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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.
8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Clydesdale Bank 15A The Avenue At Mearns 250 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EY
Received 21 Sept 2015Treetops 10 Lethington Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TB
Received 23 Sept 201520 Alyth Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8PD
Received 23 Sept 201576 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 23 Sept 201513 Rowand Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PE
Received 24 Sept 201510 Cheviot Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AS
Received 27 Sept 201519 Berryhill Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AS
Received 28 Sept 201521 Lomondside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7UQ
Received 29 Sept 201552 Cedarwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LP
Received 29 Sept 20158 Lauderdale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AP
Received 30 Sept 20152 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TW
Received 30 Sept 201548 Inglestone Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7HE
Received 30 Sept 201520 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7BT
Received 1 Oct 20155 Birchlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BP
Received 2 Oct 201588 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JE
Received 2 Oct 201571 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AD
Received 2 Oct 201522 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 5 Oct 201522 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 5 Oct 2015Mayfield 8 Erskine Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TQ
Received 5 Oct 201537 Priorwood Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6ZZ
Received 6 Oct 2015Sundrum 11 Neidpath Road West Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SS
Received 6 Oct 201539 Stobs Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NX
Received 7 Oct 201517 Cadzow Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RD
Received 8 Oct 2015Recreation Ground South Of Bonnyton House And North Of Newford Grove Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 8 Oct 2015Records 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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