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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 dates9,280Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,720 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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More application records
- Decided2021/0765/TPO
Removal of seven lime trees and 1 beech tree.
11 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PZ
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0766/TPO
Removal of conifer trees.
Windyridge 1 Methven Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TG
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0767/TP
Replacement doors to rear elevation of dwelling.
34 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SP
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0768/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of a proposed garage conversion and erection of link to house.
24 Malletsheugh Wynd Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6WX
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0769/TPO
Felling of 2no Cedrus atlantica and 5no chamaecyparis trees
5 Dalserf Crescent Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RB
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0771/TP
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, with decking.
52 Seres Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QF
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0772/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension to dwelling.
18 Etive Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PN
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0773/TP
Erection of garage and home office to rear garden of dwelling.
2 Rosslea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JW
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0774/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension, installation of side dormer and alterations to roof and front dormer.
10 Mansefield Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EB
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0775/TP
Erection of pitched roof over existing converted garage.
19 Morar Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UA
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0776/LBC
Internal alterations and proposed extension to the rear of the dwelling
Castlehill Lodge Humbie Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PT
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0777/TP
Demolish domestic garage and replace with new garage.
549 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3PR
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0778/TP
Proposed internal alterations and single storey extension
Castlehill Lodge Humbie Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0PT
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0779/TP
Removal of garage and erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling.
5 Capel Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EL
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0780/TP
Single storey side extension and formation of decking to rear of dwelling.
29 Whitton Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EF
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0781/TP
Extension to rear of dwelling, including installation of front and side dormers and rear decking.
2 Woodlands Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7SP
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0784/TP
Single storey rear & two storey side extension to front and rear of dwelling.
2 Lockhart Court Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FT
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0785/TP
Proposed single storey side utility and front porch extensions and replacement rear, elevated garden terrace.
34 Broomburn Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5JF
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0786/TP
Raising of roof pitch and one and a half storey rear extension to dwelling.
70 Duncarnock Crescent Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3HH
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0788/TP
Erection of boundary fencing to 1.5m in height and installation of access gates to dwelling.
20 St Clair Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QH
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0790/TP
Conversion of garage along with single storey extension to join it to existing dwelling and installation of rear dormer.
84 Forres Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LE
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0791/TP
Erection of two storey extension and balcony to rear of dwelling.
56 Riverside Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0DG
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0792/TP
Section 42 application to amend condition 03 (opening hours) of 2018/0646/TP.
The Broom Cafe 269 Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LU
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided2021/0793/TP
Two storey rear extension to dwelling.
54 Foxglove Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FP
Received 29 Sept 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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