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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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Evan Crescent Giffnock Glasgow G46 6NJ
Received 29 Feb 2000Millstones, 58 Millhall Road Eaglesham Glasgow G76 0PD
Received 1 Mar 200043 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6LH
Received 6 Mar 200081 Nethercliffe Avenue Netherlee Glasgow G44 3UJ
Received 6 Mar 20003 Old Humbie Road Newton Mearns
Received 8 Mar 2000129 Greenwood Road Clarkston Glasgow G76 7LL
Received 14 Mar 2000141 Craighlaw Avenue Eaglesham Glasgow G76 0EY
Received 20 Mar 2000Springfield Road Barrhead
Received 22 Mar 2000Land Adjoining West Of Barrance Farm North Of Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 27 Mar 200057 Beech Avenue Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5QR
Received 4 Apr 2000Polnoon Cottage Strathaven Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PG
Received 7 Apr 20008 St Clair Avenue Giffnock Glasgow G46 7QH
Received 10 Apr 20007 Kinnaird Avenue Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5EL
Received 10 Apr 200094/96 Braidholm Road Giffnock
Received 11 Apr 2000Flenders Road Clarkston
Received 12 Apr 200032 Eastwood Avenue Giffnock Glasgow G46 6LR
Received 13 Apr 20005 Mansefield Road Clarkston Glasgow G76 7DN
Received 20 Apr 200010 Burnhouse Brae Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 5RB
Received 25 Apr 200026 Cathkin Drive Clarkston Glasgow G76 7PF
Received 25 Apr 200010 Polnoon Street Eaglesham Glasgow G76 0BH
Received 26 Apr 200034 Fern Drive Barrhead Glasgow G78 1JE
Received 28 Apr 200044 Seres Road Clarkston
Received 4 May 2000597 Clarkston Road Netherlee G44 3QD
Received 8 May 200036 Fern Drive Barrhead Glasgow G78 1JE
Received 8 May 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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