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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.
8,037 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
15 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PZ
Received 17 Mar 2022Land At Bowerwalls Street 105M West Of Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 17 Mar 2022Land At Crossmill Business Park Glasgow Road Barrhead G78 1BF
Received 17 Mar 2022Land At Crossmill Business Park Glasgow Road Barrhead G78 1BF
Received 17 Mar 2022Land At Crossmill Business Park Glasgow Road Barrhead G78 1BF
Received 17 Mar 20226 Arnside Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QQ
Received 17 Mar 202247 Cartsbridge Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8DH
Received 17 Mar 2022104 Mallots View Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GN
Received 18 Mar 20229 Percy Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NZ
Received 18 Mar 202222 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 18 Mar 202214 Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QX
Received 21 Mar 2022Fingalton Mill House Fingalton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6PH
Received 21 Mar 202220 Moraine Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QJ
Received 21 Mar 2022Williamwood House Care Home 34 Strathtay Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3YA
Received 21 Mar 202226 The Quadrant Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AG
Received 21 Mar 202229 Glanderston Gate Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6SW
Received 21 Mar 202211 Woodlands Gate Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7SS
Received 21 Mar 2022337 Glasgow Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0ER
Received 21 Mar 202231 Netherview Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XL
Received 22 Mar 2022Suilven 4 Kirkdene Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RN
Received 22 Mar 202249 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AD
Received 23 Mar 20228 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 23 Mar 2022Chappell House 19 Chappell Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1EL
Received 24 Mar 202211 Muirend Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QR
Received 24 Mar 2022Records 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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