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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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More application records
- Decided2021/0464/TP
Erection of single story rear extension
11 Paidmyre Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AQ
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided2021/0465/TP
Erection of summer house/shed (in retrospect)
10 Carnock Crescent Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2BJ
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided2021/0466/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
45 Moorburn Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AN
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided2021/0467/TP
Sub-division of plot and the erection of single dwellinghouse, access and associated works.
Picketlaw House 93 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided2021/0468/TP
Erection of a two storey side extension, upper storey to existing extension and erection of single storey front extension and installation of access ramp.(amended plans)
2 Wickham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AU
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided2021/0469/TP
Erection of summerhouse/shed (in retrospect)
8 Carnock Crescent Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2BJ
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided2021/0470/TP
Erection of a residential dwelling following demolition of existing house.
Langton House Stewarton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PU
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided2021/0471/ADV
Erection of 10 no. fixed window canopy awnings and 2 no. retractable fixed window canopy awnings with stainless steel fixings
2 Mains Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QY
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided2021/0473/TP
Erection of two storey side extension and alterations to garden ground levels.
Craigmhor Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RS
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided2021/0474/CLU
5Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed conversion of integral garage conversion to a habitable space.
2 Kestrel Wynd Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6WA
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided2021/0475/TP
Upper floor extension to side above garage, conversion of garage and erection of single storey rear extension.
2 Scone Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5UJ
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided2021/0476/TP
Erection of raised balcony to rear elevation.
12 Benview Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7PR
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided2021/0477/TP
Erection of single domestic garage and extension to driveway.
9 Percy Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NZ
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided2021/0478/TP
Alterations and extension to front elevation including extended roof area.
9 Rose Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GQ
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided2021/0479/TP
Single story side extension and part rear extension forming a link corridor to existing pool house.
14 Sunningdale Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PD
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided2021/0480/TP
Single storey side extension.
41 Double Hedges Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3JQ
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided2021/0481/TP
Erection of two and half storey rear extension, alterations to roof and new dormer windows to the side elevations and replacement dormer to front.
17 Arisdale Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HE
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided2021/0482/TP
Formation of synthetic football pitch including perimeter fencing and formation of access.
Adjacent Southwest Of Neilston FC Youth Academy Uplawmoor Road Neilston East Renfrewshire
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided2021/0483/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension with raised terrace on roof
39 Rosemont Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1FE
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0484/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of dormer window.
14 Sunnyside Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7PU
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0485/TP
Erection of raised deck area to rear and alterations to rear elevation and installation of Bi-folding doors.
8 Williamwood Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TD
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0486/TP
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey front porch
34 Kippen Drive Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JH
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0487/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension and formation of new roof on existing side extension (Amendment to previously approved application 2020/0746/TP)
11 Ravenscliffe Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QR
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0488/TP
Erection of a two storey rear/side extension and raised deck to the rear.
146 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BN
Received 2 Jun 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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