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Scotland · Local authority
South Lanarkshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates22,432Searchable applications
352Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 20,122 approved or refused records
668Refused applications
19,454 approved · 668 refused · 1,373 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Apr 2008 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsContact planning Property enquiry certificatesConservation areas Built heritage, conservation and listed buildings
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03031231015Council source
- Planning enquiries08000778778Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southlanarkshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas30 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- DecidedP/24/0017
Use of static caravan and tent as short-term let (sui generis) and associated structures
North Lodge Kersewell College A70 From Carnwath To Boundary By Tarbrax Carnwath Lanark ML11 8LG
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0018
Proposed rear and side extension
32 Inch Keith East Kilbride G74 2JZ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0019
Substitution of house types (amendment to P/22/1377 for the erection of 182no. dwellinghouses with associated roads, drainage, landscaping and open space)
Land 360M NNE Of Hallside Manse Manse Brae Cambuslang G72 7XF
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0020
Single storey rear extension
42 Crawfurd Road Rutherglen G73 4ES
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0021
Change of use of flatted dwelling (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis)
2 Stewartfield Gardens East Kilbride G74 4GN
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0022
Proposed single storey rear extension
2 Rock Gardens Stonehouse ML9 3RE
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0023
Erection and display of 3 illuminated fascia signs, three non illuminated fascia signs and two freestanding non illuminated signs
Unit 1 New Park Street Hamilton ML3 0BN
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0024
External alteration to property - conversion of window to door and installation of external ramp
Unit 1 New Park Street Hamilton ML3 0BN
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0025
Erection of two storey rear extension, conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation and associated alterations
15 Portland Park Hamilton ML3 7JY
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0026
Formation of front dormer
49 Buchanan Drive Rutherglen G73 3PF
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0027
Proposed first floor extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
20 Ballantrae East Kilbride G74 4TZ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0028
Formation of front and rear dormer windows with associated alterations
7 Clincarthill Road Rutherglen G73 2LF
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0029
Change of use of existing rural building to agricultural/plant training facility, car parking and landscaping.
Drumhaven Farm C136 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QE
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0030
Erection of attached double garage and associated alterations
1 Hardie Street Blantyre G72 0NL
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0032
Erection of a single storey rear extension and balcony
195 Lanark Road Hazelbank Lanark ML11 9XN
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0033
Erection of single-storey side extension and installation of windows within roofslope.
31 Cooper Crescent Ferniegair ML3 7FU
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0034
Erection of first-floor side extension and roof alterations to existing garage
71 Calderglen Road East Kilbride G74 2JS
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0035
Garage conversion
38 Springfield Gate East Kilbride G75 9QB
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0036
Installation of a 20 megawatt (MW) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure (EIA Screening Opinion)
Plot 4A Hurlawcrook Road East Kilbride
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0037
Section 42 application to remove condition 1 of planning application ref: P/20/1579.
14 Avenel Crescent Strathaven ML10 6JF
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0038
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
19 Poppy Gardens Cambuslang G72 6AB
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0039
Roof alterations on existing single-storey rear structure
118 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8AF
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0040
Erection of timber garage in rear garden (Certificate of Lawfulness)
36 Anstruther Street Law Carluke ML8 5JG
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0041
Use of residential flat (sui generis) as short-term let (sui generis)
20 Back O'Barns Hamilton ML3 6BG
Received 15 Jan 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in South Lanarkshire
Start 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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What these statistics cover
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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