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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.
8,028 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Ravenscliffe Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QS
Received 18 Nov 201626 Gordon Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TW
Received 21 Nov 20168 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TP
Received 21 Nov 201668 Beechlands Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7UX
Received 21 Nov 201646 Gordon Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TN
Received 21 Nov 20167 Orchy Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8NB
Received 21 Nov 201611 Evan Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NN
Received 21 Nov 201647 Harris Close Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TU
Received 21 Nov 2016Castlehill House 79 Humbie Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PT
Received 22 Nov 201659 Birchview Drive Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SW
Received 22 Nov 201627 Sunnyside Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7PX
Received 22 Nov 2016Nuffield Health 82 Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6ED
Received 22 Nov 20163 Raeside Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AD
Received 22 Nov 20168 Percy Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PA
Received 23 Nov 201617 Drumby Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7HN
Received 23 Nov 201623 Glamis Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NZ
Received 23 Nov 201683 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SN
Received 23 Nov 20166 Rosslea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JW
Received 23 Nov 2016Rouken Glen Golf Centre 3 Stewarton Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7UZ
Received 23 Nov 2016Springfield Road And Springhill Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78
Received 23 Nov 2016158B Main Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1SL
Received 24 Nov 201610 Glen Shee Avenue Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3QA
Received 24 Nov 201610 Deramore Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SL
Received 24 Nov 201614 Kenmure Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TU
Received 24 Nov 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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