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30,235 approved · 1,253 refused · 2,214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35 Avon Avenue Carluke ML8 5DD
Received 6 Dec 2016Brae Cottage Townfoot Coulter Biggar ML12 6PP
Received 8 Nov 2016Plot Off Southfield Road Blackwood
Received 28 Aug 201547-49 Regent Way Hamilton ML3 7EL
Received 10 Oct 201724 Sandalwood Avenue East Kilbride G74 4UX
Received 15 May 201730 Bickerton Wynd Blackwood Lanark ML11 9GT
Received 20 Mar 2017183 Silvertonhill Avenue Hamilton ML3 7PG
Received 20 Dec 2016Wellbrae Reservoir Muttonhole Road Hamilton ML3 8RT
Received 12 Dec 201618 Allanton Lea Hamilton ML3 8ET
Received 31 Aug 201613 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell G71 8BW
Received 17 May 201664 Grenville Drive Cambuslang G72 8DP
Received 23 Feb 201649 Dunnottar Crescent East Kilbride G74 4PL
Received 23 Feb 2016Tigh Grainach Hayhill Road East Kilbride G75 5AN
Received 10 Dec 201524 Hillend Road Rutherglen G73 4JX
Received 26 Nov 201539A Bridge Street Strathaven ML10 6AN
Received 17 Oct 201630 Westport Lanark ML11 9HE
Received 2 Sept 2016156 Almada Street Hamilton ML3 0EW
Received 16 Aug 201632 Old Lanark Road Carluke ML8 4HW
Received 19 Jul 2016Atrium Court 3 The Boardwalk East Kilbride G75 0YW
Received 5 Jul 2016Land Adjoinig 3 Clyde Court Boat Road Thankerton ML12 6NU
Received 16 Jun 2016Hallburn Farm Caldermill Strathaven ML10 6QE
Received 20 May 201615 Blair Atholl Gardens Hamilton ML3 9FF
Received 3 May 201629 Clearfield Avenue Hamilton ML3 9BU
Received 21 Mar 2016Cambuslang Parish Church 2 Arnott Way Cambuslang G72 7JQ
Received 18 Feb 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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