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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chappell Wester 53 Gateside Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1EA
Received 29 Oct 201940 Acacia Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1PW
Received 30 Oct 2019288 Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LY
Received 29 Oct 201922 Victoria Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BP
Received 30 Oct 201910 Lauriston Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6YP
Received 30 Oct 201912 Woodfarm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JJ
Received 30 Oct 20194 Alnwick Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AZ
Received 30 Oct 20195 Orchard Park Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JJ
Received 30 Oct 201945 Mearns Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7ES
Received 31 Oct 201922 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 31 Oct 20192 Briarlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DS
Received 1 Nov 201939 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 1 Nov 201939 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 1 Nov 201932 Drumby Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7HJ
Received 1 Nov 201917 Balvie Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NE
Received 1 Nov 20194 Davieland Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LA
Received 4 Nov 201975 Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JD
Received 4 Nov 201916 Heathwood Drive Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7BT
Received 4 Nov 20197 Dalserf Crescent Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RB
Received 4 Nov 20193 Mains Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QY
Received 5 Nov 201932 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 5 Nov 201932 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 5 Nov 20191 Broomvale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NN
Received 5 Nov 2019East Of Ayr Road At The Access To The Former Maidenhill Farm Newton Mearns
Received 6 Nov 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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