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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glanderston Dam Glanderston Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Nov 201847 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QZ
Received 28 Nov 201845 Church Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LL
Received 28 Nov 201860 Hill Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AL
Received 28 Nov 2018Land To The West Of Glasgow Road (south Of West Hurlet House) Barrhead
Received 30 Nov 201826 Rockmount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BU
Received 30 Nov 201870 First Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UB
Received 30 Nov 2018Land At The Junction Of Blackbyres Road And Grahamston Road Barrhead
Received 30 Nov 201845 Glen Roy Drive Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3QJ
Received 30 Nov 201897 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RF
Received 30 Nov 201835 Berryhill Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AA
Received 30 Nov 20189 Heathside Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6HL
Received 3 Dec 2018Redhurst Hotel 27 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QE
Received 3 Dec 201832 Moorburn Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AL
Received 3 Dec 201821 Fereneze Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RU
Received 3 Dec 20184 Leefield Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G44 3UQ
Received 3 Dec 201844 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TW
Received 3 Dec 2018Aldi 4 Greenlaw Way Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EF
Received 3 Dec 2018Whitecraigs Bowling Club 67 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SR
Received 3 Dec 2018Hazeldenhill Farm Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR
Received 4 Dec 201830 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AE
Received 4 Dec 201865 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SR
Received 4 Dec 201894 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 5 Dec 2018Williamwood House 34 Strathtay Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3YA
Received 29 Nov 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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