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
30,249 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 29 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Princes Gate Bothwell
Received 7 Jul 200924A Russell Street Burnbank Hamilton
Received 23 Jun 200912 Muirbank Gardens Rutherglen
Received 9 Jun 2009Carlisle Road Off Canderside Toll Larkhall
Received 27 May 20095 Rosefield Gardens Uddingston
Received 27 May 20092 Kirkstyle Place Glassford
Received 20 May 20092 Walnut Gate Cambuslang
Received 8 Apr 2009217 Main Street Rutherglen
Received 31 Mar 200921 Millburn Way East Kilbride G75 8EB
Received 9 Sept 200931 Hawthorn Way Cambuslang
Received 26 Aug 200914 Farm Court Bothwell
Received 18 Aug 2009Former Football Pitches Fernhill Road Fernhill
Received 12 Aug 200930 Townhead Street Stonehouse
Received 6 Aug 2009Land At Mainshill Adjoining A70 And B7078 Nr Newmains Farm Douglas South Lanarkshire
Received 30 Jun 200833 Main Street "Former The Dream & Bonus Cafe" East Kilbride G74 4JU
Received 8 Jun 2009Ross Cottage Carlisle Road Larkhall
Received 5 May 200930 Laighstonehall Road Hamilton
Received 5 May 200918 Sneddon Street Hamilton
Received 5 May 200917 Marquis Avenue Hamilton
Received 5 May 20091 Jura Drive Blantyre
Received 5 May 20091 Wellknowe Road Thorntonhall G74 5AH
Received 8 Jun 200920 Haven Park East Kilbride
Received 8 Jun 2009West Whitecastle Farm Biggar ML12 6LZ
Received 22 Apr 200910 Hazelwood Road Strathaven ML10 6HG
Received 9 Apr 2009Records 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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