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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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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.
PCompliance First Ltd Modular Office Kirkhill House 81 Broom Road East Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LL
Received 25 Aug 2016Strathtay Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3YA
Received 25 Aug 201627 Linwood Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BZ
Received 25 Aug 201653 Southview Avenue Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8QE
Received 26 Aug 20162 Capelrig Lane Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XZ
Received 26 Aug 201611 Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SZ
Received 29 Aug 201657 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BQ
Received 29 Aug 201634 Ayr Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RZ
Received 29 Aug 20162A Waterfoot Bank Glasgow Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0ES
Received 29 Aug 201696 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 29 Aug 201634 Burnhouse Brae Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RB
Received 30 Aug 2016597 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QD
Received 30 Aug 201611 The Loaning Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SE
Received 30 Aug 20161 Heathwood Drive Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7BP
Received 31 Aug 201618 Edzell Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QU
Received 31 Aug 20166 Rosslea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JW
Received 31 Aug 2016Unit 5 Levern Ind Estate 30 Lochlibo Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1LG
Received 2 Sept 201653 Fereneze Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RX
Received 2 Sept 2016Walden House Stewarton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6NR
Received 2 Sept 2016154 Randolph Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AU
Received 2 Sept 2016Waulkmill Glen Reservoir Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 5 Sept 20161 Wigton Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JG
Received 5 Sept 201632 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 5 Sept 201610 Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XL
Received 6 Sept 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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