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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
30,249 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Andrew Paton Way Hamilton ML3 0GB
Received 9 Jun 2010338 Glasgow Road Blantyre
Received 8 Jun 2010Land To The North-East Of Abbotsford Avenue Hamilton
Received 8 Jun 20104 Rosefield Gardens Uddingston G71 4AW
Received 27 Jul 2010Middelton Avenue Strutherhill Industrial Estate Larkhall
Received 26 Jul 2010Dovesdale Farm Carlisle Road Stonehouse
Received 26 Jul 201026 Skerne Grove East Kilbride G75 8BP
Received 11 Feb 201045 Miller Street Larkhall
Received 29 Oct 201010 Kemp Street Hamilton ML3 6QL
Received 22 Oct 201017 Brownside Road Cambuslang G72 8NL
Received 24 Aug 201070 Main Street Rutherglen
Received 24 Aug 2010East Off The A72 Lanark Road Rosebank Carluke
Received 9 Jun 2010Newtonside Newton Road Strathaven ML10 6BQ
Received 2 Jun 201039 School Road Sandford Strathaven ML10 6BF
Received 2 Jun 201011 Orchard Gardens Strathaven ML10 6UN
Received 2 Jun 201020 Queensdale Road Larkhall ML9 1NY
Received 18 May 20107 Skylands Rise Hamilton ML3 8TS
Received 18 May 2010Units 1 2 And 3 Palace Towers Palace Grounds Road Hamilton ML3 6AD
Received 11 May 20101 The Holdings Stonebyres ML11 9UW
Received 31 Mar 201016 Wheatlandside Lanark ML11 7PQ
Received 31 Mar 201049 Whiteshaw Drive Carluke ML8 5UL
Received 31 Mar 20101 Stockbriggs Lesmahagow ML11 0HN
Received 31 Mar 2010Craignethan Glen Cottage Crossford ML8 5QR
Received 31 Mar 2010Springhome Millhill Auchengray
Received 31 Mar 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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