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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2021/0522/TP
Erection of two storey side extension; increase in height of roof of existing side extension to form a gable.
54 Seres Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QF
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0515/TPO
Treeworks
42 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LP
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0523/TP
Erection of single storey side extension; installation of side dormer windows; creation of roof terrace to side
15 Rysland Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EA
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0524/TP
Installation of rear dormer and reconfiguration of existing rear raised deck.
27 Mansefield Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DZ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0525/TP
Erection of front porch; alterations and reconfiguration of to roof to include front, side dormers and rear gable
Silverwood 95 Neilston Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AG
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0526/TP
Erection of two and a half storey rear extension, increase in height of roof of existing side extension to form a gable.
7 Netherhill Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XF
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0527/TP
Erection of single storey side extension
2 Vorlich Court Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2DZ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0528/TP
Erection of front and rear dormer windows.
50 Melford Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6ND
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0529/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to side and rear elevations.
176 Eastwoodmains Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7HA
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0530/TP
Installation of front, rear and side dormer windows; alterations to side elevation to install patio doors; alterations to rear extension to install patio doors and remove existing door
14 Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JL
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0531/TPO
common lime tree - reducing in height from 25m to 10m
75 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JE
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0532/TP
SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS
1 Ryat Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6SU
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0533/TP
Change of use from class 1 (retail) to bar/shop (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)
Maxwells 114 Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BG
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0534/TP
Erection of MCC Kiosk and Ventilation Column with Formation of Footpaths and Landscaping
Land Off Junction Of Braidholm Road And Whitton Drive, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0535/TP
Attic conversion including extension to roof to form rear gable end and erection of new mono pitched rear extension
65 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SR
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0536/TP
Proposed new Garage Extension, installation of Patio Doors and new rear deck.
34 Lothian Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7ND
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0537/CLU
Partial conversion of an attached garage roof from a flat roof to a pitched roof.
19 Morar Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UA
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0541/TP
Erect front porch and convert integral garage to habitable room
31 Torlum Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5GS
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0542/TP
One and a half storey side and rear extension and dormer window to front.
5 Naproch Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SU
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0543/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension.
11 Netherton Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2LZ
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0544/TP
Upper floor side extension and rear single storey extension
1 Rankin Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JJ
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0545/TP
Erection of one and a half storey side extension and erection of a single storey rear extension.
37 Orchard Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AG
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0546/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, and installation of dormer to rear.
29 St Anns Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JS
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided2021/0547/TP
Two storey side and rear extension
4 Golf Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LZ
Received 21 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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