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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
North Kirtonmoor Farm Eaglesham
Received 18 Feb 20009 Langton Gate Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6TP
Received 24 Jul 200050 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee Glasgow G44 3XW
Received 17 May 200028 Belmont Drive Giffnock Glasgow G46 7PA
Received 28 Aug 2000Duncarnock Crescent Neilston
Received 26 Jun 2000Broadlees Farm Newton Mearns
Received 2 Mar 200022 Cromarty Gardens Clarkston Glasgow G76 8PA
Received 18 May 2000208/210 Fenwick Road Giffnock
Received 26 Jan 2000208/210 Fenwick Road Giffnock
Received 21 Feb 20004 Hazelwood Avenue Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5PT
Received 18 Jul 200061 Nethercliffe Avenue Netherlee Glasgow G44 3UJ
Received 25 Feb 2000590 Clarkston Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G44 3SQ
Received 4 Jul 200020 Sandringham Avenue Broom Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 31 Jan 200011 Woodburn Avenue Clarkston Glasgow G76 7TZ
Received 12 Jul 200076 Stamperland Hill Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AQ
Received 14 Feb 200017 Beechlands Drive Clarkston Glasgow G76 7XA
Received 5 Jun 2000136 Main Street Neilston Glasgow G78 3JU
Received 1 Aug 200029 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee Glasgow G44 3XN
Received 28 Jun 2000Kelburn Street Barrhead
Received 21 Feb 2000Ayr Road Newton Mearns
Received 30 Mar 2000Ayr Road Giffnock
Received 30 Mar 2000Greenlaw Road Newton Mearns
Received 15 May 200011 Eglinton Drive Giffnock Glasgow G46 7NQ
Received 25 May 20008 Treemain Road Giffnock Glasgow G46 7LE
Received 11 Aug 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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