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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Harry Fairbairn 167 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JB
Received 28 Nov 202249 Groveburn Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DA
Received 28 Nov 202216 Newton Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BX
Received 29 Nov 202268 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 29 Nov 2022160 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EE
Received 29 Nov 20222 Kirkle Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HA
Received 30 Nov 2022Boylestone off Boylestone Road Barrhead Glasgow G78 1JL
Received 30 Nov 202254 Cartside Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8QQ
Received 1 Dec 2022Weighing Equipment 37 Stamperland Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LH
Received 1 Dec 202294 Alexander Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0DR
Received 2 Dec 202253 Gleniffer View Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3EZ
Received 5 Dec 2022Little Greenlaw Crookfur Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6NE
Received 5 Dec 202219 Blackfarm Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HT
Received 5 Dec 202229 Birch Avenue Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8DL
Received 5 Dec 2022Simpac 1 Spiersbridge Business Park Spiersbridge Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 8NL
Received 5 Dec 202234 Chisholm Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HX
Received 6 Dec 2022Aldomak Ltd 1 Burnfield Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7TT
Received 6 Dec 20228 Drummond Way Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XW
Received 7 Dec 202230 Deanwood Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RJ
Received 8 Dec 2022Jafars 32 Arthurlie Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2JD
Received 8 Dec 2022North 90M Of Leggat Plant Blackbyres Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 8 Dec 20222 Airyligg Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LJ
Received 8 Dec 2022Former Lyoncross Farm Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 8 Dec 202293 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LH
Received 9 Dec 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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