PlanningLens holds 22,673 decisions from the South Lanarkshire planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in South Lanarkshire, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | – | – | 26,021 | – |
| Full | – | – | 332 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 62 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 33 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 33 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 30 | – |
| Trees | – | – | 18 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 5 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale And Stonehouse | – | – | 2,805 | – |
| Clydesdale East | – | – | 2,662 | – |
| Bothwell And Uddingston | – | – | 1,974 | – |
| Clydesdale North | – | – | 1,972 | – |
| Hamilton North And East | – | – | 1,786 | – |
| Clydesdale South | – | – | 1,653 | – |
| East Kilbride West | – | – | 1,649 | – |
| Larkhall | – | – | 1,535 | – |
| Clydesdale West | – | – | 1,528 | – |
| Cambuslang West | – | – | 1,151 | – |
| Cambuslang East | – | – | 1,064 | – |
| Hamilton West And Earnock | – | – | 976 | – |
| Hamilton South | – | – | 932 | – |
| East Kilbride Central North | – | – | 921 | – |
| Rutherglen Central And North | – | – | 868 | – |
| Rutherglen South | – | – | 758 | – |
| Blantyre | – | – | 754 | – |
| East Kilbride South | – | – | 558 | – |
| East Kilbride East | – | – | 505 | – |
| East Kilbride Central South | – | – | 481 | – |
How South Lanarkshire’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| P/26/1067 Clydesdale East | Erection of a rear and side extension, front porch, demoltion of garage and form | Approved |
| P/26/1043 Clydesdale South | Use of first floor residential flat as short term let accommodation (Sui Generis | Approved |
| P/26/0804 East Kilbride West | Use of short term let accommodation as residential dwelling (Class 9) increase o | Refused |
| P/26/1096 East Kilbride West | Erection of two storey side extension, retention of garage, and reduction in hei | Approved |
| P/26/0917 Clydesdale East | Conversion of former church hall building to residential use (Class 9), erection | Approved |
| P/26/0970 Clydesdale South | Erection of two storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage and formati | Approved |
| P/26/0935 Bothwell And Uddingston | Erection of pallet storage building for a maximum temporary period of three year | Approved |
| P/26/0274 Bothwell And Uddingston | Erection of a single storey rear and side extension. | Approved |
| P/26/1116 Avondale And Stonehouse | Installation of replacement door | Approved |
| P/26/0919 East Kilbride South | Erection of single-storey rear extension | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from South Lanarkshire's 22,673 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for South Lanarkshire on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 22,673 planning decisions from South Lanarkshire. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for South Lanarkshire. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.