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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
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
30,251 approved · 1,252 refused · 2,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
20 Fairyknowe Gardens Bothwell G71 8RW
Received 9 Dec 201615 Brooklands Avenue Uddingston G71 7AT
Received 8 Nov 2016Crutherland View Strathaven Road East Kilbride G75 0QJ
Received 25 Oct 20169 Islay Avenue Rutherglen G73 5NH
Received 11 Oct 2016Ocathian House Hayhill Road Thorntonhall East Kilbride G74 5AN
Received 4 Oct 2016Highlees Farm Lanark Road Larkhall ML9 2UE
Received 14 Sept 201653 Redlawood Road Cambuslang G72 7UZ
Received 7 Sept 2016Cherrytree Cottage Netherfield House Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TB
Received 29 Aug 201610 Gardenside Avenue Uddingston G71 7BU
Received 24 Aug 20163 Allanshaw Gardens Hamilton ML3 8NT
Received 22 Aug 20164 Old Birkwood Lesmahagow ML11 0JP
Received 21 Sept 201544 Russell Street Hamilton ML3 0QP
Received 18 Sept 201519 Ness Terrace Hamilton ML3 8UJ
Received 18 Sept 2015151 Burnhead Road Horsley View Stables Larkhall ML9 3AB
Received 18 Sept 2015Thistle Cottage Old Glasgow Road Uddingston G71 7PU
Received 18 Sept 2015Davaar Kirkstyle 75 High Street Biggar ML12 6DL
Received 17 Sept 20159 Edinburgh Road Biggar ML12 6AX
Received 17 Aug 20155 Westfield Park Strathaven ML10 6XH
Received 13 Aug 2015River Bank Adjacent To Linthaugh Bridge Millhegh Road Stonehouse ML9 3PQ
Received 10 Aug 20155 Aqua Court Hamilton ML3 9BB
Received 7 Aug 2015Plot 5 10 Station Gate Netherburn ML9 3FD
Received 22 Jun 2015Berneray Cottage Howgate Road Roberton ML12 6RS
Received 11 May 2016East Shawtonhill Farm Chapelton Strathaven ML10 6SH
Received 5 May 20167 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell
Received 18 Apr 2016Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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