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Planning application documents: what to read first
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East Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,271Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,714 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,029 approved · 685 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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More application records
- Decided2017/0749/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
56 Beech Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QP
Received 8 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0750/TP
Sub-division of feu and erection of single storey dwellinghouse with detached garage
The Firs 42 Stewarton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6NP
Received 8 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0751/ADV
Display of two digital advertisement hoardings
32 Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1BU
Received 9 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0752/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed erection of single storey rear extension
38 Ladeside Close Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TZ
Received 9 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0754/TP
Installation of no. 2 ground based telecommunications cabinets
Opposite 1-1A Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 10 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0755/TP
Change of use from a filling station to a workshop (Class 4 - Manufacturing) including erection of outbuilding and boundary treatment.
Filling Station, Lochlibo Road, Neilston
Received 13 Nov 2017 - Registered2017/0756/TP
Erection of residential development with associated open space, roads, landscaping and associated works (major) (planning permission in principle)
Land At Shanks Park Blackbyres Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 13 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0757/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of front dormer windows
5 Lincuan Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QN
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0758/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension, erection of front porch, and erection of raised terrace to the rear.
20 Kirkview Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DD
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0759/TP
Erection of a single storey side extension.
10 Eildon Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2EA
Received 9 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0760/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension and formation of hipped roof over existing front dormer window
21 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QZ
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0761/TP
Erection of one and half storey side extension, single storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
2 Gordon Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TF
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0762/TP
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension and raised decking
30 Southlea Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7BS
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0763/TP
Erection of conservatory at rear
129 Main Street Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3EA
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0764/TPO
felling: 3 trees
3 Montgomery Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PY
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0765/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension.
18 McKelvie Crescent Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1LY
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0766/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed use of the property as a house of multiple occupancy for young adults with assisted living needs
Chavey Down 420 Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RY
Received 14 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0767/TP
Formation of driving range and teaching facility
East Renfrewshire Golf Club House Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RT
Received 15 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0768/TP
Erection of single-storey rear extension and erection of one and half storey outbuilding following the demolition of outbuilding
Balgray House Fingalton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PG
Received 15 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0769/LBC
Erection of a single-storey rear extension (listed building consent)
Balgray House Fingalton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PG
Received 15 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0770/TPO
Crown thinning: 1 mature beech tree.
1 Garrick Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5GF
Received 15 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0772/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
68 Carleton Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AQ
Received 16 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0773/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of dormer windows at rear
11 Berryhill Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AS
Received 17 Nov 2017 - Decided2017/0774/TP
Erection of two storey side extension
10 Craig Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JT
Received 17 Nov 2017
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What these statistics cover
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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