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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8,029 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Whitecraigs Golf Club Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SW
Received 3 Feb 20171 Gateside Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1EW
Received 3 Feb 2017104 Stamperland Hill Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AH
Received 6 Feb 2017Flat 2-1 2 Main Street Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7SH
Received 6 Feb 2017South Lodge 30 Uplawmoor Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3BW
Received 6 Feb 201718 Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QX
Received 6 Feb 201743 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SR
Received 7 Feb 201733 Sunnyside Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7PX
Received 7 Feb 2017142 Netherlee Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QA
Received 7 Feb 20177 Edenhall Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TS
Received 7 Feb 20175 Atholl Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QL
Received 7 Feb 2017Land At Kestrel Wynd Adjacent And North Of Greenlaw Way/Stewarton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 7 Feb 20173 Shuna Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TN
Received 7 Feb 201730 Ailsa Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RL
Received 8 Feb 20174 Belmont Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PA
Received 9 Feb 2017Land At Caldcoats Farm Craigton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 9 Feb 201760 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LQ
Received 9 Feb 201731 Huntly Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LW
Received 10 Feb 2017Laleston 58 Neilston Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AF
Received 10 Feb 20174 - 5 The Toll Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7BG
Received 13 Feb 2017144 Stamperland Hill Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AJ
Received 13 Feb 2017Site Adjacent To North Of Kirkhill Crescent Neilston Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 13 Feb 201716 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 14 Feb 201719 Southview Avenue Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8PX
Received 15 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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