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
30,250 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Auchingramont Road Hamilton
Received 26 Aug 2010267 King Street Rutherglen Glasgow G73 1DE
Received 28 Jun 20103 Sycamore Way Cambuslang G72 7FT
Received 28 Jun 20102 Acacia Way Cambuslang G72 7ZY
Received 28 Jun 201011 Staffa East Kilbride Glasgow G74 2DZ
Received 28 Jun 2010Burnbrae Farm Cottage High Kype Road Sandford Strathaven ML10 6PR
Received 28 Jun 2010Netherlea Cottage Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6TB
Received 28 Jun 2010Wallace Cottage 1 Gas Works Road Biggar ML12 4BZ
Received 25 Jun 20101 Lansdowne Gardens Hamilton ML3 7DH
Received 25 Jun 201032 Friars Lane Lanark ML11 9EL
Received 25 Jun 2010Plot 15 19 Albert Park Braidwood ML8 4RZ
Received 24 Jun 2010Glentaggart Near Glespin
Received 24 Jun 201046 Manus Duddy Court Blantyre G72 9DE
Received 4 May 201030 Arden Road Hamilton ML3 6TT
Received 4 May 2010Flat 2/3 71 Quarry Street Hamilton
Received 23 Apr 201053 Glasgow Road Strathaven
Received 20 Apr 201031 Lochranza Drive East Kilbride G75 9NB
Received 20 Apr 2010Earnock Cottage 58 Woodfoot Road Hamilton
Received 19 Mar 2010Wallace Cottage 1 Gas Works Road Biggar ML12 6BZ
Received 12 Mar 2010Wallace Cottage 1 Gas Works Road Biggar ML12 6BZ
Received 12 Mar 201029 Vere Road Kirkmuirhill ML11 9RS
Received 12 Mar 20108 Berryhill Lane Strathaven ML10 6XE
Received 7 Jun 2010School House Platthorn Drive East Kilbride G74 1NJ
Received 7 Jun 2010Auchlochan Care Village Lesmahagow
Received 21 May 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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