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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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Blackhouse Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HS
Received 18 Mar 20168 Percy Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PA
Received 21 Mar 20162 Waterfoot Row Waterfoot Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 8RW
Received 21 Mar 201623 Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RU
Received 22 Mar 201616 Duncarnock Crescent Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3HH
Received 22 Mar 20162 Burnside Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6TT
Received 22 Mar 2016Kirkhouse Humbie Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 23 Mar 2016Glen Gyle 4 Arthurlie Drive Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AH
Received 23 Mar 2016157 Mearns Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7UU
Received 23 Mar 20167 Penrith Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LU
Received 23 Mar 20167 Arran Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7NL
Received 23 Mar 2016494 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QE
Received 23 Mar 2016Strathard 107 Gateside Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1TT
Received 24 Mar 201612 Aurs Glen Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2LJ
Received 24 Mar 2016Woodstock 7 Capelrig Lane Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XZ
Received 24 Mar 20163 Craignethan Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SQ
Received 28 Mar 201620 Mearns Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EU
Received 29 Mar 201610 Barlae Avenue Waterfoot Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0DB
Received 29 Mar 201622 Duart Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DS
Received 29 Mar 201618 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LG
Received 29 Mar 2016157 Burnfield Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PP
Received 29 Mar 2016Land At Back Of 156 Capelrig Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LD
Received 29 Mar 20161 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BS
Received 29 Mar 201623 Highfield Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7SP
Received 30 Mar 2016Records 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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