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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8,037 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2022/0230/TP
Erection of side extension with associated enlargement and alterations to roof. Installation of front and rear dormer windows.
197 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8RH
Received 19 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0232/TP
Single storey side and rear extension and installation of dormers to front and rear elevation.(Amended Design)
20 Merryvale Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DH
Received 20 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0233/TP
Erection of gates to front of property.
21 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TR
Received 20 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0234/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of the proposed installation of 3 rooflights on rear elevation in association with conversion of attic space to form habitable space
21 Aurs Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2LR
Received 20 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0236/TP
Extensions to side elevations of dwelling.
29 Glamis Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NZ
Received 22 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0237/TPO
Horse Chestnut - Fell
Old Mains Cadzow Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RD
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0238/TP
Erection of single storey ground floor extension and upper floor extension
28 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JN
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0239/TPO
3 x sycamore -Fell trees
5 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0240/TP
Formation of an earth banked and lined agricultural slurry lagoon.
Middleton Farm Sergeantlaw Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3AP
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0241/TP
Installation of front and rear dormer window
156 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EE
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0242/TP
Erection of detached two and one-half storey dwelling. (Amendment to Planning Permission Ref: 2021/0693/TP to allow alterations, deleting basement and alterations to roof profile)
29 Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7EL
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0243/TPO
Group of trees - Felling of 6 pine trees and pruning of 1 x ash tree
Beverley 20 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TN
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0244/TP
Erection of single storey extension at front of dwelling.
33 Kingston Avenue Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3JD
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0245/TP
Alterations to existing single storey side and rear extensions. Formation of new dormer window to side elevation. Installation of photovoltaic panels on the front elevation.
16 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SJ
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0246/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension (amendment to 2021/0349/TP on design)
3 Forres Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LJ
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0247/TPO
Front garden x1 Silver Birch x 1 Copper beech Trimming /tidying
5 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0248/TPO
Removal of 1 dead tree in back garden
5 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0250/TP
Extension to front and side of dwelling.
12 Tormeadow Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TF
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0251/TP
Formation of off street parking to the front of dwelling.
129 Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1DS
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0253/TP
Erection of rear extension and side dormer window
18 Paidmyre Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AJ
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0254/TP
Erection of garden shed.
75 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LQ
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided2022/0257/TP
Erection of a single storey rear extension
3 Barrland Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QD
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided2022/0259/TP
Installation of raised decking at rear garden (retrospective).
42 Aldton Park Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5UT
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided2022/0260/TP
Erection of side and single storey rear extension with raised patio to dwelling.
42 Netherpark Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XW
Received 3 May 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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