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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
30,240 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 7 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
15 Hazelwood Drive Blantyre
Received 7 May 200810 Broompark Road Blantyre
Received 7 May 20085 Holmhill Avenue Cambuslang
Received 7 May 2008Lambhill Farm Muirkirk Road Strathaven
Received 10 Oct 200821 Canonbie Avenue East Kilbride
Received 10 Oct 200812 Larch Grove Hamilton
Received 23 Sept 200839 Hamilton Street Larkhall
Received 15 Sept 2008Baguette Express 76 High Street Lanark ML11 7ES
Received 31 Jul 20083 Candymill Road Candymill Biggar ML12 6FJ
Received 31 Jul 2008Plot 19/20 Broompark Drive Lesmahagow
Received 31 Jul 2008Northwing 1 Mauldslie Stables Carluke ML8 5QE
Received 31 Jul 200826 Airdrie Road Carluke ML8 5EW
Received 30 Jul 20082 Stonedyke Road Carluke ML8 4BQ
Received 15 Jul 2008Blackmount Stables Opposite 1 Mackenzie Gardens Dolphinton West Linton EH46 7HS
Received 15 Jul 200851 High Street Lanark ML11 7LU
Received 15 Jul 2008Greentowers Farm Greentowers Road Cartland
Received 15 Jul 2008Development Off Vere Road Kirkmuirhill ML11 9RS
Received 15 Jul 2008Westgate Lodge School Road Carmichael ML12 6PG
Received 15 Jul 200814 Southcroft Road Biggar ML12 6AJ
Received 4 Sept 2008Greenaton Farm Carnwath ML11 8LQ
Received 4 Sept 2008Kittochside Cottage Kittochside Road Clarkston
Received 10 Jul 20083 Glenburn Road Hamilton
Received 8 Jul 200823 London Street Larkhall
Received 8 Jul 200876 McNeil Street Larkhall
Received 8 Jul 2008Records 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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