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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 dates9,281Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,722 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,037 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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More application records
- Decided2022/0014/TP
Single storey rear extension to dwelling, including elevated decking.
6 Dornoch Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QH
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0015/TP
Installation of front and rear dormers and erection of rear extension to dwelling.
35 Lothian Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NA
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0016/TP
Installation of side and rear dormers to dwelling.
33 Ashfield Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TX
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0017/TP
Proposed commercial storage facilities (single level containerised), including security lighting.
Plot C Bowerwalls Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0019/TP
Conversion of existing garage into granny flat.
104 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7YN
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0020/TP
Erection of dormer windows to rear elevation of dwelling.
25 Eglinton Walk Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LB
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0021/ADV
Installation of two advertisement hoardings (retrospective).
Giffnock Train Station Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JF
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0022/TP
Change of use of amenity space to garden ground (retrospective).
9 Brodick Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UU
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0023/TPO
Four lime trees on the pavement of Greenbank Avenue immediately adjacent to no 7 Greenbank Avenue - pollarding the trees to control their mature size and shape
7 Greenbank Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SG
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0025/TP
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling.
42 Queensberry Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DU
Received 18 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0026/TP
Single storey extension and decking to the rear of dwelling.
46 Merrycrest Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BJ
Received 18 Jan 2022 - Unknown2022/0027/PN
Prior notification application for erection of polytunnel.
Land Owned By Fereneze Nursery, Gateside Road, Barrhead, G78 1TT
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0028/TP
Two storey side extension to dwelling.
11 Field Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8RX
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0029/TP
Single storey front extension to dwelling.
23 Eagle Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6WN
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0030/TP
Increase in width of dormers to front and rear and replacement rear extension to dwelling.
7 Huntly Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LP
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0031/TP
Single storey rear extension to dwelling.
73 Vardar Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QW
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0032/TP
Replacement of single storey conservatory with single storey rear extension.
52 Stewart Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EX
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0033/TP
Erection of dwelling for agricultural worker and associated parking and landscaping works.
Letham Farm House Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RS
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0034/TP
Erection of rear and side extension to dwelling, with associated decking,
8 Kilpatrick Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RQ
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0035/TP
Side extension and canopy to side elevation of dwelling.
2 Inverewe Way Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XH
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0036/TP
Two storey rear extension to dwelling.
11 Neilston Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AB
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0037/TP
Single storey rear extension to dwelling (revision to previous approval 2021/0557/TP).
34 Easterton Avenue Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JJ
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0038/TP
Single storey rear extension and decking to dwelling.
18 Glenpark Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7JF
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided2022/0039/TP
Erection of side dormer, formation of elevated patio to rear and roof alteration to existing rear extension.
16 Deanwood Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RJ
Received 27 Jan 2022
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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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