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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 dates9,281Searchable 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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2024/0448/TP
Installation of two air conditioning condenser units and two extract grilles
Greggs Unit 12B 3 Greenlaw Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G78 1EL
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0450/ADV
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign
76 Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6ED
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0451/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed erection of single storey rear extension; formation of rear dormer window; formation of rooflights; formation of window in original dwelling and associated internal alterations
36 Stobs Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NX
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0452/TP
Installation of rear dormer window and front rooflight window
98 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JF
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0453/TP
Installation of access ramp
9 Cartside Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8QH
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0454/TP
Installation of access ramp
28 Carnock Crescent Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2BJ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0455/TP
Installation of bi-folding doors to rear
94 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0456/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension, including rear gable, above existing underbuilding; erection of single storey rear extension at lower ground level with raised terrace above; and installation of front dormer window
35 Craignethan Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SH
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0457/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension with steps to rear; and formation of front dormer window
2 Rysland Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EB
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0458/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension, including the formation of a rear gable and an increase in the ridge height; and formation of front and side dormer windows
60 Dorian Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NR
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0460/TP
Installation of replacement access ramp
1 Carlibar Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1BQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0461/TPO
Fell 1x ash tree with die back; fell 1x ash tree leaning over path; crown raise 2x rowan to give minimum 2.5 metres clearance on footpath; crown raise 1x elm to give minimum 2.5 metres clearance on footpath
Grass Strip With Trees At 7 Culzean Crescent, Newton Mearns
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0462/TP
Erection of three storey rear extension
8 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0464/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed removal of door and formation of french doors to rear elevation
138 Eastwoodmains Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7HF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0467/TPO
Mature oak tree - reduce crown by 30% by qualified tree surgeon
16 Treemain Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LB
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0468/LBC
Installation of Anti-Climb Fans and Warning Signage on Existing Pipe Affixed to Bridge
Humbie Bridge Humbie Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0469/TPO
Removal of two Silver Birch trees
Land Adjacent To Kinloch Mearnskirk Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FS
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0470/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
153 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0471/TP
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
222 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6DR
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Unknown2024/0472/PAR
Demolition of Existing Bridge, Installation of New Bridge, Lift Towers and Ancillary Works including Hardstanding, Haul Road, Working Areas, Compounds and Access
Giffnock Railway Station Station Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JF
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0473/TP
Erection of one and a half storey side extension; alterations to roof including formation of two front dormer windows; and erection of one and a half storey rear extension
31 Hazelwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QT
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0474/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
91 Shawwood Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5ND
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0475/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension, decking and enlargement of rear dormer window
Enroyd 361 Glasgow Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0HE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/0476/TP
Erection of single storey side extension
16 Norbreck Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AF
Received 26 Sept 2024
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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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