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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 dates30,745Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 27,758 approved or refused records
1,057Refused applications
26,701 approved · 1,057 refused · 2,018 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0059
Erection of single-storey extension to the front of existing garage
2 Brightside Avenue Uddingston G71 7NF
Received 15 Jan 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0060
Formation of 36 house plots (Application under Section 42 of the Act to vary condition 01 of P/19/0776 to extend time period to commence development)
Land 130M North Of Greenacres Access For Kersewell College From A70 To Kersewell Avenue Carnwath ML11 8LF
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0061
Erection of ancillary building (Part-retrospective)
11 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8NL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0062
Formation of door opening on rear elevation, stairs and associated alterations (part retrospective)
21 Blantyre Mill Road Bothwell G71 8DY
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0064
Formation of rear dormer window
74 Red Deer Road Cambuslang G72 6QF
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0065
Erection of single storey rear extension and associated alterations
15 Melrose Street Hamilton ML3 0JS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0066
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
105 Keswick Road East Kilbride G75 8QX
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0067
Replacement of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed)
9 Byron Court Bothwell G71 8TW
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0068
Erection of single storey rear extension with associated alterations.
17 Dunure Drive Hamilton ML3 9EY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0070
Crown and shape reduction of two Sycamores and felling of one Ash, one Beech, one Birch and one Sycamore.
54 Braidwood Road Braidwood Carluke ML8 5NY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0071
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse
7 Windward Road East Kilbride G75 8NS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0001/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated access arrangements, roads, public open space and drainage
Land 120 Meters Northeast Of Bereriggs Farm Glassford Road Strathaven
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0072
Formation of parking area for existing dwellinghouse (retrospective)
24 Lowther View Leadhills Biggar ML12 6XZ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0073
Erection of two-storey side/rear extension, single storey rear extension and associated alterations
38 Beaton Street Larkhall ML9 1DF
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0074
Erection of a drive-thru restaurant, additional caravan and car parking bays with associated works
Welcome Break Group Abington Motorway Services Area Access From A702 To Abington Service Area Abington Biggar ML12 6RG
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0077
EIA Screening Request
Land 290M WSW Of Gilbertfield Farm Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang G72 8YJ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0078
Erection of single-storey rear extension
12 Strathdearn Grove East Kilbride G75 8FY
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0080
Removal of existing storm damaged chimney stack, and erection of replacement chimney stack
2-1 41 Burnbank Road Hamilton ML3 9AQ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0081
Erection and extension of 1.8m fence (timber & palisade), retaining wall and associated works
2 The Ward Strathaven ML10 6AS
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0082
Change of use from betting shop to convenience store (Class 1A)
23 London Street Larkhall ML9 1AQ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0083
Crown clean one mature Sycamore and one mature Common Lime by removing dead, diseased and damaged branches
11 Loancroft Gate Uddingston G71 7HN
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0084
Change of use from an office (Class 4) to a furniture school (Class 10)
Bethany Hall 29A High Street Biggar ML12 6DA
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0085
Erection of single-storey side extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
50 Macarthur Wynd Cambuslang G72 7GA
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0087
Erection of single storey rear extension with associated alterations
61 Limekilnburn Road Quarter Hamilton ML3 7XA
Received 22 Jan 2026
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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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