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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 dates9,284Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,720 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided2025/0259/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed single storey side and rear extension
10 Queensberry Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DX
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided2025/0260/LBC
Installation of replacement windows at front including in dormer windows; installation of replacement windows and replacement rooflights at rear; installation of extractor on rear elevation at first floor level (listed building consent)
Flat 1-2 16 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided2025/0261/ADV
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign and vinyl window signs
Halo 4 Arthur Place Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DQ
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided2025/0262/TP
Erection of two storey side extension; installation of tiles on roof over existing conservatory at rear
49 Groveburn Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DA
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided2025/0264/TP
Residential development comprising detached properties and associated access road (planning permission in principle)
Land To The North-east Of Dubbs Road (at The Rear Of Montfort Gate/ Montfort Park And Opposite Cowan Park) Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided2025/0265/TP
Erection of upper storey extension at side
33 Islay Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UD
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided2025/0266/TP
Erection of triple garage with accommodation above at rear; alterations to boundary wall (amendment to planning permission 2024/0192/TP to enlarge footprint of garage)
20 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided2025/0267/LBC
Erection of triple garage with accommodation above at rear; alterations to boundary wall (amendment to listed building consent 2024/0271/LBC to enlarge footprint of garage) (listed building consent)
20 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided2025/0268/CAC
Partial demolition of wall at rear in association with formation of proposed driveway access to proposed triple garage at rear (conservation area consent)
20 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided2025/0269/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of windows in place of garage door
23 Bluebell Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FN
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided2025/0270/TP
Erection of one and half storey rear extension following removal of existing rear extension and covered patio
2 Huntly Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LP
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided2025/0271/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of windows in place of garage door associated with the conversion of integral garage to a habitable room
63 Woodlands Park Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7RZ
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided2025/0272/TPO
Removal of Ash tree (number 625)
Land To The Front Of 69 To 85 Maxton Grove Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1HD
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided2025/0274/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
17 Sandray Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5GX
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided2025/0275/TP
Installation of rear dormer window
21 Mallots View Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FD
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided2025/0276/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed alterations to internal layout and window configurations of dwellinghouse.
36 Cartsbridge Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8DH
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided2025/0277/TP
Installation of an air source heat pump
18 Hillend Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XX
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided2025/0278/TP
Erection of single storey side extension incorporating asymmetrical gable wall; alterations to roof over existing single storey side extension
56 Woodlands Crescent Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7SR
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided2025/0279/TP
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and detached garage; installation of rear dormer window; installation of a rooflight window and solar panels on the rear elevation.
3 Craignethan Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SQ
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided2025/0280/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
6 Daisy Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FW
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided2025/0281/TP
Erection of raised deck incorporating fencing; erection of outbuilding; and erection of boundary fencing (in retrospect)
76 Craighill Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TD
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided2025/0282/TP
Change of use from a delicatessen shop (Class 1A) with (restaurant) (Class 3) and takeaway (sui generis) to restaurant (Class 3) with take away (sui generis)
16 The Toll Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7BG
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided2025/0283/TP
Erection of residential development of 39 detached dwellings (to include retention of existing listed farmhouse) with associated access roads, landscaping, open space and other required infrastructure (amendment to condition 6 of planning permission 2022/0719/TP that requires the trees marked for retention on the approved tree constraints plan to be protected during the construction phase, to allow 16 no. trees marked for retention to be removed. 10 no. trees marked for removal to be retained). (Section 42 application).
Lyoncross Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2SQ
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided2025/0284/TP
Installation of replacement windows at front, sides and rear
1A Neidpath Road East Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TX
Received 15 May 2025
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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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