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
30,246 approved · 1,257 refused · 2,221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 21 Dec 2005Holmfoot House Crossford ML8 5NQ
Received 21 Dec 2005187 High Street Biggar ML12 6DJ
Received 21 Dec 200543 Bullionslaw Drive Cambuslang
Received 25 Nov 200547 Lockhart Avenue Cambuslang
Received 25 Nov 200525 Burnblea Street Hamilton
Received 5 Apr 2006Bell College Student Union Bell College Hamilton Campus Almada Street Hamilton
Received 5 Apr 200611 Old Station Court Bothwell
Received 10 Feb 200622 Kirkhill Terrace Cambuslang
Received 8 Feb 200657 - 59 Kirk Street Strathaven
Received 11 Jan 200614 Appleby Close Newlandsmuir East Kilbride
Received 11 Jan 20064 Duart Drive East Kilbride
Received 11 Jan 20065 Broughton Place Hamilton
Received 26 Apr 200679 Shaw Street Larkhall
Received 26 Apr 2006Hill Of Westerhouse Farm Yieldshields ML8 4QY
Received 27 Apr 20061 Crosskirk Crescent Strathaven
Received 25 Apr 2006Development Site Kingsway East Nerston East Kilbride
Received 25 Apr 200627 Clarkin Avenue Lindsayfield East Kilbride
Received 25 Apr 20061 Glen Shee St Leonards East Kilbride
Received 16 Jun 2006Newlands Croft Jackton Road East Kilbride G75 8RR
Received 16 Jun 200612 Medwin Gardens Gardenhall East Kilbride G75 8JZ
Received 16 Jun 2006Royal Bank Of Scotland 8 Abbeygreen Lesmahagow ML11 0DB
Received 12 Jun 2006Royal Bank Of Scotland 8 Abbeygreen Lesmahagow ML11 0BD
Received 12 Jun 2006John Street Roundabout Carnwath Road Carluke ML8 4AT
Received 12 Jun 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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