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
30,246 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Galloway Avenue Hamilton ML3 7UR
Received 18 Jun 20108 Ross Terrace Ferniegair Hamilton ML3 7UD
Received 28 May 2010The Central Pharmacy 31 Main Street Uddingston G71 7EP
Received 28 May 2010Plot 8 Earls Gate Bothwell
Received 28 May 20109 Machan Avenue Larkhall ML9
Received 28 May 20109 Brigside Gardens Hamilton ML3 7BG
Received 11 May 201058 Coldstream Drive Rutherglen
Received 5 May 201090 Elder Crescent Cambuslang
Received 5 May 2010County Inn 1 Burn Place Cambuslang
Received 5 May 2010Vacant Site Hornal Road Uddingston G71
Received 22 Apr 201016 Cherryhill View Larkhall ML9 1BD
Received 22 Apr 2010118 Maple Terrace East Kilbride G75 9EG
Received 12 Apr 201023 Walnut Grove East Kilbride G75 9EZ
Received 12 Apr 201016 St Bryde Street East Kilbride G74 4HQ
Received 12 Apr 201052 Melbourne Avenue East Kilbride G75 8DU
Received 12 Apr 2010Summerlee Kart Track Merryton Road Larkhall
Received 26 Feb 2010Fishescoates East Kilbride Road Burnside G73 5BU
Received 3 Sept 20109 & 10 Mitchell Knowe Biggar ML12 6DB
Received 13 Jul 2010Burnside Nursery Cleghorn ML11 8NZ
Received 13 Jul 201022 Park Street Kirkmuirhill ML11 9QZ
Received 8 Jul 201029 John Street Carluke ML8 4DD
Received 28 Jun 201051 Balfron Crescent Hamilton ML3 9UH
Received 25 Jun 20102 Ramscraig Gardens Stonehouse
Received 2 Jun 2010Townhill Primary School Melfort Road Hamilton
Received 2 Jun 2010Records 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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