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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26,836 approved · 1,063 refused · 2,024 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0144
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
5 Alice Gardens (Plot 42) Ashgill Larkhall ML9 3RH
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0145
Demolition of existing store and erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse and associated raised decking
3 Sidehead Road Stonehouse ML9 3EX
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0146
Installation of flue, MVHR unit, slate vents and extract fans (Listed building consent)
Coachmans Cottage Netherfield House C122 Strathaven To Glassford Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0148
Erection of a cattle shed with slurry pit
Drumalbin Farm Drumalbin Mill Road Carmichael Biggar ML12 6PH
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0149
Erection of ancillary building in rear garden of dwellinghouse (Part-retrospective)
121 Falkland Drive East Kilbride G74 1EJ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0150
Display of four internally illuminated fascia signs and display of an internally illuminated free standing totem pole sign
29 Dalmarnock Road Rutherglen G73 1AE
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0154
Erection of single-storey side extension
19A Dunnottar Crescent East Kilbride G74 4PL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0155
Erection of two-storey side extension
21 Cochrane Street Strathaven ML10 6ND
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0156
Installation of overhead line (Consultation request under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989)
Land 140 NNW Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0157
The felling of an Ash tree
Loch Wood House Blackwood Estate Carlisle Road Blackwood ML11 0JG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0159
Detached garage conversion to form ancillary accommodation
Lockhart Mill View C4 From Greentowers Road To Mousebank Road Lanark ML11 7RB
Received 4 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0160
Conversion of integral double garage to form habitable rooms with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed).
7 Pillans Avenue Carluke ML8 5WD
Received 4 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0005/V
Minor alterations to plot positions and design of dwellings (non-material variation to consent P/20/1667)
Land 90M ESE Of 24 Simpson Drive Strutherhill Larkhall
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0161
Removal of 40 Leylandii trees
Westmains Garage West Mains Road East Kilbride G74 1NH
Received 5 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0162
Erection of three dwellinghouses with detached garages, formation of vehicular access and associated works
Site Of Former Causeyhead Farm Auldhouse Road Auldhouse Glasgow
Received 5 Feb 2026 - RegisteredCAT/26/0001
Community Asset Transfer Request for 25 year lease of the Pavillion and Football Pitches, Moor Park, Belstane Road, Carluke, ML8 4BG.
Moorpark Pavilion Moorpark Recreation Area Belstane Road Carluke
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0163
Change of use of industrial unit to a gym (Class 11)
Unit 6B Block 8 Fourth Road Blantyre Industrial Estate Blantyre G72 0AD
Received 5 Feb 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0164
Conversion of garage to dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness - Exisitng)
Tarvit The Glebe Bothwell G71 8AE
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0006/V
Minor variation to house type 3 incorporating internal layout and fenestration changes (non-material variation to P/18/1127)
Site Of Former Cartside Farm House 3 Cartside Highway Thorntonhall
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0003/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated access arrangements, roads, public open space and drainage
Land 165 Meters Southwest Of South Lanarkshire Lifestyles Stonehouse Strathaven Road Stonehouse Larkhall
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0166
Erection of two-storey extension and porch to front elevation of dwellinghouse
19 Wellknowe Place Thorntonhall G74 5QA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0167
Erection of vehicle garage for adjacent dwellinghouse
Whiteshawgate Farm Whiteshawgate Highway Strathaven ML10 6SY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0168
Demolition of existing rear porch and erection of enlarged rear porch extension. Erection of front/side extension, and associated alterations
East Cottage Annieston Farm Cottages Biggar Road Biggar ML12 6LQ
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0170
Erection of single-storey rear extension
35 St Stephens Avenue Rutherglen G73 5LZ
Received 9 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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