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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 dates33,138Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 30,044 approved or refused records
1,167Refused applications
28,877 approved · 1,167 refused · 2,124 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jul 2005 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredP/26/0957
Erection of 2 dwellings with access and associated works
Land 84M NNW Of South Lodge New Trows Road Lesmahagow ML11 0JP
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0958
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
72 Buttercup Crescent Cambuslang G72 6AJ
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0959
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
93 Harvester Avenue Cambuslang G72 6AS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0961
Section 36 Consultation relating to the Hagshaw Hill III Energy Project, comprising 8 wind turbines, Solar Array and Long Duration Battery Storage System.
Hagshaw Hill III Wind Farm Opencast Mine At Poniel - Access Roads Douglas
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0042/V
Variation to planning permission EK/17/0063 to change housetype and associated works (Plot 8)
14 Avonside Meadows Floors Farm Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6TA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0965
Erection of single-storey rear extension
10 Orchard Gardens Strathaven ML10 6UN
Received 31 Jul 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0966
Formation of entrance steps, wall and access ramp to front of church (retrospective)
St Marks Rc Church Fernhill Road Rutherglen G73 4DA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0968
Installation of a canopy, projecting sign, and fascia sign to the ground floor unit
24 High Street Biggar ML12 6BN
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0969
Erection of single storey side extension
9 Blinkbonny Stonehouse Larkhall ML9 3QR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/0970
Erection of two storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage and formation of first floor side extension over it
Blackhall C11 From Brocketsbrae To C10 At Wellshields Lesmahagow Lanark ML11 9PY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0043/V
Formation of additional section of informal access track (450m in length) and the retention of this access for the whole lifeterm of the consented windfarm (non-material variation to the details approved under planning permission reference P/21/1127)
Mill Rig Wind Farm Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0973
Erection of digital communications kiosk
Footpath Outside 72 Main Street Rutherglen
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0974
Erection and display of two (1670mmx950mm) digital illuminated LCD advertisement display units
Footpath Outside 72 Main Street Rutherglen
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/0978
Erection of digital communications kiosk
Footpath Outside 27 Main Street Cambuslang
Received 3 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/0979
Erection and display of two (1670mmx950mm) digital illuminated LCD advertisement display units
Footpath Outside 27 Main Street Cambuslang
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0983
Erection of digital communications kiosk
Land 14M Southeast Of 14 Quarry Street Quarry Street Hamilton ML3 7AR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0984
Erection and display of two (1670mm X 950mm) digital advertisement hoardings
Land 14M Southeast Of 14 Quarry Street Quarry Street Hamilton
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0044/V
Reduction in dormer length and alteration to footprint of garden room (Non-material variation to Planning Application P/24/0832)
23 Golf View Strathaven ML10 6AZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1001
Erection and display of two (1670mm X 950mm) digital advertisement hoardings
Land 9M ENE Of 143 Main Street Main Street Uddingston
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1002
Erection of digital communications kiosk
Land 9M ENE Of 143 Main Street Main Street Uddingston G71 7EN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1003
Erection and display of two (1670mm X 950mm) digital advertisement hoardings
Land 24M ENE Of 23 Main Street Main Street Uddingston
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1004
Erection of digital communications kiosk
Land 24M ENE Of 23 Main Street Main Street Uddingston G71 1ES
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1005
Replacement of the existing parapets, posts and lighting columns.
Carluke Station Station Road Carluke ML8 5AD
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedP/26/1007
Removal of signage and external alterations to a listed building (Listed Building Consent)
104 High Street Biggar ML12 6DH
Received 4 Aug 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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