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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27,537 approved · 1,107 refused · 2,060 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/26/0441
Erection of ancillary holiday accommodation/short term let in rear garden curtilage
Aranyani School Road Carmichael ML12 6PG
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0442
Erection of single-storey front and rear extensions
24 Braidley Crescent East Kilbride G75 8FA
Received 8 Apr 2026 - UnknownP/26/0443
Erection of 13 turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 240 metres, a Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure (section 36 consultation)
Watchman Energy Park Kirkhope Elvanfoot Biggar
Received 9 Apr 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0444
Formation of vehicular access to public road and associated works
Land 400M Southwest Of Townfoot Farm Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0445
Installation and display of a V shaped advertising sign (retrospective)
Land 100M North Of Beechfield Manor - Miller Homes Development Meikle Earnock Road Hamilton
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0446
Replacement of the existing front and rear external doors of a dwellinghouse
93 Main Street Carnwath Lanark ML11 8HH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0447
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide a mixed use development comprising employment units, hotel, cinema, food retail, non food retail and restaurant units (in outline) (Application under Section 75A of the Act to discharge Section 75 planning obligations for CR/08/0274)
Land Adjacent Duchess Place And Cunninghame Road Rutherglen G73 1PP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0448
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of mixed use development incorporating: anchor retail store, retail terrace, drive thru restaurant, two family restaurants, formation of access and egress points, parking and ancillary development (planning permission in principle) (Application under Section 75A of the Act to discharge Section 75 planning obligations for CR/15/0207)
Land Adjacent Duchess Place And Cunninghame Road Rutherglen G73 1PP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0449
Residential development of 36 flatted dwellings across 2 No. 4 storey blocks, access arrangements, parking, landscaping and associated works.
South Parish Church Baird Hill East Kilbride G75 0EA
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0451
Erection of farm-related (non-residential) building works (Prior Notification)
Burnhouse Farm Cottage A70 From Rigside To Hyndford Bridge Sandilands Lanark ML11 9TR
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0452
Erection of two ancillary outbuildings in residential curtilage
21 Dunlop Street Strathaven ML10 6LA
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0453
Erection of single-storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
West Rogerton Cottage Cairnmuir Highway East Kilbride G74 4NU
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0454
Erection of two-storey side extension and formation of rear dormer window
36 Hazelwood Road Strathaven ML10 6HG
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0457
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations and replacement of window with sliding doors at rear elevation (Certificate of lawfulness - Proposed)
60 Glen Shee Gardens Carluke ML8 4RR
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0458
Erection of 207 dwellings,landscaping, open space, access, drainage and associated works
Land 130M Northwest Of Former Officers Mess Robertson Drive Lanark
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0460
Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Formation of two roof light windows. Erection of single storey rear extension and associated alterations
413 Hyndford Road Hyndford Bridge Lanark ML11 8SQ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0462
Erection of single-storey front extension to dwellinghouse
10 Dee Place East Kilbride G75 8RZ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0463
Erection of single-storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
22A Queen Street Stonehouse ML9 3EE
Received 13 Apr 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0464
Erection of Class 3 coffee shop with ancillary drive thru facility, reconfiguration of existing car park, relocation of taxi rank and associated works
Princes Car Park Olympia Court East Kilbride G74 1JT
Received 13 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0465
Erection of a single storey rear extension, formation of front and rear dormer windows, erection of an ancillary garage, and associated alterations to the external walls of the existing house.
3 Auchincampbell Road Hamilton ML3 6PE
Received 14 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0466
Erection of raised decking with associated balustrade at front of dwellinghouse
6 Lymekilns Road East Kilbride G74 4RR
Received 14 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0006/PAN
Erection of residential development, renovation and use of Braidwood House as a community facility, and associated works
Braidwood House Bushelhead Road Braidwood Carluke
Received 13 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0469
Erection of single-storey ancillary outbuilding
The Vines 7C Milton Street Carluke ML8 5BL
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0470
Erection of four dwellinghouses, vehicular access and associated infrastructure and landscaping (Planning Permission in Principle)
Land 55M Northeast Of 41 Covanburn Avenue Covanburn Avenue Hamilton
Received 15 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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