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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 dates31,057Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 28,057 approved or refused records
1,068Refused applications
26,989 approved · 1,068 refused · 2,031 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0171
Formation of rear dormer window
143 St Leonard Street Lanark ML11 7DX
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0172
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
35 Mcguire Gate Bothwell G71 8FL
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0173
Demolition of extension and erection of replacement of single-storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
44 Bowden Park East Kilbride G75 8AR
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0175
Erection of single-storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
10 Loch Striven East Kilbride G74 2EQ
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0176
Window alterations and door replacement on the side and rear elevations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
151 Silvertonhill Avenue Hamilton ML3 7PP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0178
Erection of dwellinghouse, detached garage and associated alterations
22 Whitehill Crescent Lanark ML11 9HG
Received 9 Feb 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0179
Temporary change of use of industrial site (Class 5) to form inert waste transfer station (retrospective)
Site 100M North Of Roundabout At Bogleshole Road Mccoll Way Cambuslang
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0180
Formation of enlarged window opening on rear elevation (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
22 Whitehill Crescent Lanark ML11 9HG
Received 10 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0181
Erection of 5 dwellinghouses, formation of new access, associated landscaping/infrastructure and proposed re-routing of footpath
Land At Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang G72 8XQ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0007/V
Installation of sub-station and amendments to landscaping (non-material variation to consent P/24/1561)
Land 100M North Of Beechfield Manor Meikle Earnock Road Hamilton ML3 8RN
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0008/V
Variation of height and roof type of single-storey rear extension and alteration of external materials (Non-material variation to P/25/0387)
35 Greystone Avenue Rutherglen G73 3SN
Received 8 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0182
Renovation and external alterations including roof and wall cladding, replacement windows, ground mounted heat pump and associated works.
Wiston Hall Millrig Road Biggar ML12 6HT
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0183
Formation of window and internal alterations to dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
1 Fintry Place East Kilbride G75 9GB
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0184
Formation of dormer windows on front and side of existing dwelling
2 Bradda Avenue Rutherglen G73 5DE
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0185
Demolition of extension and erection of replacement single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse
21 Florence Gardens Rutherglen G73 4EW
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0186
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign (Retrospective)
Parks Chery 1 Braeview Place East Kilbride G74 3XH
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0187
Installation of roof mounted refrigeration plant and steel gantry
Morrisons 5 New Park Street Hamilton ML3 0BN
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0188
Demolition of single-storey garage and erection of ancillary 1.5 storey garage with attic
7 Glasgow Road Uddingston G71 7AR
Received 11 Feb 2026 - RegisteredCGA/26/0001
Common Good Consultation: Request for 20 year lease of 2.77 hectares of land at Lanark Racecourse, Hyndford Road, Lanark to Lanark Rugby Club for the purposes of forming a clubhouse and playing pitches.
Lanark Rugby Club Lanark Racecourse Hyndford Road Lanark ML11 9TA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/0190
The crown reduction of a Lime Tilia
1 Central Court Central Avenue Cambuslang G72 8FA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0191
Use of agricultural land for erection of single storey multi-functional classroom building (Class 8, Residential Institutions)
Dykecroft B7086 From Boghead Kirkmuirhill To Deadwaters Bridge Boghead Lanark ML11 0JQ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0192
Erection of ancillary outbuilding in residential curtilage (Retrospective)
24 Crosshill Drive Rutherglen G73 3QT
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0194
Erection of ancillary outbuilding in residential curtilage
Ambleside Crookedshields Road East Kilbride G74 4PE
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedP/26/0196
Demolition of existing single storey side extension, erection of rear dormer, and associated alterations
1 Kylepark Crescent Uddingston G71 7DQ
Received 12 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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