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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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
Netherplace Lodge Netherplace Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PP
Received 2 Aug 201624 Neidpath Road East Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TX
Received 3 Aug 201625 Craignethan Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SH
Received 3 Aug 2016Unit 7 3 Greenlaw Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GR
Received 3 Aug 201622 The Loaning Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SF
Received 3 Aug 201694 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PW
Received 4 Aug 20169 Alexander Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JG
Received 4 Aug 2016Beech Cottage Berryhill Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7NJ
Received 5 Aug 201624 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BS
Received 8 Aug 20162 Orchard Park Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JJ
Received 8 Aug 2016Co-Operative Food 115 Main Street Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3NH
Received 8 Aug 2016448 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QF
Received 8 Aug 201622 Stobs Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1PA
Received 8 Aug 2016Land With Telecommunications Mast 180M NW Of Finniebrae Fereneze Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 9 Aug 2016The Osprey 56 Stewarton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6NP
Received 9 Aug 201690 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JE
Received 9 Aug 20165 Ashlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BX
Received 9 Aug 2016Land Adjacent To 57 Beechlands Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 9 Aug 201628 Arthurlie Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2JD
Received 10 Aug 201620 Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QX
Received 11 Aug 201662 Woodside Drive Waterfoot Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0HD
Received 12 Aug 20168 Victoria Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1GB
Received 15 Aug 201614 Randolph Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AW
Received 15 Aug 201643 Merrylee Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6HR
Received 15 Aug 2016Records 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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