South Lanarkshire planning committee decisions
56 decisions from the committee's minutes, 16 Sep 2025 to 8 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
3.6% decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 153rd highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 56
- Approved
- 64.3%
- Against officer advice
- 3.6%
- Meetings
- 10
How South Lanarkshire compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 151 | Crawley | 3.8% | 1 of 26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Cheltenham | 3.7% | 1 of 27 |
| 153 | South Lanarkshire | 3.6% | 2 of 56 |
| 154 | South Cambridgeshire | 3.4% | 1 of 29 |
| 155 | Chester | 3.3% | 1 of 30 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
South Lanarkshire's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 66.7% of these decisions; the committee approved 66.7%.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and South Lanarkshire is close to that.
Over the 54 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of South Lanarkshire's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
64.3% approved and 32.1% refused. South Lanarkshire's minutes do not record vote counts.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| May 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Source: Plota analysis of South Lanarkshire's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
2 of 56 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 2 of 2 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of South Lanarkshire's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Community football spaceK-Park Training Academy Calderglen Country Park Strathaven Road East KilbrideOfficers advised refusal because the building, traffic and parking would harm Calderglen Country Park and conflict with planning policies.Approved
- Four-turbine wind farmMossmulloch Wind Farm C138 Hairshaw Highway StrathavenOfficers advised approval because the proposal complied with planning policies and would have no significant adverse impact on landscape, amenity, safety or the local environment.Refused
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 5
- 25MW battery storage facilityLand 190M Northwest Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot Biggar South LanarkshireDeferred
- 49.9MW battery storage facilityLand 190M Northwest Of 3 Leadhills Road Leadhills Road Elvanfoot BiggarDeferred
- 36 flats in two blocksSouth Parish Church Baird Hill East KilbrideRefused
- Community hall extensionCarstairs Junction Hall 20 St Charles Avenue Carstairs JunctionApproved
- Five dwellinghousesCottage Grove 83 Meikle Earnock Road HamiltonApproved
August 2026 5
- Vehicle garage and timber fence7 Woodlands View StonehouseApproved
- Third-floor factory extension34 Old Mill Road UddingstonApproved
- One rural dwellingEastford B7016 From Forth A706 To Carnwath A70 ForthRefused
- 224 homesLand 350M Southeast Of Wellburn Farm Strathaven Road Lesmahagow LanarkRefused
- Waste yard extensionDunsmore Brothers Burnhead Road LarkhallRefused
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