202342 Gateside Street Hamilton ML3 7JQ
Received 25 May 2023Cleughead Farm C14 From Deadwaters B7086 To Coalburn Lesmahagow ML11 0HP
Received 25 May 202333 High Street Carluke ML8 4AL
Received 26 May 20233 New Road Cambuslang Glasgow G72 7PU
Received 26 May 2023Windyhill Farm Coldpots Elsrickle Biggar ML12 6QZ
Received 26 May 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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