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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
119 Paisley Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1HS
Received 6 Nov 201926 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 6 Nov 201914 Belmont Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PA
Received 6 Nov 2019High Moor House Bonnyton Moor Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PZ
Received 6 Nov 201942 Gordon Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TN
Received 6 Nov 20198 Limetree Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BJ
Received 7 Nov 2019Adjacent Site To East Of St Thomas RC Primary School Broadlie Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 7 Nov 2019Capellie Lodge Fereneze Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3AG
Received 6 Nov 201922 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 7 Nov 2019Busby Glen Park, North Of Cartside Drive And East Of White Cart Water, Busby, East Renfrewshire
Received 7 Nov 201937 Stamperland Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HD
Received 8 Nov 20194 Gilmourton Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AE
Received 8 Nov 201931 Woodyett Park Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SJ
Received 8 Nov 201914 Wigton Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JG
Received 8 Nov 201936 Braefield Drive Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DN
Received 11 Nov 2019Unit 1 2 Main Street Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7SH
Received 11 Nov 2019Maidenhill SDO Site Lying Between GSO M77 And Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 11 Nov 201946 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TW
Received 11 Nov 20198 Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SZ
Received 12 Nov 20199 Hillside Grove Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1HB
Received 12 Nov 201930 Dalmeny Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QF
Received 12 Nov 2019Myres Hill Wind Turbine Test Site Over Enoch Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 13 Nov 201910 Mafeking Terrace Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3LP
Received 12 Nov 20198 Craignethan Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SQ
Received 13 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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