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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27,840 approved · 1,122 refused · 2,077 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0566
Erection of single storey rear extension with roof terrace, and associated alterations
93 Lanark Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5RA
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0567
Erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse and erection of a single-storey extension to the side of existing garage
3 Lawside Meadows Heads Highway Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TU
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0568
Partial down taking of side boundary wall (Conservation Area Consent)
3 Auchingramont Road Hamilton ML3 6JP
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0569
Use of former go-karting site for the siting of 47 self-storage containers (Class 6) with associated works
Cambuslang Karting 91 Glasgow Road Cambuslang G72 7BT
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0573
Erection of single-storey extension at front and rear of dwellinghouse
Mid Shawton Shawtonhill Highway Chapelton Strathaven ML10 6SH
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0574
Erection of single-storey rear extension
35 Dukes Road Cambuslang G72 7AJ
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0575
Erection of single-storey side extension
2 Tanzieknowe Place Cambuslang G72 8RF
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0576
Erection of single storey side extension
3 Hardacres Lanark ML11 7QP
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0577
Erection of single-storey rear extension
9 Myers Crescent Uddingston G71 7NL
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0578
Erection of 984sqm agricultural farm building (Prior Notification)
Land 720M North Of West Millrig Millrig Road Wiston Biggar
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0580
Installation of two air source heat pumps (retrospective)
Holmhead Farm Corra Mill Road Crossford Carluke ML8 5QP
Received 8 May 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0581
Use of vacant premises as Class 7 (hotels and hostels) and associated works
55 - 57 Bannatyne Street Lanark ML11 7JR
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0582
Installation of solar panels, installation of new windows on roof and installation of sliding doors on the rear elevation (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
44 Union Street Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3LF
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0583
Erection of front porch and single-storey extension at rear and side of dwellinghouse
5 Pennycress Drive Ferniegair ML3 7ZH
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0584
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation with associated fenstration alterations
10 Dalziel Path Cambuslang G72 7UT
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0585
Painting and display of a mural on gable end of building
15 Common Green Strathaven ML10 6AQ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0586
Erection of single-storey side extension
14 Coylton Crescent Hamilton ML3 9NL
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0587
Erection of single-storey rear extension
7 Whinriggs Stonehouse ML9 3QX
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0589
Erection of vehicle garage for adjacent dwellinghouse and erection of timber fence on side boundary (Part -retrospective)
7 Woodlands View Stonehouse ML9 3QG
Received 11 May 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0590
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses, formation of new access, associated landscaping/infrastructure and proposed re-routing of footpath
Former Branchock Quarry Gilbertfield Road Cambuslang
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0592
Formation of private road (prior notification (class 22)
Whitelee Forest Ardochrig Highway East Kilbride
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0022/V
Non-material vaiation to P/25/1457 (Partial demolition, erection of extension and canopies, site alterations, and associated works) to alter servicing arrangements, landscaping, materials, building openings, canopy design, and outdoor servery.
Unit C Palace Grounds Retail Park Palace Grounds Road Hamilton ML3 6AD
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0593
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse with associated fenestration alterations
2 Lochaber Place East Kilbride G74 4BA
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0594
Erection of single-storey rear extension and replacement of window with door on side elevation
48 Grenville Drive Cambuslang G72 8DP
Received 14 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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