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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 dates32,007Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 28,962 approved or refused records
1,122Refused applications
27,840 approved · 1,122 refused · 2,077 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jul 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0533
Formation of dormer windows on front and side
2 Bradda Avenue Rutherglen G73 5DE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0534
Erection of a single storey ancillary garage to the existing dwellinghouse
18 Station Gate Netherburn Larkhall ML9 3FD
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0536
Installation and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure (Part-retrospective)
Land 155M North Of 1A Clyde Gateway Trade Park Dalmarnock Road Rutherglen
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0537
Erection of garage
Kenneth Lodge Mauldslie Estate Mauldslie Road Carluke ML8 5QE
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0538
Erection of single-storey side/rear extension, garage conversion, and associated alterations
1 Forsyth Court Lanark ML11 7BQ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0539
Erection of single-storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
6 Balvenie Drive Cambuslang G72 8HF
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0540
Erection of single storey rear extension
25 Colliehill Road Biggar ML12 6PN
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0542
Erection of two-storey rear extension and garage link
52 Avondale Avenue East Kilbride G74 1NT
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0543
Erection of single-storey rear extension
4 Balta Crescent Cambuslang G72 8TS
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0544
Erection of single-storey side extension
1 Laverock Avenue Hamilton ML3 7DD
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0545
Erection of single-storey rear and side extension
29 James Murdie Gardens Hamilton ML3 0RT
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0021/V
Alteration removing Juliet balcony from South Elevation. (Non Material Variation to P/24/0302)
27 Quarry Road Law Carluke ML8 5HB
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0546
Erection of raised decking at the rear of dwellinghouse with associated external alterations
12 Fishescoates Avenue Rutherglen G73 5DZ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedP/26/0549
Erection of single storey rear extension
1 Capercaillie Crescent Ferniegair ML3 7GG
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0552
Formation of mezzanine floor to increase the size of the retail unit and the erection of an external sprinkler tank and associated equipment
Homestore & More Mavor Avenue East Kilbride G74 4QX
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0553
Application under Section 42 of the Act to vary condition 2 of EK/04/0234 to allow for a wider range of goods to be sold from the existing non-food retail warehouse
Homestore & More Mavor Avenue East Kilbride G74 4QX
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0555
Fenestration alterations at rear and side of flatted dwelling with associated demolition of stairway
13 Underwood Road Rutherglen G73 3TE
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0556
Erection of single-storey rear extension
379 Bankhead Road Rutherglen G73 2AA
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0557
Demolition of rear conservatory. Erection of single-storey rear extension, rear patio, and associated alterations
16 Woodlands Crescent Bothwell G71 8PX
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0558
Use of open space as private garden ground and enclosure with 1.8m-high fence
Whitemoss Cottage Whitemoss Grove East Kilbride G74 3ED
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0560
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
Hyndford Bridge Lanark ML11 9TD
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0561
Erection of single-storey side extension (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
387 Kings Park Avenue Rutherglen G73 2AU
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0564
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse
59 Cornfoot Crescent East Kilbride G74 3ZB
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0565
Formation of front and rear dormer windows and hard surface within front curtilage
16 Milton Avenue Cambuslang G72 8BQ
Received 5 May 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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