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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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.
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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.
Land At Pollick Avenue Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire
Received 22 Aug 201846 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LP
Received 23 Aug 201872 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LG
Received 23 Aug 2018508 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RT
Received 23 Aug 201820 Lauriston Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6YP
Received 24 Aug 2018Greenlaw Business Centre South Greenlaw Way Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 24 Aug 20181 Islay Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UD
Received 24 Aug 201837 Stamperland Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HD
Received 24 Aug 201889 St Marys Crescent Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2TL
Received 24 Aug 2018151 Hillview Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LE
Received 24 Aug 201819 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 24 Aug 20182 Woodlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BU
Received 27 Aug 20181 Blackhouse Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HU
Received 27 Aug 2018Land To The Rear Of 14 And 16 Threave Place Newton Mearns
Received 28 Aug 2018Site Adjacent To West Of The Osprey Greenlaw Way Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Aug 20184 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 29 Aug 2018218 Bonnyton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0NG
Received 29 Aug 201844 Woodbank Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DR
Received 29 Aug 2018227 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JG
Received 29 Aug 201835 Eglinton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LA
Received 30 Aug 201828 Arisdale Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HF
Received 30 Aug 20188 Craignethan Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SQ
Received 30 Aug 20181 Woodvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RG
Received 3 Sept 201865 Stamperland Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8EY
Received 1 Sept 2018Records 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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