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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 dates33,379Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 30,273 approved or refused records
1,187Refused applications
29,086 approved · 1,187 refused · 2,136 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedP/26/1008
Removal of signage and external alterations to a listed building
104 High Street Biggar ML12 6DH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1009
Erection of temporary sales cabin and formation of car parking area and associated works
Land 24M West Of 7 Black Street Rees Way Strathaven
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1010
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room with associated external alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
45 Mcguire Gate Bothwell G71 8FL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1011
Subdivision of dwelling into 2 dwellings, erection of two storey rear extensions and associated alterations
64 John Street Larkhall ML9 2ET
Received 4 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1012
Formation of terrace levels in front garden
231 Kirktonholme Road East Kilbride G74 1HB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1015
Installation of three emergency showers, two washwater booster sets, a caustic kiosk, and two ferric kiosks, including spill tanker pipework and associated alterations
Bothwellbank Waste Water Treatment Works Clyde Avenue Bothwell G71 8DT
Received 5 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1016
Erection of ancillary outbuilding in residential curtilage
21 Duncanrig Crescent East Kilbride G75 8FL
Received 5 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0045/V
Alteration to external materials of existing dwellings front elevation and to the rear extension. (Non material variation to P/25/1120)
6 Hutchison Street Hamilton ML3 7LH
Received 5 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1017
The pollarding of two lime trees and the crown reduction of two copper beech trees.
3 Orchard Avenue Bothwell G71 8NF
Received 6 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1018
Conversion of garage to habitable room (PD Rights removed EK/00/0312)(Retrospective).
64 Canonbie Avenue East Kilbride G74 4GH
Received 6 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1019
Erection of dwellinghouse with access and associated works
St Brides Farm High Kype Road Strathaven ML10 6PR
Received 6 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1023
Erection of residential development comprising 205 dwellinghouses, 28 cottage flats, formation of access, internal road network, parking, drainage, landscaping and associated works
Land 150M South Of 7 Beasdale Lane Highstonehall Road Hamilton
Received 7 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1026
Formation of rear dormer window
2 Burnhead Road Larkhall ML9 2EH
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1027
Conversion of an existing integral garage into a habitable room.
45 Calderglen Avenue Blantyre G72 9UP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1028
Erection of garden room, pergola and decking in rear garden (Retrospective)
11 Kavanagh Crescent East Kilbride G75 8WS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1029
Erection of single storey rear extension with associated works
71 Underwood Road Rutherglen G73 3TF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1030
Use of residential property for the operation of childminding business
53 Forrest Gate Hamilton ML3 8LA
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1032
Alteration of existing forestry private road with associated works (prior notification (class 22))
Cumberhead West Wind Farm Opencast Mine At Poniel - Access Roads Douglas ML11 0SZ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1033
Erection of single storey front extension, rear extension, first floor side balcony to dwellinghouse and erection of detached garage
31 Orchard Gardens Strathaven ML10 6UN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1034
Use of storage and distribution as motor vehicle sales (sui generis)
Unit 2 3 Argyle Crescent Hillhouse Industrial Estate Hamilton ML3 9BQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1036
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single-storey rear extension with decking
6 Barbush Place Strathaven ML10 6JQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1037
Conversion of an integral garage into habitable accommodation
21 Maggie Lawson Court Uddingston G71 7FB
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Tree Works approvedP/26/1038
The crown reduction of a sycamore tree
23 Millar Grove Hamilton ML3 9BF
Received 12 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1042
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
Land 17M North Of The Yield Townfoot Farm Blantyre Farm Road Blantyre Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 12 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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