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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
84 Main Street Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3EA
Received 27 Mar 202016 Moraine Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QJ
Received 30 Mar 202095 Aurs Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2ES
Received 30 Mar 202038 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 31 Mar 202038 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 31 Mar 2020Attic Room 14-17 Kirkhill House 81 Broom Road East Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LL
Received 31 Mar 202026 Woodvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RQ
Received 31 Mar 2020Red House 438 Ayr Road Loganswell East Renfrewshire G77 6RY
Received 1 Apr 202011 Gowanlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6HN
Received 2 Apr 202078 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JE
Received 7 Apr 202042 Lismore Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UQ
Received 7 Apr 20207 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 7 Apr 20206 Kirklands Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FE
Received 8 Apr 202015 Rozelle Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6YS
Received 10 Apr 2020Craigard 16 Old Humbie Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DF
Received 13 Apr 202034 Waterside Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TJ
Received 13 Apr 20204 Picketlaw Way Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BL
Received 13 Apr 202014 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QX
Received 13 Apr 202023 Eastwood Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LS
Received 15 Apr 2020105 Rockmount Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DP
Received 15 Apr 202058 Rose Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GQ
Received 16 Apr 2020Letham Farm House Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RS
Received 16 Apr 2020Land Adjacent 630M East Of Shieldhill Farm Ayr Road Loganswell East Renfrewshire
Received 17 Apr 202026 Dalmeny Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QF
Received 17 Apr 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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