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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.
17,985 approved · 618 refused · 1,221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Loanfoot Paddock Boat Road Thankerton Biggar ML12 6NU
Received 13 Jul 2023508 Darvel Road Strathaven ML10 6FB
Received 14 Jul 202351 Strathspey Avenue East Kilbride G75 8GN
Received 14 Jul 202348 Redwood Crescent Hamilton ML3 8SZ
Received 17 Jul 202323 Waverley Drive Rutherglen G73 3JF
Received 17 Jul 2023Site Next To Hillcrest Strathaven Road Hamilton ML3 7UX
Received 17 Jul 2023Cuningar Woodland Park Downiebrae Road Rutherglen Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 18 Jul 2023Priory Park Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 18 Jul 20233 Long Row (and 4-6) New Lanark Road Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 9DD
Received 18 Jul 2023Land 110M Southeast Of Gilbertfield Farm Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 12 Jul 2023Nursery Buildings (and New Buildings) New Lanark Road Lanark
Received 19 Jul 2023Robert Owens School New Lanark Mills New Lanark Road Lanark ML11 9DB
Received 19 Jul 2023Power Station Lanark Road Stonebyres Lanark ML11 9UP
Received 19 Jul 2023Bonnington Power Station Bonnington Lanark ML11 9TB
Received 19 Jul 2023North Crookedstone Cottage Limekilnburn Road Limekilnburn Hamilton ML3 7XG
Received 20 Jul 20239 Manor Way Rutherglen G73 4EP
Received 20 Jul 2023Carlindean Farm A70 From Carnwath To Boundary By Tarbrax Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LQ
Received 20 Jul 202364 Lanark Road Carstairs Lanark ML11 8QL
Received 20 Jul 2023Land 290M NNW Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar
Received 20 Jul 2023Bloomsholm Farm C133 Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven ML10 6RD
Received 21 Jul 202342 Glasgow Road Strathaven ML10 6LZ
Received 21 Jul 202363 Buchan Street Hamilton ML3 8JY
Received 21 Jul 2023Avonhaugh Nursing Home 97 Lawrie Street Stonehouse ML9 3LN
Received 21 Jul 202319 Elie Road Blantyre G72 0GX
Received 24 Jul 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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