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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8,037 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
62 Forres Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LE
Received 3 May 202216 Evan Crescent Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NJ
Received 3 May 2022112 Hillend Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XT
Received 4 May 202215 Park Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PG
Received 4 May 20226 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 4 May 202214 Williamwood Park West Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TE
Received 5 May 202210 Woodlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BU
Received 5 May 20223 Elphinstone Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TE
Received 5 May 202237 Poplar Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QZ
Received 6 May 20226 Abercorn Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6NA
Received 6 May 202235 Redburn Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RH
Received 6 May 2022East Brae 3A Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SY
Received 6 May 2022622 Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3YS
Received 9 May 2022Rigside Malletsheugh Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6WE
Received 9 May 202275 Kilpatrick Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RG
Received 9 May 202230 Orchy Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8ND
Received 9 May 2022Tesco Stores 60 Kelburn Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1LR
Received 9 May 202217 Lismore Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UQ
Received 9 May 2022Tesco Stores 60 Kelburn Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1LR
Received 9 May 20224 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 10 May 202255 Fruin Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HG
Received 10 May 20228 Queensberry Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DX
Received 10 May 202220 Dornoch Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QH
Received 10 May 202229 Highfield Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7SP
Received 11 May 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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