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30,246 approved · 1,257 refused · 2,221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tigh Na Coille 74 Pentland Crescent Larkhall
Received 31 Aug 20064 Eastend Terrace Carstairs ML11 8PY
Received 31 Aug 2006Cairn Lodge Carlisle Road Douglas ML11 0RJ
Received 31 Aug 200622 Fairyknowe Gardens Bothwell
Received 30 Aug 200656 Station Road Blantyre
Received 30 Aug 200630 & 32 Robertson Street Hamilton
Received 30 Aug 20067 Mote Hill Hamilton
Received 30 Aug 2006Libberton Mains Farm Biggar Road Libberton ML12 8LT
Received 11 Jul 2006Plot 6 Lawhill Road Law
Received 11 Jul 20062 Langvout Gate Biggar ML12 6UF
Received 30 Jul 200818 Shearer Drive Hamilton
Received 26 Apr 2006Dunavon Manse Road Stonehouse
Received 6 Mar 20066 Dechmont Place Cambuslang
Received 20 Feb 200636 Brownside Road Cambuslang
Received 20 Feb 2006Riverton Drive Westwood East Kilbride
Received 24 Feb 20066 Hunters Place Calderwood East Kilbride
Received 24 Feb 2006The Cut Uddingston
Received 20 Feb 200635 Fenwick Drive Hamilton
Received 20 Feb 2006Plot 1 The Stables Manse Road Crawfordjohn ML12 6SH
Received 17 Feb 20061 John Street Biggar
Received 14 Feb 2006Asda Store Glasgow Road Blantyre
Received 6 Feb 200656 Elder Crescent Cambuslang
Received 26 Jan 2006Land At Cathkin Mid Farm Cathkin Road Rutherglen
Received 26 Jan 2006Holmfoot House Crossford ML8 5NQ
Received 21 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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