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
30,209 approved · 1,254 refused · 2,215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Adjacent To 128 Lightburn Road Cambuslang
Received 22 Mar 20061 Wellmeadows Lane Hamilton
Received 20 Mar 2006107 Machanhill Larkhall
Received 20 Mar 20061 Wellknowe Road Thorntonhall
Received 1 Feb 2006The Village Tandoori 46-50 Kirkton Park The Village East Kilbride
Received 1 Feb 2006Land Between Eaglesham Road & Hayhill Road Jackton East Kilbride
Received 1 Feb 200621 Mackenzie Gardens Stewartfield East Kilbride
Received 1 Feb 2006Off Eaglesham Road Peel Park East Kilbride
Received 1 Feb 200654 Braxfield Road Lanark ML11 9BS
Received 23 Jan 20065 Elgin Place East Mains East Kilbride
Received 30 Dec 2005Westgate Cottage Kirkfieldbank ML11 9UH
Received 18 Nov 2005Brousterland Cottage 21 Brouster Hill East Kilbride
Received 1 Nov 200525 Macneill Drive Kittochglen East Kilbride
Received 29 Mar 200616 Duart Drive Stewartfield East Kilbride
Received 29 Mar 200642 Hamilton Road Strathaven
Received 29 Mar 2006Roadmeetings House Boghall Road Roadmeetings ML8 4QL
Received 29 Mar 2006Site At Blackwood Estate Lesmahagow ML11 0JG
Received 29 Mar 2006Land Off Milton Road Carluke
Received 29 Mar 2006Hazelside Stonebyres Hazelbank
Received 29 Mar 20064 Wintergreen Court East Kilbride
Received 30 May 200613 Maxwellton Avenue Calderwood East Kilbride
Received 30 May 200642 Benbecula East Kilbride
Received 30 May 2006Goslington Farm Stonehouse
Received 26 May 2006Crooked Lum Brunel Way East Kilbride
Received 26 May 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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