Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
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 dates9,281Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,718 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas5 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
More application records
- Decided2024/0262/TP
Installation of upper floor terrace on pillars to front and rear, erection of pitched roof over proposed front roof terrace; Installation of front boundary walls, railings, pillars and gates.
Culag 5 Old Humbie Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DF
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided2024/0263/TP
Variation to approved design (2016/0794/TP) for the provision of new car parking area and the retention of existing Bute and Anderson Wings.
Land Within Crookfur Cottage Homes Crookfur Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JY
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided2024/0264/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of windows on the side elevation
24 Braidpark Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NB
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided2024/0265/TP
Sub-division of existing hot food shop to form a class 1A retail unit and external alterations
52 Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AT
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided2024/0266/TP
Installation of replacement windows and external alterations (including alterations to existing window and door openings and rendering of parapet wall).
The Hill 10 Elphinstone Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TE
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided2024/0267/TP
Erection of single storey rear extensions
50 Stobs Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NU
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided2024/0268/ADV
Vinyl wrap to the front of the proposed Medpoint prescription collection machine with operation instructions, name and logo
8 Corsemill Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1FQ
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided2024/0269/TP
Installation of a Medpoint prescription collection machine to the existing pharmacy shopfront window
8 Corsemill Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1FQ
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided2024/0270/TP
Change of use of land to form extension to existing dog exercise park.
Off The Lead Dog Park Balgraystone Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2SH
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided2024/0271/LBC
Erection of garage and store, alterations to boundary wall.
20 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 24 May 2024 - Unknown2024/0272/PN
Erection of agricultural shed (prior notification).
Middleton Farm Sergeantlaw Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3AP
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided2024/0273/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed detached garage conversion and installation of side door on dwelling house
29 Kestrel Wynd Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6WA
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided2024/0274/TP
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of new dwelling.
Wheatlands Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided2024/0275/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
93 Broomfield Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5JR
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided2024/0277/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed single storey rear extension.
Low Brig O'Lea 5 Uplawmoor Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3LB
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided2024/0278/TP
Erection of forest manager/agricultural worker's dwelling and associated works.
Bennan Hill Farm Langlee Road Loganswell Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6SB
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided2024/0281/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension; single storey rear extension; erection of front porch; and installation of replacement dormers to front and rear.
5 St Vigeans Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AN
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided2024/0282/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed external rear alterations and internal alterations
43 Foxglove Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FP
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided2024/0284/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed internal and external alterations
21C Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/0285/TP
Erection of single storey side extension
37 Lismore Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UQ
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/0286/TPO
Fell dead oak tree; reduction height of two diseased oak trees by a third and removal of small garden tree.
Wheatlands Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/0287/TPO
Various Tree - Tree Works to be carried out per tree survey report
Land At Strathview Grove And Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3LA
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/0288/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
20 Kinloch Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/0289/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension, installation of rear rooflight; replacement and installation of windows to side and rear; installation of door to side; installation of juliette balcony to upper floor
67 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LQ
Received 5 Jun 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in East Renfrewshire
Start 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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage