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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 dates31,521Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 28,498 approved or refused records
1,098Refused applications
27,400 approved · 1,098 refused · 2,054 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0382
Partial removal of chimney and installation of gutter flashing (Listed Building Consent) at church
Uddingston Park Church Main Street Uddingston G71 7EW
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0384
Reclamation by colliery spoil reworking with subsequent landscaping and restoration to nature conservation (Application under Section 42 of the Act to vary conditions 6 and 28 of CL/01/0034)
Land 300M NNE Of Auchlochan Colliery Coalburn Road Coalburn Lanark
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0385
Erection of single-storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
79 Healds Drive Strathaven ML10 6XJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0386
Erection of front extension and associated alterations
14A Wheatland Drive Lanark ML11 7QG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0387
Erection of ancillary building with associated decking in rear garden of dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
17 Yementry Court Cambuslang G72 8TP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0388
Erection of 1.8 timber fence alongside side and rear boundary
20 Millar Street Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TD
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0389
Erection of single-storey rear extension and raised decking
1 Langdale East Kilbride G74 4RP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0391
Installation of electronic communications apparatus (satellite antenna) (retrospective). Replacement of external doors and installation of internal window bars on ground floor windows (Listed Building application)
Bonnington Power Station Bonnington Lanark ML11 9TB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0393
Installation of electronic communications apparatus (satellite antenna) on roof (retrospective). Replacement of external doors and installation of internal window bars on ground floor windows (Listed Building application)
Power Station Lanark Road Lanark ML11 9UP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0395
S37 Scoping Request - Glenmuckloch to Redshaw Reinforcement Project.
Glenmuckloch To Redshaw Reinforcement Project South Of Douglas
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0015/V
Erection of sprinkler tank and associated works (Non-material variation to P/25/0632)
St Andrews And St Brides High School Platthorn Drive East Kilbride G74 1NL
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0396
Erection of single storey rear extension and associated alterations
Carstairs Junction Hall 20 St Charles Avenue Carstairs Junction ML11 8PQ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0397
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
1 Flinders Way Blackwood ML11 9GE
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0398
Erection of bin enclosure
32 Rosslyn Avenue Rutherglen G73 3HA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0399
Installation of photovoltaic panels and associated equipment on roof of existing care home (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
30 Knoweknack Terrace Kirkmuirhill ML11 9QU
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0400
Installation of photovoltaic panels and associated equipment on roof of existing care home (certificate of lawfulness - proposed)
15 Mill Road Hamilton ML3 8AA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0401
Erection of a single storey rear extension and erection of outbuilding ancillary to the dwellinghouse.
7 Mcguire Gate Bothwell G71 8FL
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0403
Erection of a single-storey rear extension and retaining wall, with associated alterations
9 Honeysuckle Court Ferniegair ML3 7ZE
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0404
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations
35 Barbana Road East Kilbride G74 5DX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0405
Formation of agricultural access
Land 85M Southwest Of 7 Huntlybank Gardens Huntlybank Gardens Ravenstruther Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0406
Garage conversion and external alterations to existing property (certificate of lawfulness - proposed)
14 Park Place Lanark ML11 9HH
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0407
Erection of 224 dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping (Application under Section 75A of the Act to modify planning obligations for P/23/0293 to remove affordable housing contributions)
Land 350M Southeast Of Wellburn Farm Strathaven Road Lesmahagow Lanark
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedP/26/0409
Erection of single-storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse
87 Farme Castle Court Rutherglen G73 1AA
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0410
Erection of 4 no. dwellinghouses and associated works
58-60 Station Road Law ML8 5LW
Received 1 Apr 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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