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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.
8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
120 Hillend Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XT
Received 13 Aug 202112 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XW
Received 13 Aug 2021Langcraigs 83 Holehouse Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JF
Received 13 Aug 2021198 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UE
Received 16 Aug 20217 Mains Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QY
Received 16 Aug 20215 Scone Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5UJ
Received 16 Aug 202173 Hillend Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XT
Received 16 Aug 202133 Craignethan Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SH
Received 17 Aug 2021175 Randolph Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AT
Received 18 Aug 202146 Merrycrest Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BJ
Received 19 Aug 2021Maidenhill Pod E Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 19 Aug 202165 Mansefield Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EA
Received 20 Aug 202135 Stamperland Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LH
Received 20 Aug 202129 Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7EL
Received 23 Aug 2021Eastwood Recreation Centre 6 Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JS
Received 23 Aug 20212 Burnside Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NP
Received 23 Aug 202111 Sundale Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7SX
Received 23 Aug 2021132 Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2PA
Received 23 Aug 2021109 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 24 Aug 202112 Crosslees Road Thornliebank Glasgow East Renfrewshire G46 7EW
Received 24 Aug 202111 Burnfield Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QA
Received 25 Aug 2021136 Eastwoodmains Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7HF
Received 25 Aug 202176 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 26 Aug 202132 Wemyss Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AR
Received 26 Aug 2021Records 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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