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
30,535 approved · 1,269 refused · 2,242 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
163 Strathaven Road Stonehouse
Received 2 Aug 2005Vacant Ground, Abbotsford Road Albert Terrace/Marquis Avenue Whitehill Hamilton
Received 2 Aug 200520 Dunavon Crescent Strathaven
Received 27 Jul 2005Netherlea Cottage Laigh Netherfield Farm Strathaven Road By Stonehouse
Received 30 Sept 200512 Vernon Bank East Kilbride
Received 30 Sept 2005Rowan Tree 60 Old Mill Road Uddingston
Received 16 Nov 2005Rowan Tree 60 Old Mill Road Uddingston
Received 16 Nov 20056 Grange Gardens Bothwell
Received 16 Nov 2005Units 36-38 & Units 51-52 Multishops, Unit 15 New Cross Shopping Centre Hamilton
Received 16 Nov 2005Former Council Depot Adjacent To Drumsagard Hamilton Road, Cambuslang
Received 11 Nov 200514 Bute St Leonards East Kilbride
Received 16 Jan 20061 Glen Derry St Leonards East Kilbride
Received 16 Jan 2006Yett Farm Woodhall Road Braidwood
Received 30 Mar 2006Fullwood Cartland Lanark
Received 30 Mar 2006Former Council Yard Station Road Biggar
Received 30 Mar 2006Hareleeshill Primary School Myrtle Lane Larkhall
Received 29 Mar 200633 Forest Road Larkhall
Received 29 Mar 200630 Stirling Drive Hamilton
Received 29 Mar 2006123 Dukes Road Rutherglen
Received 5 Jan 200688 High Street Lanark ML11 7ET
Received 16 Dec 20057 Trees Cottage 15 Main Street Crawfordjohn
Received 1 Dec 2005201 Greenrig Road Kirkfieldbank
Received 1 Dec 2005Off To Bed Unit 2 Clyde Valley Retail Park Lanark
Received 1 Dec 200516 Abbey Walk Larkhall
Received 19 Apr 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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