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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.
8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
19 Rannoch Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LN
Received 25 Feb 20198 Vardar Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QP
Received 26 Feb 201933 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 26 Feb 20194 Polnoon Mews Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BE
Received 28 Feb 201922 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QX
Received 28 Feb 2019Land At Kirkton Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Feb 20199 Williamwood Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TA
Received 1 Mar 201915 The Oval Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LT
Received 4 Mar 201911 Langtree Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LJ
Received 4 Mar 2019Muirhouse Farm 43 Gleniffer Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4BP
Received 4 Mar 2019Land At Maidenhill (Pod A6 - North Of The A726 Glasgow Southern Orbital) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 5 Mar 2019391 Bonnyton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0NH
Received 5 Mar 2019Flat 23 Broomcliff 30 Castleton Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LG
Received 6 Mar 20193 Elm Street Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8DJ
Received 6 Mar 201927 Westfield Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7HW
Received 7 Mar 2019Eastwoodhill Eventide Home 238 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UU
Received 7 Mar 2019Eastwoodhill Eventide Home 238 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UU
Received 7 Mar 2019721 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UD
Received 7 Mar 2019Roudans Caldwell Estate Gleniffer Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4BG
Received 7 Mar 2019Smiddyhill Farm Uplawmoor Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 4 Mar 2019Dalmeny Park Hotel 10 Lochlibo Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1LG
Received 7 Mar 201949 Castlehill Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LB
Received 7 Mar 201941 Crosslees Drive Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DY
Received 8 Mar 201999 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JE
Received 8 Mar 2019Records 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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