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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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More application records
- Decided2021/0388/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
1 Knollpark Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7SY
Received 4 May 2021 - Decided2021/0389/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of front side and rear dormer window
6 Stamperland Hill Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AE
Received 4 May 2021 - Decided2021/0390/TPO
Copper Beech - Removal of remainder of tree trunk.
7 Torrington Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LH
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided2021/0391/TP
Erection of agricultural worker's dwellinghouse (amendment to 2018/0503/TP)
Site 100M Northeast Of Mossneuk Farm Sergeantlaw Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided2021/0392/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed alterations to front to form porch and installation of 2no. gable windows
24 Braidpark Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NB
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided2021/0393/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
87 Campsie Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7SF
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided2021/0394/TP
New storage unit
Braidbar Decorative Aggregates Braidbar Nurseries Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RS
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided2021/0395/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension
33 Ravenscliffe Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QR
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided2021/0396/TP
Erection of two storey side extension; single storey rear extension; installation of deck to rear
24 Overlee Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BU
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided2021/0397/TP
External alterations to detached garage at front in association with internal conversion
51 Colonsay Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TY
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided2021/0398/TP
Erection of single storey side extension
28 Kippen Drive Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JG
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided2021/0399/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
41 Williamwood Park West Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TE
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided2021/0400/TP
Erection of a modular double classroom building within the school grounds.
Isobel Mair School 58 Stewarton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6NB
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided2021/0401/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed single storey rear extension
13 Rowand Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PE
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided2021/0402/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
14 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AE
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided2021/0403/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension to house and erection of a detached single garage
22 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided2021/0405/TP
Erection of extension to existing church building to create new church halls and community facilities, creation of a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from Mansefield Road, and formation of 5 new accessible parking bays. Erection of a detached two storey dwellinghouse with driveway access to Mansefield Road.
Greenbank Church 36 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DJ
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided2021/0406/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension.
30 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JN
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided2021/0407/LBC
Erection of extension to existing church building to create new church halls and community facilities. Demolition of adjoining 1990's extension. Creation of new openings to the external fabric linking the church to the new extension. Creation of a new fire escape.
Greenbank Church 36 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DJ
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided2021/0408/TP
Installation of rear dormer window, formation of single storey side extension and erection of external stairs to rear of existing building.
34 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XW
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided2021/0410/TP
Proposed external raised terrace to rear of dwelling
9 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SR
Received 11 May 2021 - Decided2021/0411/TP
Erection of upper floor side extension, erection of pergola to rear
23 Woodland Crescent Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0ND
Received 11 May 2021 - Decided2021/0412/TP
Variation of condition 1 to allow the continued operation of the turbines granted under planning permission 2011/0510/TP beyond the specified temporary period for an additional 15 years.
East Uplaw 12 Muirhead Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4DA
Received 11 May 2021 - Decided2021/0413/TP
Installation of 1x rooflight to front and 3x rooflights to rear elevation, alterations to rear elevation to form patio doors.
58 First Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UB
Received 11 May 2021
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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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