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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Lavender Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AF
Received 22 Dec 2022Site To North Of Crossmill Industrial Estate Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 23 Dec 202270 Hillview Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7JD
Received 23 Dec 2022267 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AW
Received 28 Dec 2022127 Paisley Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1HS
Received 28 Dec 202238 Cheviot Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AS
Received 28 Dec 2022Site To North Of Crossmill Industrial Estate Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Dec 202224 Williamwood Park West Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TE
Received 4 Jan 202325 Queensberry Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DX
Received 4 Jan 2023Telephone Exchange Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QF
Received 5 Jan 2023104 Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DF
Received 5 Jan 202312 Neidpath Road West Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SS
Received 9 Jan 20239 Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QX
Received 10 Jan 202348 Broompark Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DZ
Received 10 Jan 202311 Lauderdale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AP
Received 10 Jan 202339 First Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UA
Received 11 Jan 202315 Maple Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BQ
Received 11 Jan 2023107 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SN
Received 11 Jan 202314 Glenpark Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7JF
Received 12 Jan 20237 Newtonlea Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QA
Received 12 Jan 202326 Alnwick Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AZ
Received 16 Jan 2023Telecommunications Site Adjacent North Of Mearns Barbers 236 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 17 Jan 202348 Lomond Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LR
Received 17 Jan 2023Norfield Holehouse Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JF
Received 17 Jan 2023Records 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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