Outbuilding approval rate in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire approved 96.9% of outbuilding applications, based on 1,121 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
96.9%
outbuilding approval rate
1,121
Outbuilding decisions
1,086
Approved
35
Refused
96.9%
South Lanarkshire overall
Outbuilding applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the South Lanarkshire average (96.9%).
How outbuilding compares in South Lanarkshire
Outbuilding
96.9%
South Lanarkshire all applications
96.9%
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Other project types in South Lanarkshire
99.4%
97.3%
93.8%
99.1%
98.4%
98.8%
99.6%
98.1%
99.1%
84.0%
96.7%
98.3%
90.2%