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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.
18,328 approved · 628 refused · 1,245 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Dec 2013 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunnadale 1 Griqua Terrace Bothwell G71 8RA
Received 28 Jul 202339 Main Street Carnwath Lanark ML11 8JU
Received 28 Jul 202315 Tyndrum Crescent Hamilton ML3 8QR
Received 28 Jul 2023Rosslyn 22 Knox Wynd Strathaven ML10 6XX
Received 28 Jul 2023Castleglen Road East Kilbride G74 5BX
Received 28 Jul 202363 Lethame Road Strathaven ML10 6DU
Received 31 Jul 202339 Limeside Avenue Rutherglen G73 3PN
Received 31 Jul 20230-1 16 Green Street Bothwell G71 8RL
Received 31 Jul 202320 Springfield Crescent Carluke ML8 4JP
Received 31 Jul 2023215 Glen Avenue Larkhall ML9 1JZ
Received 31 Jul 2023Langlands West Greenhills Road East Kilbride
Received 24 Jul 20232 Holm Street Strathaven ML10 6NB
Received 31 Jul 2023Carstairs Waste Water Treatment Works Avenue Road Carstairs Lanark ML11 8ST
Received 31 Jul 2023Telecommunications Mast Earnock Road Hamilton
Received 31 Jul 202359 Wellshot Drive Cambuslang G72 8BN
Received 31 Jul 2023Land 48M ESE Of The Old Byre Libberton Village Road Libberton Lanark
Received 31 Jul 2023Land North Of 4 Redwood Crescent East Kilbride G74 5PA
Received 31 Jul 2023Land 535M Northeast Of Waterhead Cottage Birthwood Road Coulter Biggar
Received 1 Aug 202350 Gateside Road Crawfordjohn Biggar ML12 6SL
Received 1 Aug 2023Galaview Sandilands From Ponfeigh Road To A70 Prettsmill Sandilands Lanark ML11 9UA
Received 1 Aug 2023Telecommunications Mast - 93M Southwest Of 4 Cairns Place Markethill Road East Kilbride
Received 1 Aug 202314 Milrig Road Rutherglen Glasgow G73 2NH
Received 28 Jul 202324 Brankston Avenue Stonehouse ML9 3JF
Received 1 Aug 202320 Lethame Road Strathaven ML10 6AD
Received 1 Aug 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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