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
30,248 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,214 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 2 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
106 Aitken Road Hamilton
Received 23 Apr 2009130 Kylepark Drive Uddingston
Received 6 Apr 2009Medwyn Park Edinburgh Road Carnwath, ML11 8LG
Received 9 Apr 2009New Station House Auchengray ML11 8LW
Received 23 Oct 200834 Kirk Street Strathaven ML10 6LB
Received 15 Aug 200832 Kirk Street Strathaven ML10 6LB
Received 15 Aug 2008South Torfoot Drumclog ML10 6QG
Received 15 Aug 20082 Kelvin Park South Kelvin Industrial Estate East Kilbride G75 0RH
Received 15 Aug 2008Devonhill Farm Hamilton
Received 2 Jul 200817 Elie Road Blantyre
Received 2 Jul 200850 Huntly Gardens Blantyre
Received 2 Jul 200886 Wellgate Street Larkhall
Received 2 Jul 20085 Cheviot Road Larkhall
Received 2 Jul 2008Land To The East Of Redwood Drive Roundabout Peel Park East Kilbride
Received 18 Dec 2008Hamilton Mausoleum Low Parks Hamilton
Received 1 Dec 2008Streetworks Site On Glasgow Road Opposite Cowan Wilson Avenue Blantyre
Received 25 Nov 2008Floors Farm Stonehouse Road Strathaven ML10 6TA
Received 20 Nov 2008Townhead Of Priestgill Strathaven ML10 6PS
Received 20 Nov 2008114 Carnegie Hill East Kilbride G75 0AE
Received 20 Nov 200824A Clamps Terrace East Kilbride
Received 20 Nov 20083 Berwick Place East Kilbride
Received 20 Nov 20082 Threestanes Road Strathaven ML10 6DX
Received 18 May 200930 Torrance Wynd East Kilbride G75 0RY
Received 18 May 2009Plot 2, House B Wellknowe Road Thorntonhall
Received 18 May 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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