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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 dates32,383Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 29,323 approved or refused records
1,133Refused applications
28,190 approved · 1,133 refused · 2,092 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0665
Erection of a single storey extension to cafe
David Livingstone Centre Station Road Blantyre G72 9BY
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0668
Erection of single-storey rear extension to existing car repair workshop
284 King Street Rutherglen G73 1DQ
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0026/V
Minor alterations to approved residential development including the replacement of the existing boundary wall with a new 0.9m high wall, the size and position of sprinkler tank, change in brick colour (non-material variation to P/24/1421)
Land Enclosed By High Blantyre Road, Glenlee Street And Reid Street Hamilton ML3 9HW
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0027/V
Minor alterations to approved residential development including increasing the width of the access from Backmuir Road (non-material variation to P/24/1423)
Land At Backmuir Road Hamilton ML3 0PX
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0669
Installation of 0.44m (L) x 0.625m (H) x 0.285m (W) defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet on front elevation
81 - 83 High Street Lanark ML11 7LN
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0670
Conversion of a detached double garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the existing dwellinghouse
4 Mcguire Gate Bothwell G71 8FL
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0008/PAN
Proposed residential development with associated access arrangements, roads, public open space and drainage
Land 90M NNW Of 289 Carlisle Road Carlisle Road Kirkmuirhill Lanark
Received 26 May 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0671
Erection of two storey side extension
3 Straiton Drive Hamilton ML3 9ET
Received 29 May 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0672
Erection of two-storey dog hotel with associated facilities
The Gardens House Douglas Estate A70 From Douglas To Rigside Douglas Lanark ML11 0RQ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0028/V
Variation of fenestration on north elevation (Non-material variation to P/26/0105)
Waterside Cottage Waterside Road G76 9HN
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0673
Installation of one defibrillator cabinet with associated internally illuminated signage and one bleed control kit cabinet with associated internally illuminated signage, both located on the front elevation of the building (Listed Building Consent)
57 - 59 Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7AH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0674
Erection of two-storey side extension
193 Trossachs Road Rutherglen G73 5PE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0677
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension
Burn Cottage C122 Strathaven To Glassford Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TB
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0029/V
Minor alterations to design of portocabin including windows
Geppetto Nursery School 26A Hamilton Street Carluke ML8 4HA
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedP/26/0678
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, erection of single-storey rear extension and associated alterations
87 St Lukes Avenue Carluke ML8 5TE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0679
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
4 Beaton Walk Cambuslang G72 8XR
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0680
Installation of 9 roof mounted solar panels on the front elevation and associated alterations.
93 Main Street Carnwath Lanark ML11 8HH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0682
Erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and enlargement of single-storey front extension
Craigthorn Farm Craigthornhill Road Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0683
Erection of single-storey rear and side extension
4 Golf Road Rutherglen G73 4JW
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0684
Conversion of integral double garage to form ancillary habitable room with associated alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
2 Hawks Close C37 From Harelaw Roundabout A706 To A70 At Tarbrax Cleghorn Lanark ML11 8NX
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0686
Installation of 3no. rooflights on dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
11 East Kilbride Road Rutherglen G73 5EA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0688
Use of fields for dog kennels and runs, boundary wall, access road and associated works (retrospective).
Land 70M North Of Westyett Farm Westyett Farm Westshields Road Braehead Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0689
Erection of single-storey rear extension
14 Glen Mark East Kilbride G74 3UT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0690
Erection of 6 dwellinghouses, access road and associated works
23 Lesmahagow Road Boghead Lanark ML11 0JA
Received 3 Jun 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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