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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 dates31,673Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 28,644 approved or refused records
1,107Refused applications
27,537 approved · 1,107 refused · 2,060 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0411
Erection of outbuilding extension and padel court in rear curtilage and associated alterations
11 Albert Park Braidwood Carluke ML8 4RZ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0412
Erection of 7 detached dwellinghouses with detached garages and associated works
Land At Coney Road Lesmahagow ML11 0JX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0413
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse
53 Priory Crescent Blackwood ML11 9GZ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0414
Erection of single storey rear extension
40 Marquis Avenue Hamilton ML3 0PU
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0415
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential)
Glentaggart South Woodland Andershaw Road Glespin Lanark
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0416
Infill of existing side elevation door (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
4 Brechame Road Chapelton ML10 6SP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0419
Erection of an outbuilding for use as ancillary accommodation (retrospective)
Lockhart Mill View C4 From Greentowers Road To Mousebank Road Lanark ML11 7RB
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0420
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation, with associated alterations.
5 Maggie Lawson Court Uddingston G71 7FB
Received 2 Apr 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0421
Erection of dwelling, store and workshop with associated works (Application under Section 42 of the Act to vary condition 11 of P/25/0888)
Land 56M ENE Of Shields Of Cross Reguill A723 From Strathaven To Hamilton Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 2 Apr 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0422
Erection of 5 dwellings with access and associated works
Junction Of Anderson Drive Chapelton Strathaven ML10 6GH
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0423
Erection of dwellinghouse and detached single garage - Section 42 Application to remove Condition 8 of planning permission P/90/112 in respect of limiting the permission to a person solely or mainly employed full time in agricultural work on or related to the agricultural unit.
Craigfield Cottage Craigthornhill Road Glassford ML10 6TT
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0424
Formation of entrance door on front elevation, erection of single storey side extension, erection of first floor dormer extensions on the front and rear of the dwelling and associated alterations.
22 Cherrytree Crescent Larkhall ML9 2AP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0425
Formation of slurry lagoon (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
Dechmont Farm Flemington Road Cambuslang G72 8YF
Received 3 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0426
Erection of access ramp and lift to front of existing dwellinghouse
20 Murchison Drive East Kilbride G75 8HF
Received 3 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0430
Erection of dwellinghouse
Eastford B7016 From Forth A706 To Carnwath A70 Forth ML11 8ET
Received 6 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0005/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping
Land To The North Of Whistleberry Road Blantyre ML3 0HP
Received 3 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0432
Installation and display of an illuminated fascia sign
Unit 6 Palace Grounds Retail Park Palace Grounds Road Hamilton ML3 6AD
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0433
Demolition of garage and erection of replacement 1�-storey ancillary building with associated stairway
157 Glasgow Road East Kilbride G74 4PA
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0434
Erection of single-storey rear extension and roof alterations
28 Brouster Hill East Kilbride G74 1AG
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0435
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
66 Main Street Symington Biggar ML12 6LJ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0436
Erection of single storey rear extension
36 Bertram Avenue Carnwath Lanark ML11 8TB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0437
Installation of synthetic football pitch and associated works
Eddlewood Park Queens Drive Hamilton
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0438
Installation of 25-metre-high telecommunications mast with ancillary infrastructure (Prior Notification)
Land 40M Southwest Of Rutherglen Glencairn Football Club Rutherglen Glencairn Football Club Toryglen Road Rutherglen
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0440
Extension to third floor over flat roof area
34 Old Mill Road Uddingston G71 7HH
Received 8 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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