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
30,210 approved · 1,256 refused · 2,217 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 1 Mar 20067 Skylands Place Hamilton
Received 15 Feb 2006Whistleberry Retail Park Blantyre
Received 14 Feb 2006135 Strathaven Road Stonehouse
Received 1 Feb 200669 Walnut Gate, Orchard View Cambuslang
Received 17 Jan 2006152 Hamilton Road Rutherglen
Received 17 Jan 200627 Berelands Crescent Rutherglen
Received 17 Jan 2006Hamilton Town Square Hamilton
Received 16 Jan 200632-34 King Street Stonehouse
Received 21 Mar 20065 Shelley Drive Bothwell
Received 21 Mar 2006West High Overton Farm Netherburn Near Larkhall
Received 21 Mar 20065 Ardenclutha Avenue Hamilton
Received 2 May 2006Land At Rear Of Units 63-71 Colvilles Place Kelvin Industrial Estate East Kilbride
Received 24 Apr 200653 Olifard Avenue Bothwell
Received 4 Jul 200619 Gateside Street Hamilton
Received 4 Jul 2006Plot 3 Dumbraxhill Farm Lesmahagow
Received 6 Feb 2006Land Adjacent To 58 Bellfield Road Coalburn ML11 0LD
Received 20 Feb 2006137 Quarry Street Hamilton
Received 24 Jan 2006Overton Farm Lanark Road Crossford
Received 24 Jan 20062 Hawksland Walk Hamilton
Received 12 Jan 20062 Ladder Court Lindsayfield East Kilbride
Received 23 Dec 2005Old Mill Road The Village East Kilbride
Received 23 Dec 20054 Aspen Place Strathaven
Received 23 Dec 200519 Turnberry Place Greenhills East Kilbride
Received 23 Dec 2005Records 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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