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East Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,276Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,718 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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More application records
- Decided2020/0379/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
1 Newton Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PG
Received 9 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0381/TP
Erection of two storey side extension, a single storey rear extension and a front porch.
136 The Oval Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8NA
Received 10 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0382/TP
Installation of patio doors to rear.
31 Langton Crescent Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2HB
Received 13 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0383/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of existing garden office/room in rear garden
35 Cleuch Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QD
Received 14 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0385/TPO
Treeworks within the grounds of Craigend Gardens
Craigend Gardens Lomond Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FL
Received 14 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0386/TP
Conversion of Byres/ stores to form extension to dwellinghouse and associated external alterations
Stonebyres South Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PH
Received 14 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0387/LBC
Conversion of Byres/ stores to form extension to dwellinghouse and associated external alterations including demolition of attached outbuilding
Stonebyres South Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PH
Received 14 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0388/TP
Alterations to rear elevations, creating new door opening, removing existing door and installing new glazing, install new fire escape to south elevation including ramped access, and change existing fire escape door to window.
Riverside Recording Studios 28 Field Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SE
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0389/PN
Erection of Agricultural Shed
Waterside Mill 19 Muirhead Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3BZ
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0390/TP
Erection of front porch.
28 Libo Avenue Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AL
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0391/TP
Erection of one and half storey rear extension with side dormer and rooflight windows.
21 Stamperland Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HQ
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0392/TP
Installation of an automated prescription collection machine with replacement shopfront and shutter
MacKie Pharmacy 154 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6XW
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0393/PN
Construction of forestry roads (prior notification)
Forrest Road Whitelee Forrest Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0394/TP
Erection of garden room in rear garden.
12 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0395/TP
Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
4 Naproch Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SU
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0396/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension and upper floor extension; extension to existing garage
3 Mains Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QY
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0397/TP
Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of detached garage
6 Kirklands Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FE
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0398/TPO
Leylandii Cypress - Removal of 15 trees, previously part of a hedge now out grown location.
2 Dalserf Crescent Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RB
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0399/TP
Widening of existing vehicular access to dwelling.
3 Oliphant Crescent Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8PU
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0400/TP
Erection of single storey side extension
23 Kilpatrick Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RD
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0401/TP
Erection of single storey extension
28 Hillend Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XX
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0402/TP
Change of use from an office to a hot food takeaway and the installation of a rear extract duct.
Home Connexions 184 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6XF
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0403/TP
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension
152 Stamperland Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LL
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided2020/0405/TP
Erection of a single storey side extension and vehicle parking canopy within a new fence compound.
Morrisons 38 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AA
Received 21 Jul 2020
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What these statistics cover
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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