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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8,029 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 The Loaning Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SE
Received 15 Feb 201727 Clifton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QT
Received 15 Feb 20176 Ballantrae Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TB
Received 16 Feb 201741 Edzell Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QX
Received 16 Feb 201738 The Dell Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RF
Received 17 Feb 201723 Lembert Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NQ
Received 17 Feb 201730 Gilmour Crescent Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0HU
Received 20 Feb 201717 Langtree Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LJ
Received 20 Feb 2017111 Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2NX
Received 20 Feb 201742 Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QQ
Received 21 Feb 2017Unit 6 24 Muriel Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1QB
Received 21 Feb 20176 Kenmure Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TU
Received 21 Feb 201736 Brownside Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1HN
Received 21 Feb 201719 Williamwood Park West Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TE
Received 21 Feb 2017Kirkside 1 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 22 Feb 201774 Graffham Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EH
Received 22 Feb 2017Morrisons 38 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AA
Received 23 Feb 20173 Montfort Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1SJ
Received 23 Feb 201773 Laigh Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5EX
Received 23 Feb 2017Site 740M North Of Muirhouse Farm Gleniffer Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire
Received 23 Feb 201711 Arisdale Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HE
Received 24 Feb 2017King Henrys Knowe Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RT
Received 24 Feb 201714 Arthurlie Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UP
Received 24 Feb 20177 Randolph Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AR
Received 27 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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