Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
30,235 approved · 1,253 refused · 2,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Skellyton Farm Lanark Road Larkhall ML9 2UD
Received 9 Sept 2014Rear Of 18 Quarryknowe And Rear Of 6 Braedale Road Lanark ML11 7AH
Received 31 Jul 20143 Whinfell Drive Newlandsmuir East Kilbride G75 8YJ
Received 4 Dec 201466 Brown Street Carluke ML8 5DT
Received 2 Sept 201524 Bradda Avenue Rutherglen Glasgow G73 5DE
Received 31 Jul 201534 Wellesley Drive East Kilbride G75 8TR
Received 2 Nov 20173 Turnberry Wynd Bothwell G71 8EE
Received 20 Oct 201740 Limeside Avenue Rutherglen G73 3PN
Received 16 Oct 20175 Birkdale Court Bothwell G71 8UA
Received 13 Oct 2017Duke Street Larkhall ML9 2AL
Received 13 Oct 20175 Tay Court East Kilbride G75 8XA
Received 9 Oct 201716 Knights Gate Bothwell G71 8SS
Received 26 Sept 2017Ashburn East Teaths Farm Cottage Kirkfieldbank Lanark ML11 9UH
Received 13 Sept 201729 Coalburn Park Uddingston G71 7FG
Received 4 Sept 2017Hyndford House Hyndford Road Lanark ML11 9TA
Received 23 Aug 20171A Allanshaw Grove Hamilton ML3 8NZ
Received 20 Jul 2017Clyde Viaduct Uddingston
Received 19 Jul 201735 Millar Street Glassford Strathaven ML10 6TD
Received 12 Jul 201710 Aquila Way Carluke ML8 5TT
Received 12 Jul 20177 Cartland Mains Steading Cartland By Lanark ML11 7RF
Received 22 Jun 201720 Uddingston Road Bothwell G71 8PH
Received 16 Jun 20171 Barrack Street Hamilton ML3 0DG
Received 8 Jun 2017Freshwinds Newton Highway Strathaven ML10 6PA
Received 14 Apr 2015Holm Road Crossford
Received 1 Apr 2015Records 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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