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East Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,269Searchable applications
146Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,709 approved or refused records
684Refused applications
8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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- Decided2016/0592/TP
Erection of detached garage at rear; installation of doors in place of window at rear and blocking up of door
7 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 6 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0593/ADV
Display of double sided internally illuminated pylon sign; three flagpole signs; double sided internally illuminated free standing signs and non-illuminated free standing signs and fence mounted signs
Mercedes Benz 34 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AA
Received 7 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0594/TP
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey side extension and front porch
87 Mallots View Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FD
Received 7 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0596/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension and raised patio incorporating dormer window at rear and re-roofing of dwellinghouse with a grey tile.
73 Larchfield Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QN
Received 7 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0597/TP
Erection of single storey front extension
4 Newford Grove Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8QZ
Received 8 Sept 2016 - Appeal decided2016/0598/TP
Sub-division of feu and erection of one and a half storey detached dwellinghouse (planning permission in principle)
19 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0599/TP
Erection of conservatory at rear
11 Treemain Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LB
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0600/TP
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions; erection of upper floor extension above garage
18 Rockmount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BU
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0601/TP
Installation of two ground based telecommunications equipment cabinets
Site 18M South Of 53 Gilmour Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0602/TP
Re-roofing of dwellinghouse and removal of chimneyhead
Ennismor 21 Elphinstone Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TF
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0604/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension
11 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BS
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0605/TPO
Fell: Dead Cherry tree Crown reduce or crown thin: One Maple tree
41 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SD
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0606/TP
Installation of air condensing and air conditioning units at side; erection of canopy at side
Petrol Filling Station 60 - 62 Paisley Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NN
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0607/TP
Installation of rooflights at front and rear
69 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RF
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0608/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
22 Newton Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BX
Received 13 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0609/TP
Erection of two storey front and side extension incorporating roof terrace at rear; formation of vehicular access and driveway off Capelrig Road
154 Capelrig Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LD
Received 14 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0610/TP
Erection of rear extension and raised patio; formation of enlarged roof with new upper floor accommodation including new dormer windows front and rear
55 Larchfield Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QN
Received 15 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0611/TP
Erection of side extension (amendment to previous consent 2016/0136/TP in respect of the size of the extension)
2 Denholm Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RN
Received 14 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0612/TP
Erection of additional storage building and two containers
Site Adjacent To Rear Of Giffnock Police Station Braidholm Lane Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire
Received 15 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0613/TP
Change of Use of formerly 'Builder's Yard and Trade Sales' area to Car Sales establishment
Des Res Driveways Unit 1 1 Burnfield Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7TL
Received 16 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0614/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and install side dormer window
37 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QZ
Received 16 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0615/TPO
Fell : 1 Dead Ash tree and 3 immature trees Top: Two immature trees
14 Douglas Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HR
Received 16 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0616/TPO
Fell: One Willow and 5 Birch trees Lop: One Oak tree
Shillford Quarry Lochlibo Road
Received 16 Sept 2016 - Decided2016/0617/TP
Single storey rear extension and install front and side dormer windows
66 Craighill Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TD
Received 16 Sept 2016
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What these statistics cover
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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