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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.
8,029 approved · 685 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
The Firs Roebank Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AX
Received 11 Dec 2017Flat D 3 Kingston Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3HZ
Received 12 Dec 201710 Whitelee Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UH
Received 7 Dec 201793 Mearns Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LG
Received 13 Dec 201724 Moorburn Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AL
Received 13 Dec 2017Todhill 51 Capelrig Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LA
Received 13 Dec 2017St Andrews Church 2 Ralston Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2RR
Received 13 Dec 201749 Kirkdene Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SA
Received 13 Dec 201723 Broomvale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NW
Received 14 Dec 2017Ashdene 23 Kirkhill Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RJ
Received 8 Dec 2017Kingsland Gardens Broompark Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 14 Dec 2017Dovecothall Inn 2A Dovecothall Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1BS
Received 15 Dec 201711 The Loaning Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SE
Received 15 Dec 201750 Hillend Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TQ
Received 15 Dec 201754 Melford Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6ND
Received 18 Dec 2017Land At Caldcoats Farm Craigton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 18 Dec 20179 Greenlaw Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6SL
Received 18 Dec 201777 Cunningham Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EW
Received 18 Dec 20171 Troon Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TQ
Received 18 Dec 201725 Falkland Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DR
Received 18 Dec 201721 Stamperland Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HD
Received 18 Dec 2017163 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RE
Received 19 Dec 201765 Inglestone Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7HE
Received 19 Dec 2017David Lloyd Leisure Health Club 3 Stewarton Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7UZ
Received 19 Dec 2017Records 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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