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30,218 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Duneaton Quarry Dod Wood West Of Abington Services Abington
Received 5 Feb 2007Stonelaw Towers Service Station Stonelaw Road Rutherglen
Received 5 Feb 200722 Albert Drive Rutherglen
Received 5 Feb 20073 Greenknowe Drive Law ML8 5LE
Received 2 Feb 20076 Clamps Grove St Leonards East Kilbride G74 2EZ
Received 2 Feb 2007Orchardville Hazelbank
Received 31 May 2006Plots 6 And 16 Grange Road Lower Pettinain ML11 8SP
Received 15 May 2006Kirkton Street Carluke ML8 4AD
Received 15 May 2006The Cottage Overstockbriggs Lesmahagow
Received 15 May 2006Murray Court Hillhouse Park Industrial Estate Hamilton
Received 12 May 2006Bothwellpark Farm Bothwellpark Road Bothwell
Received 12 May 2006Bothwell Bridge Hotel 89 Main Street Bothwell
Received 12 May 2006Crossbow House Greenhill Estate Stoneymeadow Road Blantyre
Received 12 May 200621 Galston Court Hamilton
Received 20 Apr 2006Asda Store Glasgow Road Blantyre
Received 28 Apr 2006Police Station 1 Old Glasgow Road Uddingston
Received 28 Apr 20064 Duncansby Drive Blantyre
Received 28 Apr 200614 Cadzow Street Larkhall
Received 28 Apr 2006A & B Grocers 164 Keir Hardie Road Larkhall
Received 12 Feb 200716 Stewartfield Drive East Kilbride
Received 12 Feb 200714 Brodie Place Stonehouse
Received 12 Feb 2007Former Philips Lighting Factory Wellhall Road Hamilton
Received 12 Feb 200727 Elm Place East Kilbride
Received 12 Feb 2007Ebenezer Hall 54 Main Street Leadhills ML12 6XR
Received 23 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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