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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hazeldenhill Farm Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR
Received 13 Jan 202019 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 13 Jan 2020Netherlee Primary School Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SF
Received 13 Jan 202093 Cunningham Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EW
Received 14 Jan 202032 Barlae Avenue Waterfoot East Renfrewshire G76 0DB
Received 14 Jan 2020Site 85 Meters East Of Hall Of Caldwell Roebank Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire
Received 14 Jan 2020St Ninians High School 13 Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UX
Received 16 Jan 202048 Randolph Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AW
Received 16 Jan 2020M77 DBFO Depot 1 Maidenhill Depot Newton Mearns Scotland G77 6RT
Received 16 Jan 202054 Rockmount Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DW
Received 17 Jan 202061 Larchfield Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QN
Received 17 Jan 202063 Ravenscliffe Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QS
Received 20 Jan 20209 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XN
Received 20 Jan 202031 Woodvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RG
Received 21 Jan 202031 Hillfield Brae Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GF
Received 21 Jan 2020Vacant Land Between Kirkdene Grove And Kirkhill Road Newton Mearns
Received 21 Jan 202035 The Quadrant Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AG
Received 22 Jan 202027 Cruachan Way Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2LG
Received 22 Jan 2020Punjab Bargain Stores 35 - 39 Kennishead Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 8NX
Received 22 Jan 2020Punjab Bargain Stores 35 - 39 Kennishead Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 8NX
Received 22 Jan 20201 Arisdale Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HE
Received 22 Jan 202025 Lothian Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NA
Received 23 Jan 2020Eastwoodhill Eventide Home 238 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UU
Received 23 Jan 202054 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RB
Received 24 Jan 2020Records 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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