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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Glanderston Avenue Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6SS
Received 4 Aug 200017 Merryton Avenue Giffnock Glasgow G46 6DU
Received 10 May 20003 Arthurlie Gardens Barrhead Glasgow
Received 15 Mar 2000Glasgow Road Eaglesham
Received 5 Apr 2000Linn Park Avenue Netherlee
Received 8 Aug 2000Academy Road Giffnock
Received 18 Apr 2000Seres Road Clarkston
Received 2 May 200091B Main Street Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7RY
Received 14 Aug 20006 Fenwick Road Giffnock Glasgow
Received 12 Apr 2000Newton Mearns
Received 14 Jul 200060 Merryton Avenue Giffnock Glasgow G46 6DX
Received 3 Apr 20002 Cairngorm Crescent Barrhead Glasgow G78 2AW
Received 21 Aug 20002 Evan Crescent Giffnock Glasgow G46 6NJ
Received 13 Jun 200014 Cheviot Drive Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5AS
Received 23 May 200047 Sunnybank Drive Clarkston
Received 17 Jan 2000Belmont House School 17 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 1 Feb 2000Belmont House School 17 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 1 Feb 2000Broadlees Farm Newton Mearns
Received 17 Apr 200033 Westfield Road Thornliebank Glasgow G46 7HW
Received 17 Mar 200015 Glendoune Road Clarkston Glasgow G76 7TT
Received 1 Jun 20005 Broom Road East Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5RQ
Received 2 May 2000140 Ayr Road Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6EE
Received 14 Feb 200031 Glasgow Road Eaglesham Glasgow G76 0LZ
Received 3 Mar 200084 Main Street Neilston Glasgow G78 3EA
Received 19 Apr 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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