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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 dates32,196Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 29,141 approved or refused records
1,129Refused applications
28,012 approved · 1,129 refused · 2,087 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- RegisteredP/26/0631
Installation of a drain, lead drip and vent fan to Category B listed church
St Nicholas Parish Church High Street Lanark ML11 7EX
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0633
Replacement of existing single span footbridge
Blue Bridge Main Street Douglas
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0635
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations
8 Kingston Crescent East Kilbride G75 9FU
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0636
Formation of a balcony on the front elevation with associated alterations and conversion of existing car port to form habitable room
The Croft Winton Park East Kilbride G75 8QW
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0637
Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed)
16 Marsden Wynd East Kilbride G75 9PX
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0638
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse
20 Bowmont Place East Kilbride G75 8YG
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0024/V
Introduction of internal footpath connection and reconfiguration of ground floor apartment garden from rear to side elevation (Non-material Variation)
3 New Road Cambuslang G72 7PU
Received 21 May 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0643
Erection of 2no. single-storey extensions at rear of dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
156F Glasgow Road East Kilbride G74 4PB
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0646
Single storey hall extension to connect two detached structures
Crossridge Holding Newside Road Carmichael Biggar ML12 6NG
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0647
Use of bank as betting office (sui generis) and associated frontage alterations
88 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HZ
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0648
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign, display of an internally illuminated projecting sign and display of a vinyl fanlight sign
88 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HZ
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0650
Erection of balcony
Avonbridge Hotel Carlisle Road Hamilton ML3 7DB
Received 25 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0652
Erection of single storey rear extension
3 Ferry Road Uddingston G71 7QG
Received 25 May 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0653
Reinstatement of interiors after fire damage, internal alterations to a B listed building and retrospective decking and canopies to rear of building
Silverwells House 1 Old Mill Road Bothwell G71 8AY
Received 25 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0654
Erection of single storey rear extension to a dwellinghouse
113 Lanark Road Carstairs Lanark ML11 8QQ
Received 25 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0656
Demolition of existing steading and erection of five detached dwellinghouses
Site Of Former Cartside Farm Cartside Highway Thorntonhall G74 5AD
Received 25 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0657
Erection of single storey building and formation of external exercise areas enclosed by 2.4m high fence to form dog day care facility
Unit 1 Burley Business Park 1 Burley Place College Milton Industrial Estate G74 5LL
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0659
Installation of window at rear of flatted dwelling
2 Neuk Drive East Kilbride G74 4FH
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0660
Erection of a single storey side extension and a detached garage
The Old Toll House A70 From Douglas To Rigside Uddington Lanark ML11 9PD
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0661
Variation of fenestration on north elevation (Listed Building Consent)
Waterside Cottage Waterside Road G76 9HN
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0007/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated new access arrangements, roads, public open space, landscaping and strategic drainage infrastructure
Proposed Westwoodhill Housing Development Westwood Hill East Kilbride
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0662
Erection of single storey rear extension to a detached dwellinghouse
5 Alder Lane Lanark ML11 9FT
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0663
Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension with associated alterations
46 Avon Avenue Carluke ML8 5DD
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0664
Erection of single-storey front extension to dwellinghouse
3 Vicars Walk Cambuslang G72 8JS
Received 28 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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