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30,218 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
10 Nethanfoot Brig Road Crossford ML8 5SF
Received 17 Jan 200795/97 Union Street Larkhall
Received 10 Jan 20075 Wellbrae Strathaven
Received 24 May 2006Auldhouse Arms 6 - 12 Langlands Road Auldhouse G75 9DW
Received 24 May 200646 Woodside Avenue Rutherglen
Received 16 May 2006152 Dukes Road Cambuslang
Received 16 May 2006Downiebrae Road Rutherglen
Received 4 May 2006Newpark Farm Woodhall Road Braidwood ML8 5NF
Received 14 Jul 20064 Cairngorm Court Hamilton
Received 26 Jun 2006Former Poultry Breeding Site Manse Brae Dalserf
Received 26 Jun 200612 Craigmuir Gardens Blantyre
Received 23 Jun 200668 Main Street Douglas ML11 0QG
Received 30 Jan 200756 Braxfield Road Lanark ML11 9BS
Received 30 Jan 200720 Ayton Park South East Kilbride
Received 12 May 200636 Baillie Drive East Kilbride G74 3LD
Received 12 May 200619 Nithsdale East Kilbride
Received 12 May 2006Plot 1 Lawhill Road Law
Received 27 Jul 20061 Holmwood Park Crossford ML8 5SZ
Received 27 Jul 2006Land Adjacent To Kilnpotlees Howgate Road Roberton ML12 6RT
Received 27 Jul 2006Bushelhead Road Carluke
Received 19 Jul 2006Plot No 23 Broompark Drive Lesmahagow
Received 20 Jul 200632 Frairs Lane Lanark
Received 20 Jul 200624 Birniehall Forth
Received 20 Jul 200620 Kingsknowe Drive Rutherglen
Received 10 Jul 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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