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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8,025 approved · 684 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
60 First Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UB
Received 8 Apr 20161-5 School Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JN
Received 11 Apr 2016Site Adjacent North Of Barcapel Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 11 Apr 20167 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 11 Apr 20169 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 11 Apr 201678 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 11 Apr 2016Land At Strathview Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire
Received 11 Apr 201667 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 12 Apr 201622 Merrylee Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6HW
Received 12 Apr 20165 Woodside Drive Waterfoot Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0HD
Received 12 Apr 201668 Kilpatrick Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RH
Received 13 Apr 201636 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BG
Received 13 Apr 201612 Mearnscroft Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QG
Received 13 Apr 201631 Millview Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1AN
Received 14 Apr 201667 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 15 Apr 201620 Sutherland Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PL
Received 15 Apr 201634 Beech Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PP
Received 15 Apr 201645 Church Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LL
Received 15 Apr 201617 Lismore Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UQ
Received 15 Apr 201669 Hazelwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QT
Received 18 Apr 201615 Fruin Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HA
Received 18 Apr 201638 Broomvale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NN
Received 19 Apr 201615 Giffnock Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AZ
Received 19 Apr 20164 Glebe Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6DU
Received 19 Apr 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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