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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 dates30,892Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 27,899 approved or refused records
1,063Refused applications
26,836 approved · 1,063 refused · 2,024 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0116
Creation of new field access
Cormiston Road Biggar
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0117
Erection of agricultural building (Prior Notification)
Park Farm Biggar Road Carnwath ML11 8LU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0118
Erection of single-storey side extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
44 Hazelwood Road Strathaven ML10 6HG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0119
Erection of single-storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
42 Hazelwood Road Strathaven ML10 6HG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0123
Erection and display of a free-standing totem pole sign, height restrictor, digital screen, wayfinding signs, vinyl graphic displays, an internally illuminated fascia sign, sprayed cladding, and three internally illuminated lightboxes
KFC Rutherglen Retail Park Dalmarnock Road Rutherglen G73 1AE
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0124
Refurbishment and alterations to existing farmhouse, conversion and alterations of 2 byres to form 2 seperate dwellinghouses with associated detached garages and associated works including the formation of a new access road.
Deadwaters Farm B7086 From Boghead Kirkmuirhill To Deadwaters Bridge Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 0JH
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0125
Redevelopment of Cathkin Primary Substation to provide Switchgear Housing Building, 2 x Transformer Buildings, Secondary Substation Building, Security Fencing and Ancillary Works.
Electricity Sub Station - 43M North Of Cathkin Smithy House East Kilbride Road Rutherglen G73 5RB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0126
Formation of side dormer window
36 Coldstream Drive Rutherglen G73 3LH
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0004/V
Minor variation to block (reduction in overall dimensions), removal of roof gardens, repositioning of parking spaces/cycle storage/balconies (non-material variation to P/24/0851)
Former Righead United Reformed Church Carnegie Hill East Kilbride G75 0AE
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0127
Erection of first-floor front extension with associated alterations and single-storey extensions at side and rear of dwellinghouse
19 Invercargill East Kilbride G75 8RE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0128
Use of industrial/storage warehouse as a padel court sports facility with associated alterations (Retrospective)
Building A 5 Stroud Road East Kilbride G75 0YA
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0129
Erection of single-storey rear extension
5 Bunbury Terrace East Kilbride G75 8HP
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0131
Demolition of detached garage and erection of single-storey extension at side of dwellinghouse
39 Brouster Hill East Kilbride G74 1AG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0132
Formation of 5 house plots, associated access, landscaping and drainage
Land 50M Northwest Of Elsrickle Primary School Elsrickle Village Elsrickle Biggar
Received 30 Jan 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0002/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated access arrangements, roads, public open space and drainage
Land 165M Southwest Of South Lanarkshire Lifestyles Stonehouse Strathaven Road Stonehouse Larkhall
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0133
Felling of two conifer trees
3 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0134
Erection of single storey rear and side extension with associated decking
24 Cameron Way Blantyre G72 9DF
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedP/26/0135
Removal of sections of the front boundary wall to create two new openings (Conservation Area Consent)
3 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 30 Jan 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0136
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness).
53 Priory Crescent Lanark ML11 9GZ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0137
Conversion of two integral garages to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations
19 Honeybee Avenue Cambuslang G72 6QE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0139
Installation of air conditioning unit on external wall (Listed Building application)
Power Station Lanark Road Stonebyres ML11 9UP
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0141
Installation of air conditioning unit on external wall (Listed Building application)
Bonnington Power Station Bonnington Lanark ML11 9TB
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0142
Demolition of retail building and erection of building with 4no. Class 1A units and associated works
1 Neilsland Road Hamilton ML3 8NA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0143
Erection of single storey ancillary outbuilding in residential curtilage (Certificate of Lawfulness)
45 Claude Street Larkhall ML9 2BU
Received 2 Feb 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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