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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8,029 approved · 685 refused · 346 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Treeside Cottage Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RT
Received 28 Aug 20176 Forrestfield Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RN
Received 28 Aug 201735 Ellisland Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8PY
Received 28 Aug 201728 Richmond Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7JL
Received 28 Aug 2017202 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LL
Received 28 Aug 2017Adjacent Site To South And West Of 156 Fenwick Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Aug 2017Land 40M East Of 71 Springfield Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 29 Aug 201752 Carleton Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AQ
Received 29 Aug 201715 The Crescent Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8HT
Received 29 Aug 2017Site 280M NNW Of Floak Bridge Highfield Road Eastwood East Renfrewshire
Received 29 Aug 2017Land At Maidenhill (to The East Of The Old Ayr Road) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 30 Aug 2017Land At Maidenhill (to The East Of Highover And Marlin Lodge) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 30 Aug 2017Land At Maidenhill (to The East Of Highover And Marlin Lodge) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 30 Aug 20171 Kirk Wynd Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AW
Received 30 Aug 201747 Double Hedges Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3JQ
Received 30 Aug 2017The Boathouse Rouken Glen Park Davieland Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7UG
Received 30 Aug 20171 The Hollows Ayr Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JB
Received 31 Aug 201772 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QZ
Received 31 Aug 20171 Greenbank Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SG
Received 4 Sept 201718 Norbreck Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AF
Received 4 Sept 2017111 Cunningham Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EW
Received 4 Sept 2017Barcapel Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 4 Sept 20171A Neidpath Road East Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TX
Received 4 Sept 201747 Newtonlea Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QF
Received 6 Sept 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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