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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 dates22,737Searchable applications
352Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 20,378 approved or refused records
679Refused applications
19,699 approved · 679 refused · 1,417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0164
Formation of 1035m of forestry track
West Side Of Existing Forest Road 1035M From Forrest Entrance Mossmulloch Forest C138 Hairshaw Highway Strathaven
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Awaiting decisionP/24/0165
Erection of housing development (170 homes) on undeveloped vacant land with landscaping, play areas, drainage, road layouts, new access arrangements and associated development
Land 130M South Of Netherburn Primary School Station Road Netherburn Larkhall ML8 5QF
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0166
Proposed rear single storey extension
26 Warwick East Kilbride G74 3PZ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0167
Removal of existing conservatory and replacement with new structure
24 Menteith Drive Rutherglen G73 5RH
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0168
Erection of dwellinghouse
Plot 10 22 Albert Park Braidwood Carluke ML8 4RZ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0169
Erection of single storey rear extension.
17 Houston Street Hamilton ML3 6SR
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0170
Alterations and extension to existing dwelling and erection of 4no. log cabins with associated works
Agarwood Fisheries C137 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QH
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0171
Proposed front and rear dormer to existing dwellinghouse
24 Woodside Avenue Rutherglen G73 3HY
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0172
Erection of a single storey side extension
11 Collie Wynd Cambuslang G72 6WF
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0173
Erection of front and rear single storey extensions to dwellinghouse.
19 Low Quarry Gardens Hamilton ML3 6RH
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0010/V
Variation to planning permission P/20/0585 to reconfigure the front elevations including installation of canopies on Plots 1, 2 and 3, and the repositioning of Plot 3
Land 90M Southwest Of Hayhill House Hayhill Road Thorntonhall Glasgow
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0175
Erection of single-storey side extension
Daraich Mhor Lanark Road Garrion Bridge Larkhall ML9 2UB
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0176
Erection of 2m wooden fence to the front and side of existing property (retrospective)
1 Alwyn Court East Kilbride G74 4RQ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0011/V
Addition of fixed ladders, spandrel panels, external door, removal of a number of small windows, roof hatch, PV panels, walkways, rainscreen and revised parapet.
Abercrombie House Eaglesham Road East Kilbride G75 8YL
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0177
Single storey side extension to existing dental practice
5 Macneish Way East Kilbride G74 4TT
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0178
Change of use of public house (Sui Generis) to retail unit (Class 1A) and the installation of a new shopfront with associated works
Cheers 82 - 84 Main Street Cambuslang G72 7EP
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0179
Installation of an up to 150 megawatt (MW) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (EIA Screening Opinion)
Meikle Dripps Farm Waterfoot Road Thorntonhall G74 5AD
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0180
Installation of a 500MW BESS project (inclusive of a 400/33kV electrical compound which will export via a 400kV cable to the existing substation) (EIA Screening Opinion)
South Of Hamilton Off Muttonhole Road Hamilton
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0181
Installation of an in excess of 50-megawatt (MW) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (EIA Screening Opinion)
Land At Red Moss B7078 From Millbank To Abington Int Crawfordjohn Biggar ML12 6SX
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0182
Demolition of rear conservatory, installation of rear dormer window and erection of rear extension with balcony and associated alterations.
4 Bonnington Avenue Lanark ML11 9AL
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0183
Erection of 4 dwellings with associated works (amendment to P/23/0654)
Hayhill Road Thorntonhall
Received 14 Feb 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0184
Subdivision of existing shop into 1 retail unit and 1 hot food takeaway, alterations to frontage and erection of a flue (flue is retrospective and the proposed additional retail unit was granted under P/22/1394)
78 - 80 Farm Road Hamilton ML3 9LD
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0185
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse and part retrospective development of a rear single storey bathroom.
17 Lawhill Road Law ML8 5JQ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedP/24/0186
Formation of a new driveway
48 Dryburgh Avenue Rutherglen G73 3EU
Received 15 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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