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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 dates22,620Searchable applications
352Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 20,281 approved or refused records
676Refused applications
19,605 approved · 676 refused · 1,398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/0102
Erection of replacement single-storey rear extension
10 Blaeshill Road East Kilbride G75 8PL
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0104
Extension of existing farmhouse into adjacent steading.
Castlehill Farm Green Towers Road Lanark ML11 7RB
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0105
Roof alterations to existing conservatory (Retrospective)
2 Beech Avenue Cambuslang G72 8AU
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0106
Display of external signage
57 - 59 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7AH
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0107
External alterations to listed building
57 - 59 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7AH
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0108
Retrospective application for four signs to be installed to existing nursery. One x totem sign. One x entrance sign and two signage panels.
Oaklands Nursery School 17 Lymekilns Road East Kilbride G74 4RR
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0005/V
Partial demolition of B-Listed annex building and conversion of retained element to form 8 flats and construction of 31 new dwellings in the cleared area and adjacent playground alongwith associated ancillary works - Non material variation of Planning Pemission P/20/1751
Lanark Grammar School Annexe Albany Drive Lanark
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0110
Installation of new signage to shopfront including illuminated fascia sign and illuminated projecting sign
25 Common Green Strathaven ML10 6AQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0111
Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses
Land Between 8 And 12 Pettinain Road Pettinain Road Carstairs Junction Lanark ML11 8RF
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedP/24/0112
Erection of drive-thru restaurant (sui generis) with associated access, servicing, car parking, landscaping and other associated work.
Land 70M South Of 28 Beck Avenue Borland Drive Larkhall ML9 1FN
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0113
Discharge of planning obligation contained within the Section 75 Agreement in respect of Planning Consent EK/96/249
South Muirhead Farm Breckonridge Highway Strathaven ML10 6QP
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0114
Siting of container at rear of shop for a temporary period of 3 years. (in retrospect)
Unit 1 Burnbank Shopping Centre Hamilton ML3 0NA
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0115
Replace existing windows with timber framed sash and case windows and replacement timber front door.
10 Stonehouse Road Sandford ML10 6PD
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0116
Replace existing windows with timber framed sash and case windows and replacement timber front door. (Listed Building Consent)
10 Stonehouse Road Sandford ML10 6PD
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0117
Erection of raised decking and associated replacement stairway
10 Highburgh Drive Rutherglen G73 3RZ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0118
Installation of a freestanding 244.2 kWp solar PV array with associated works
Allers Wastewater Treatment Works Barrie Road East Kilbride G74 3XZ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Tree Works approvedP/24/0119
Tree works in conservation area; removal of 7 Ash trees; one Sycamore tree, one Birch tree and 3 Lime trees and associated removal of minor branches from12 other trees
Lamington (A702 Verge Between Duneaton Estate Entrance And The Scottish Autism Entrance Eastbound And Westbound) ML12 6HW
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0120
Overcladding of existing metal roof with new metal roof
7 Bessemer Drive Kelvin Industrial Estate East Kilbride G75 0QX
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0123
Single story side extension
6 Seamill Gardens East Kilbride G74 4XE
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0125
Formation of a private way for forestry purposes (Prior Notification)
Entrance To Gilkerscleugh East Forest Craighead Road Joining Onto B7808 ML12 6SQ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0126
Demolition of chimney and external alterations to front garage door. (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
12 Sunningdale Wynd Bothwell G71 8EQ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0127
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of one and a half storey dwelling with associated access and landscaping.
14 Blairston Avenue Bothwell G71 8RZ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0128
Erection of two single-storey rear extensions to dwellinghouse and formation of new access.
Riverdale 2 Blair Road Crossford ML8 5RF
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0129
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
42 Laguna Wynd East Kilbride G74 5EA
Received 5 Feb 2024
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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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