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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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.
Fingalton Road Newton Mearns
Received 7 Jun 200038 Burnhouse Brae Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5RB
Received 19 Apr 200050/52 Ayr Road Newton Mearns
Received 30 May 2000Hillside Road Barrhead
Received 6 Jun 200081 Milverton Road Giffnock Glasgow G46 7LG
Received 30 Jun 20007 Seyton Avenue Giffnock Glasgow G46 6QA
Received 14 Jul 200016 Islay Drive Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6UD
Received 18 Apr 2000Mckinley Place Newton Mearns
Received 3 Jul 2000244 Ayr Road Newton Mearns
Received 11 Feb 2000Woodlands Park Thornliebank
Received 11 Jan 2000Carnwadric Road Thornliebank
Received 21 Jan 20006 Kirkdene Avenue Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5RN
Received 30 May 200020 The Quadrant Clarkston Glasgow G76 8AG
Received 9 Feb 20009 Boylestone Road Barrhead Glasgow G78 1JD
Received 6 Jan 2000Mearns Road Mearnskirk
Received 2 Mar 2000Eaglesham Road By Waterfoot
Received 25 Apr 2000Eaglesham Road By Waterfoot
Received 25 Apr 200098 Fenwick Road Giffnock
Received 5 May 200052 Vardar Avenue Clarkston Glasgow G76 7RR
Received 20 Jun 20006 Brig-O-Lea Terrace Neilston
Received 23 Aug 200018 Kirkle Drive Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5HA
Received 26 Apr 20003 Cresswell Place Mearnskirk
Received 5 Jul 200071 Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DZ
Received 11 Jul 2000Glebe Lane Newton Mearns
Received 16 Jun 2000Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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 East Renfrewshire, 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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