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
30,211 approved · 1,256 refused · 2,218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
13 St Leonard Street Lanark ML11 7AB
Received 31 May 2006Land Opposite 79 Vere Road Kirkmuirhill
Received 22 May 200664 Main Street (2/2) Douglas
Received 22 May 20062 John Street Larkhall
Received 17 Jan 2006Glasgow Road Nerston East Kilbride
Received 17 Nov 20053 Arran Gardens Carluke
Received 8 Feb 2006Balgray Road Lesmahagow
Received 8 Feb 2006Mains Shaw Jacks Road Uddingston
Received 19 Jan 2006Cartland Bridge Hotel Lanark ML11 9UF
Received 7 Sept 2006Cartland Bridge Hotel Lanark ML11 9UF
Received 7 Sept 2006Hillridge Farm Road By Biggar ML12 6LY
Received 6 Sept 2006Field At The Mill Springfield Farm Yieldshields Road Carluke ML8 4QZ
Received 6 Sept 2006Dungavel Forest Dungavel Hill Strathaven
Received 23 Aug 200622 McCallum Grove East Kilbride
Received 23 Aug 2006Land Strip Between 30 & 32 Strathspey Avenue Hairmyres East Kilbride
Received 21 Aug 2006Land At Cots Castle Caravan Site Strathaven Road Stonehouse
Received 16 Jan 20072 Berryhill Court Strathaven
Received 14 Nov 20062 The Whinny Blackwood ML11 9UD
Received 13 Oct 2006168 Dukes Road Rutherglen
Received 4 Oct 20063 Glenfarg Road Rutherglen
Received 4 Oct 200649 St Blanes Drive Rutherglen
Received 29 Sept 200638 Buchanan Drive Cambuslang
Received 29 Sept 2006Beech Grove Water Tower East Kilbride
Received 26 Sept 200632 & 34 Viewmount Crescent Strathaven
Received 26 Sept 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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