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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 dates23,013Searchable applications
351Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 20,616 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
19,931 approved · 685 refused · 1,452 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Apr 2008 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0276
Erection of office building (Class 4) with associated landscaping and car parking.
Readypower Whistleberry Road Blantyre G72 0TH
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0278
External alterations associated with the change of use of a betting office to a restaurant including the formation of a flue
4A Cullen Road East Kilbride G75 0ET
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0279
Erection of ancillary outbuiling within garden of dwellinghouse
1 Jersey Lane Hamilton ML3 8SG
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0281
Erection of two storey ancillary outbuilding within curtilage of dwellinghouse.
9 Stanmore Gardens Lanark ML11 7RZ
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0283
Demolition of rear extension, erection of rear extension incorportaing roofspace accommodation mand alterations to garage
1E Croft Place Larkhall ML9 1BQ
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0284
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room with associated external alterations and fenestration alterations
27 Avondale Avenue East Kilbride G74 1NS
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0285
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey extension.
51 Townhill Road Hamilton ML3 9RH
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0019/V
Variation to planning permission P/22/1234 to reduce floor area of unit 2 with associated elevational alterations, and revision of materials on side elevation of unit 13
Land 100M Northeast Of 227 Westburn Road Grayline Avenue Cambuslang
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0286
Extension of existing of porch and conversion of existing garage
18 Inglewood Crescent East Kilbride G75 8QD
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0287
Single storey rear extension
4 Morton Court Blackwood Lanark ML11 9YH
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0289
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation and associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)
15 Kingfisher Avenue Ferniegair ML3 7GF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0291
Erection of single-storey rear extension
6 Staffa Road Cambuslang G72 8GE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0292
Erection of single storey rear extension
2 Appin Terrace Hamilton ML3 9PA
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0294
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room and associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
Laurieknowe 20 Lymekilns Road East Kilbride G74 4RR
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0296
Alteration to external walls and roof to overclad with new metal profiled cladding system
65 Carron Place Kelvin Industrial Estate East Kilbride G75 0YL
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0020/V
Erection of 2 storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling house - Non-material variation of planning permisison P/23/1279 to amend design of proposed extension.
34 Stuart Drive Lanark ML11 7HF
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0297
Change of use of farm steading to form two dwellings, restoration of farmhouse to form one dwelling, erection of three dwelling houses and associated access improvements - Further application under Regulation 11 to amend layout and design of one of the dwellinghouses approved under application P/22/0345.
Orchard Farm Waygateshaw Road Carluke ML8 5PX
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0298
Erection of a single-story rear extension to existing dwelling
72 Raeburn Avenue East Kilbride G74 3JR
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0299
Erection of single-storey garage in front garden of dwellinghouse.
2 Birkfield Loan Carluke ML8 4PY
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0300
Removal of wall caps, gate, hedges and landscaping, and the formation of a driveway, the erection of a fence and the provision of an EV charging point with associated works (Retrospective)
15 Vicars Road Stonehouse ML9 3EB
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0302
Proposed single storey extension to rear of existing domestic dwelling
27 Quarry Road Law Carluke ML8 5HB
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0021/V
Removal of attached side garage, overall reduction in floorplan and associated elevational changes ( Non-material variation to P/22/1087)
Plot 2 Seaforth Courtyard Oldhill Road Braidwood Carluke South Lanarkshire
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0305
Use of modular building as temporary residential accommodation associated with equine business
Land 280M Northeast Of Gainerhill Farm Muirkirk Road Strathaven ML10 6RE
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedP/24/0306
Proposed lined earth bank slurry lagoon
East Brackenridge Farm Breckonridge Highway Strathaven ML10 6QB
Received 12 Mar 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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