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South Lanarkshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official South Lanarkshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates29,971Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 27,030 approved or refused records
1,000Refused applications
26,030 approved · 1,000 refused · 1,972 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Apr 2006 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/25/1356
Erection of dwellinghouse with access and associated works
65 Coalburn Road Coalburn ML11 0LH
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/0023/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated access arrangements, roads, public open space and drainage
Land 90M NNW Of 289 Carlisle Road Carlisle Road Kirkmuirhill Lanark
Received 15 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1358
Demolition of existing single-storey side extension and erection of two-storey side extension
43 Loch Torridon East Kilbride G74 2EU
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Tree Works approvedP/25/1359
Felling of 4no. Leylandii trees
St Kilda 13 Braehead Douglas ML11 0PT
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1360
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
2 Ash Wynd Cambuslang G72 7ZD
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1363
Erection of fence (retrospective).
1 Brent Road East Kilbride G74 4RA
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1364
Proposed extension to existing single storey carpet showroom
JEM Carpets High Avon Street Larkhall ML9 1AP
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1365
Erection of dwellinghouse with access and associated works
17 Elmbank Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0EA
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1367
Demolition of single storey sunroom and erection of two-storey rear extension and associated alterations. Relocation of existing flue onto side elevation of rear extension.
17 Candytoft Wynd Ferniegair ML3 7ZF
Received 18 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1372
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign and two internally illuminated projecting signs (Retrospective)
Adidas Outlet Store Unit 3B 3 Glasgow Road East Kilbride G74 4UN
Received 19 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1373
Erection of ancillary outbuilding
Oakwood Lanark ML11 7RH
Received 19 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1374
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable accommodation with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
61 Dalehead Crescent East Kilbride G75 7AT
Received 19 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1375
Erection of single storey rear extension, conversion of existing integral garage to form habitable accommodation with associated external alterations
1 Springfield Nurseries A706 From Lanark To Forth Cleghorn Lanark ML11 7RW
Received 19 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1376
Use of short-term let as flatted dwelling (sui generis)
3-2 76 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HY
Received 19 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1377
Installation of bi-fold doors to the rear (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
2 Lochranza Drive East Kilbride G75 9NA
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1378
Erection of 5 detached dwellinghouses with associated garages, driveways and septic tanks (Regulation 11 application relating to planning permission P/24/1516)
Land 140M NNW Of 22 Lanark Road Lanark Road Garrion Bridge Larkhall
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1379
Change of use of land and erection of various structures in conjunction with tree surgeon business (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)
QTS Group Rench Farm C137 Drumclog Highway Drumclog Strathaven ML10 6QJ
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1380
Erection of dwelling and associated works (linked to P/20/0069) (retrospective)
7 Avonside Meadows Floors Farm Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6TA
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1381
Erection of 151 dwellinghouses with associated engineering, landscape and infrastructure works (Regulation 11 application relating to planning permission P/21/1517)
Land ESE Of Valleyfield Crescent Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7TY
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1382
Replacement of existing roof tiles with Marley (Slate Grey) (Retrospective)
29 Camnethan Street Stonehouse ML9 3NQ
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1383
Erection of single storey detached dwelling and associated parking and landscaping.
15 Bertram Avenue Carnwath Lanark ML11 8TB
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1384
Installation of solar panels (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
Tesco Bothwell Road Uddingston G71 7ET
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1385
Proposed Construction of 500MW BESS with Associated Infrastructure - Section 36 EIA Screening Request.
High Netherfauld House Farm Tower Road Douglas ML11 0RL
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedP/25/1386
Erection of a two storey rear extension
97 Stewart Street Carluke ML8 5BY
Received 21 Nov 2025
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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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