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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
164 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6XF
Received 19 Jun 20191 Ochil Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2AH
Received 19 Jun 201922 Keith Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LG
Received 19 Jun 20194 Deveron Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NH
Received 20 Jun 2019130 Grahamston Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NJ
Received 21 Jun 201924 Cedarwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QD
Received 21 Jun 201915 Williamwood Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TD
Received 21 Jun 201927 Woodvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RG
Received 24 Jun 20193 Etive Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PN
Received 24 Jun 20192 Langtree Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LW
Received 24 Jun 201918 Woodlands Crescent Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7SR
Received 25 Jun 201944 Victoria Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1GA
Received 25 Jun 201924 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 25 Jun 2019108 Kilpatrick Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RL
Received 25 Jun 201910 Kirkdene Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RN
Received 25 Jun 2019South Uplaw Farm Uplawmoor G78 4BZ
Received 25 Jun 20193 Merrycroft Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DA
Received 25 Jun 2019152 Stamperland Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LL
Received 25 Jun 201911 Lintmill Terrace Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3LH
Received 25 Jun 201947 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QZ
Received 26 Jun 201911 Torridon Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NQ
Received 26 Jun 2019Site 490M Southeast Of Whitelee Visitor Centre Moor Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 26 Jun 201931 Beech Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PP
Received 26 Jun 201951 Netherhill Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XF
Received 27 Jun 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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