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
30,215 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Craigendhill Farm Muttonhole Road Hamilton
Received 19 Feb 20073 Kingsgate Retail Park Glasgow Road East Kilbride
Received 13 Jun 2006Waterbank Farm Westerfield Road East Kilbride
Received 13 Jun 200671 Wardlaw Crescent East Kilbride
Received 13 Jun 2006Quarry Farm Chapelton Strathaven
Received 13 Jun 2006Adjacent 12 Carnwath Road Braehead ML11 8EY
Received 24 May 2006Dunavon Manse Road Stonehouse
Received 28 Aug 200666 Belhaven Road Hamilton
Received 28 Aug 200640 Kirklandpark Avenue Strathaven
Received 25 Aug 20067 Wellknowe Place Thorntonhall
Received 25 Aug 200621 Strathspey Avenue Hairmyres Gardens East Kilbride
Received 25 Aug 2006The Moore Plot 13 Laigh Braehead Thorntonhall
Received 25 Aug 200691 Montrose Crescent Hamilton
Received 20 Jun 20061 Main Street Bothwell
Received 19 Jun 200610 Ferry Road 1 Main Street Bothwell
Received 19 Jun 20062 Grasmere Court Hamilton
Received 19 Jun 2006Avonbridge Hotel Carlisle Road Hamilton
Received 19 Jun 20062 Woodview Road Larkhall
Received 19 Jun 20064 Cheviot Road Larkhall
Received 19 Jun 200631 Royal Gardens Bothwell
Received 19 Jun 200620 Pretoria Court Coalburn
Received 26 May 2006Meadowflat Farm Thankerton
Received 26 May 2006Hallside Farm Newton, Cambuslang
Received 2 Aug 200635 Afton Gardens Blantyre
Received 11 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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