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
30,916 approved · 1,280 refused · 2,268 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2005 to 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3A Eastwood Road Brocketsbrae Lesmahagow ML11 9PS
Received 14 Feb 200693 Alford Avenue West Craigs High Blantyre
Received 1 Feb 20063/11 Bothwell Road Hamilton
Received 1 Feb 200645 Blairston Avenue Bothwell
Received 27 Jan 200625 Broughton Place Hamilton
Received 27 Jan 2006Plot 2 Hyndford Road Lanark
Received 11 Jan 2006Plot 5 Hyndford Road Lanark
Received 11 Jan 2006Manse Road Forth
Received 11 Jan 2006Boat Farm Thankerton
Received 11 Jan 2006Symington Toll Cottage Symington
Received 11 Jan 200674 Sandhead Terrace Westcraigs High Blantyre
Received 15 Dec 2005West Hookhead Farm Buildings Strathaven
Received 25 Nov 2005Craigview Heads Of Glassford
Received 11 Nov 20055 Ladder Court Lindsayfield East Kilbride
Received 11 Nov 2005Rench Farm Drumclog Lanarkshire
Received 8 Nov 2005St Athanasius RC Church 21 Mount Stewart Street Carluke ML8 5EB
Received 24 Jan 200620 Hillhouse Farm Gate Lanark ML11 9HT
Received 24 Jan 20061 Brierybank Avenue Lanark ML11 9AN
Received 24 Jan 20069 Main Street Carnwath ML11 8JU
Received 24 Jan 20062 Caledonia Gardens Carluke
Received 24 Jan 200617 Highburgh Court Lanark ML11 7LR
Received 24 Jan 20062 Wheatland Drive Lanark ML11 7QG
Received 20 Jan 2006Lands At Kames Golf Course
Received 20 Jan 2006Gilchrist Loan Lesmahagow
Received 20 Jan 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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