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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26,701 approved · 1,057 refused · 2,018 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredP/26/0088
Two storey extension of existing factory to accommodate office and staff welfare facilities.
Medwyn Park Edinburgh Road Carnwath ML11 8HS
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0089
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
Plot 2 Yieldshields Road Carluke ML8 4QE
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0090
Erection of single storey side extension
48 Limekilnburn Road Quarter Hamilton ML3 7XA
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0091
Demolition of existing two storey side extension, erection of two storey side extension and erection of double garage and ancillary outbuilding within residential curtilage
1-1 71 Blairbeth Road Rutherglen G73 4JD
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0092
Erection of 117 dwellings, landscaping, access, drainage and associated works
Land 90M NNE Of The Sergeants Mess - Ogilvie Homes Robertson Drive Lanark ML11 9ZS
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0095
Display of internally illuminated sign
1 Rutherglen Links Rutherglen G73 1DF
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0096
Erection of single-storey rear extension
35 Dukes Road Cambuslang G72 7AJ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0098
Removal of stained glass window, organ and war memorials from B listed church
Cadzow Parish Church Woodside Walk Hamilton ML3 7HY
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0099
Display of 4 fascia signs and erection and display of a (1200mm high x 592mm wide) digital advertisement hoarding
Eurochange 300 Centre West East Kilbride G74 1LL
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0100
Demolition of existing sunroom and erection of a single storey extension with associated alterations
63 Wilsontown Road Wilsontown Lanark ML11 8ER
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0101
Siting of 3 clinical surgery units (Two year temporary period)
Land 45M Southwest Of 4 Orbital Court Eaglesham Road East Kilbride
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0102
Demolition of garage and outbuilding and erection of outbuilding containing garage and a residential annexe and associated alterations
20 Strutherhill Larkhall ML9 1LR
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0103
Conversion of attached garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfuless - Proposed)
342 Kings Park Avenue Rutherglen G73 2AG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0104
Replacement of existing roof lantern on rear extension, reroofing, and associated alterations. Alterations to front boundary wall to enlarge secondary access.
65 Burnbank Road Hamilton ML3 9AL
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0105
Proposed internal and external alterations including windows and doors replacement and external wall infill
Waterside Cottage Waterside Road G76 9HN
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0106
Proposed internal and external alterations including windows and doors replacement and external wall infill (Listed Building Consent)
Waterside Cottage Waterside Road G76 9HN
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0107
Ancillary use within existing retail shop for hot food servery (sui generis) and erection of flue on rear roof.
126 Dukes Road Rutherglen G73 5AF
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0108
The crown reduction and lifting of an ash tree, the crown reduction and lifting of a sycamore tree, the crown reduction and lifting of a pussy willow tree, and the crown reduction of a hawthorn tree
19 Prospect Avenue Cambuslang G72 8BW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0109
Use of premises for professional services (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)
20 Argyle Drive Hamilton ML3 9EB
Received 28 Jan 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0110
Use of former go-karting site for the siting of 47 self-storage containers (Class 6) with associated works
Cambuslang Karting 91 Glasgow Road Cambuslang G72 7BT
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0112
Demolition of rear conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension, rear access ramp, and associated alterations.
5 Park Place Lanark ML11 9HH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0113
Erection and display of seven large format vinyl advertisements
East Kilbride Shopping Centre Churchill Avenue East Kilbride
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0114
Change of use from office to yoga studio
First Floor Unit 1 82 Muir Street Hamilton ML3 6BJ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0115
Erection of porch at front of dwellinghouse
2 Hallside Avenue Cambuslang G72 7DR
Received 29 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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