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
30,218 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,215 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35 Glassford Road Strathaven
Received 15 Jun 20061 Boreland Drive Hamilton
Received 9 Jun 200678 Townhill Road Hamilton
Received 9 Jun 200612 Summerlee Road Larkhall
Received 9 Jun 20064 Allanshaw Gardens Hamilton
Received 11 May 20065 Waverley Street Larkhall
Received 11 May 2006Land Adjoining 91 Bothwell Road Hamilton
Received 7 Jun 2006Dalserf Bowling Club 36 Ashgillhead Road Ashgill
Received 2 Jun 200643 Torranyard Terrace Hamilton
Received 2 Jun 200626 Allanshaw Street Hamilton
Received 31 May 200632 Berriedale Terrace Blantyre
Received 31 May 2006Carstairs Telephone Exchange Strawfrank Road Carstairs
Received 13 Feb 2007Overburns Farm Lamington ML12 6HP
Received 13 Feb 2007160 Wellhall Road Hamilton
Received 13 Jun 20065 Glen Eagles St Leonards East Kilbride
Received 8 Jun 200615 Orchard Gardens Strathaven
Received 8 Jun 200611 Kelso Drive Carluke ML8 4NW
Received 8 May 2006Winston Barracks Lanark ML11 9TA
Received 8 May 2006Plot 2 Carnwath Mill Carnwath
Received 8 May 200625 Saddlers Gate Strathaven
Received 12 Jul 2006183 Mallard Crescent East Kilbride
Received 12 Jul 2006103 Farmeloan Road Rutherglen
Received 10 Jul 200631 Kirkton Street Carluke
Received 20 Jun 20064 Corless Court Uddingston
Received 9 Jun 2006Records 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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