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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8,029 approved · 685 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Brig OLea Terrace Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3LA
Received 26 Jun 20174 Paidmyre Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AH
Received 26 Jun 20178 Picketlaw Way Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BL
Received 26 Jun 201773 Mansefield Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EA
Received 23 Jun 201754 Laigh Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5EQ
Received 26 Jun 2017Viewfield 5 Montgomery Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PY
Received 26 Jun 201756 Stamperland Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HA
Received 27 Jun 20175 Wylie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AX
Received 27 Jun 201773 Nethercliffe Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UJ
Received 27 Jun 201731 The Loaning Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SF
Received 28 Jun 201714 Merryvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DH
Received 28 Jun 201726 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AE
Received 29 Jun 201728 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LQ
Received 29 Jun 201720 Barrland Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QD
Received 30 Jun 201710 Mains Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QY
Received 3 Jul 201719 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XN
Received 3 Jul 201779 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RF
Received 3 Jul 201714 Galston Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SF
Received 3 Jul 2017104 Monteith Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8NY
Received 4 Jul 2017Craigend Gardens Lomond Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FL
Received 4 Jul 201718A Craignethan Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SQ
Received 4 Jul 2017Myres Hill Wind Turbine Test Site Over Enoch Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 4 Jul 201732 Moorburn Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AL
Received 5 Jul 201733 Woodvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RG
Received 5 Jul 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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