Rear Extension approval rate in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire approved 99.4% of rear extension applications, based on 4,892 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
99.4%
rear extension approval rate
4,892
Rear Extension decisions
4,864
Approved
28
Refused
96.9%
South Lanarkshire overall
Rear Extension applications are approved more often than the South Lanarkshire average (96.9%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How rear extension compares in South Lanarkshire
Rear Extension
99.4%
South Lanarkshire all applications
96.9%
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Other project types in South Lanarkshire
97.3%
93.8%
99.1%
98.4%
98.8%
96.9%
99.6%
98.1%
99.1%
84.0%
96.7%
98.3%
90.2%