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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.
8,029 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Newford Grove Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8QZ
Received 11 Apr 2017102 - 104 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EG
Received 11 Apr 2017The Parlour 102 - 104 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EG
Received 11 Apr 2017501 Blackbyres Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1TN
Received 10 Apr 201721 Millview Meadows Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3ND
Received 11 Apr 201738 Davieland Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LU
Received 13 Apr 201724 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BS
Received 14 Apr 2017Southdown 27 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 14 Apr 201713 Lowndes Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 17 Apr 20175 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SR
Received 17 Apr 20173 Williamwood Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TD
Received 18 Apr 2017211 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7DQ
Received 19 Apr 201712 Orchard Grove Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QU
Received 19 Apr 201710 Stamperland Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HE
Received 19 Apr 201720 Craignethan Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SQ
Received 19 Apr 201717 Humbie Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LX
Received 20 Apr 201720 Arisdale Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HF
Received 20 Apr 201715 Glen Roy Drive Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3QJ
Received 21 Apr 20177 Elliot Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7NS
Received 21 Apr 20178 Westbrae Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EQ
Received 21 Apr 2017Ruby Palace 562 To 564 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RT
Received 21 Apr 201742 Crosslees Drive Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DS
Received 24 Apr 20178 The Laurels Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XR
Received 24 Apr 2017The Old Manse 4 Kirkton Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3HN
Received 24 Apr 2017Records 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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