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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28,190 approved · 1,133 refused · 2,092 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0691
Erection of stables
Summerlea 1 Ayr Road Ravenstruther Lanark ML11 8NN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0692
Installation of a new bio-fuel storage tank and screening fence to existing service yard
1 Wilkie Court Wilkie Road Bothwell Park Industrial Estate Uddingston G71 7ER
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0693
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
12 Muirbank Gardens Rutherglen G73 2DL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0694
Erection of single storey rear extension
19 Clove Mill Wynd Larkhall ML9 1NT
Received 4 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0695
Erection of a stock pile of stones linked to the Camps Reservoir (Retrospective)
Land 125M Northeast Of Campswater Campswater Road Crawford Biggar
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0697
Erection of two-storey front extension
34 Jura East Kilbride G74 2HD
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0698
Erection of single story rear and side extension with attached garage
54 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8NH
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0700
Installation of 2no. rooflights to dwellinghouse
24 Abernethy Park East Kilbride G74 1DH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0701
Erection of domestic garage and formation of new access
3 Biggarseat Gardens Blackwood Lanark ML11 9XU
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0702
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs and twelve vinal graphic signs (advertisement consent)
The C'mon Inn 56 Alloway Road East Kilbride G74 3SD
Received 5 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0703
Change of use to nursery and associated works including external alterations, erection of fencing, installation of ramp and formation of window openings
56 Main Street Uddingston G71 7LS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0704
Erection of two-storey rear extension
32 Southhill Avenue Rutherglen G73 3TB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0707
Erection of a rear raised decking
33 Portland Park Hamilton ML3 7JY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0708
Erection of single-storey rear extension and erection of raised terrace at the rear of dwellinghouse
5 Huntly Drive Cambuslang G72 8PU
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0711
Retrospective change of use of land and erection of three single storey structures to support a dog day care facility, dog boarding, car parking and associated alterations
Land 60M Southeast Of Viewfield Cottage Broomfield Road Netherburn Larkhall
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0712
Formation of (retrospective) mono-block hard surface front curtilage
100 Shaw Street Larkhall ML9 1PD
Received 8 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0713
Development of Community Growth Area, comprising housing, neighbourhood centre, community facilities, access roads, open spaceand landscaping (Residential development of 146 dwellings and associated works - Application for Matters Specified in Condition seeking to discharge conditions 1, 4 and 5 of planning permission in principle P/25/1513)
Hamilton CGA - POD7 Strathaven Road Hamilton ML3 8QR
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0714
Erection of four jet wash bays, plant room, two air and vacuum units, and associated forecourt works
Petrol Station Morrisons 5 New Park Street Hamilton ML3 0BN
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0715
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
49 Grieve Croft Bothwell G71 8LU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0716
Erection of car port and roof alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)
Brankston Cottage Dykehead Road Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3PD
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0717
Erection of first-floor side extension
8 Larch Way Quarter Hamilton ML3 7FH
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0030/V
Amendment to bin storage enclosure area and widening of gable bedroom windows (Variation of P/26/0008)
Site Of Former Ballgreen Hall Glasgow Road Strathaven ML10 6LZ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0031/V
Changes to fenestration, external finish and addition of covered patio and walkway (Non material variation of Planning Permission P/25/1540)
Cleghorn Drive Lanark ML11 7QZ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/26/0032/V
NMV to the side extension, including an increase in the footprint of the extension and the replacement of a single rooflight with two rooflights (granted under P/24/1064).
4 Orchard Avenue Bothwell G71 8NF
Received 10 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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