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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 dates33,624Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 30,504 approved or refused records
1,203Refused applications
29,301 approved · 1,203 refused · 2,150 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0046/V
Replacement of metal screen with protective barrier and omission of horizontal flashing (Non Material Variation of Planning Permission P/25/0827).
Larkhall Leisure Centre And Associated Land Broomhill Road Larkhall ML9 1QP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1078
Erection of single storey workshop to accomodate Douglas Valley Mens Shed
St Brides Centre Braehead Douglas Lanark ML11 0PT
Received 20 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1079
Erection of two storey side extension
3 Straiton Drive Hamilton ML3 9ET
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1080
Erection of single storey side extension with formation of roof terrace above and associated alterations
7 Stuarton Park East Kilbride G74 4LA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/0047/V
Formation of rear access door and infill of existing door (Non Material Variation of Planning Permission P/25/1272)
Hall 3 Townhead Street Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TF
Received 20 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1081
Conversion of existing agricultural building to form two dwellings with associated external works (Prior Notification (Class 18B))
Nethershields Farm A723 From Strathaven To Hamilton Strathaven ML10 6TY
Received 20 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1082
Erection of 4 x 18m floodlighting columns replacing 4 existing 10m floodlighting columns with associated alterations.
Lanark Rugby Club Lanark Racecourse Hyndford Road Lanark South Lanarkshire ML11 9TA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1083
Conversion of an existing barn to habitable accommodation with associated ground engineering works.
Carwood Farm Cottage B7016 From Carnwath To Biggar Biggar ML12 6LX
Received 21 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1085
Erection of Agricultural Shed
Fallburn Toll House A73 From Symington A72 To Hyndford Bridge Thankerton Biggar ML12 6PD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1087
Demolition of rear extensions. Erection of single-story rear extension, associated access ramp, formation of car park and additional access, and associated alterations
Thankerton Hall 49 Station Road Thankerton Biggar ML12 6NZ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1088
Use of betting office as hot-food takeaway(sui generis), erection of two extraction flues to rear and associated external alterations (Listed Building)
16 - 20 Montgomery Street East Kilbride G74 4JS
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1089
Formation of dormer windows on front and side of existing dwellinghouse
2 Bradda Avenue Rutherglen G73 5DE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1090
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room, with associated external alterations.
41 Skylark Gardens Cambuslang G72 6AY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1091
Erection of 1 meter sandstone boundary wall with rails on front elevation
19 Stuart Street East Kilbride G74 4NG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1092
Erection of a front porch and formation of hardstanding to the front of an existing dwellinghouse
10 Pennycress Drive Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7ZH
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1094
Erection of dwellinghouse and agricultural workshop/storage shed with access and associated works
Land 275M WNW Of Law House Sandford Road Strathaven South Lanarkshire
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1095
Erection of ancillary outbuilding in residential curtilage
Ambleside Crookedshields Road East Kilbride G74 4PE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1096
Erection of two storey side extension, retention of garage, and reduction in height of timber boundary fence from 2.2m to 1.2m (part retrospective)
33 Borthwick Drive East Kilbride G75 8YR
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1097
Erection of detached house and detached garage
Land 45M Northwest Of 6 Devonburn Road Devonburn Road Devonburn Lanark South Lanarkshire
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1098
Sub-division of garden ground and erection of dwellinghouse
45 Carlisle Road Birkenshaw Larkhall ML9 2TP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1099
Felling of one mature sycamore tree subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO).
16 Honeyman Crescent Lanark ML11 7BD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionP/26/1100
Display of an internally illuminated free standing totem pole sign
Land 135M Southeast Of 1 Kingsgate Retail Park Glasgow Road East Kilbride
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedP/26/1105
Erection of single-storey front extension, formation of two front dormer windows, erection of two-storey rear extension and associated alterations.
29 Fergus Gardens Hamilton ML3 7DF
Received 25 Aug 2026 - RegisteredP/26/1107
External alterations to existing dwellinghouse, the erection of a detached garage and storage building, the erection of boundary treatment and associated works (Retrospective)
West Crosshill Farm Langlands Road East Kilbride G75 0QQ
Received 25 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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