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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8,029 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At And To The North East Of 47 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire
Received 24 Jan 2017140 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EE
Received 24 Jan 20175 Southlea Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7BS
Received 25 Jan 201733 Kippen Drive Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JG
Received 25 Jan 20173 Lomond Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LR
Received 25 Jan 201729 The Paddock Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SL
Received 26 Jan 201722 Ladeside Close Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TZ
Received 26 Jan 201764 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8HX
Received 26 Jan 20172 Fereneze Grove Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1QX
Received 26 Jan 20176 Queensberry Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DX
Received 30 Jan 20174 Clyde Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2HP
Received 30 Jan 201711 Hillcrest Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HH
Received 30 Jan 2017Netherplace Works 180 Netherplace Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PP
Received 30 Jan 2017Williamwood House 34 Strathtay Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3YA
Received 30 Jan 20171 - 7 Seyton Court Giffnock East Renfrewshire
Received 30 Jan 201713 Glen Finlet Crescent Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3QT
Received 30 Jan 2017Land At Pollick Avenue Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AE
Received 31 Jan 20171A Waterfoot Bank Glasgow Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0ES
Received 31 Jan 20174 Balgray Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PB
Received 1 Feb 2017Broadlie Works Low Broadlie Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3AB
Received 1 Feb 20175 Cedarwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QB
Received 1 Feb 201721 Lomond Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LR
Received 2 Feb 201711 Torrington Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LH
Received 2 Feb 201715 Montford Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1SJ
Received 3 Feb 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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