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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.
8,036 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Maidenhill SDO Site Lying Between GSO M77 And Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 8 Jun 20225 Naproch Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SU
Received 8 Jun 20221 Montfort Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1SJ
Received 8 Jun 20224 Kirkdene Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RW
Received 10 Jun 2022208 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7DG
Received 10 Jun 2022102 Greenwood Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LP
Received 10 Jun 2022Site Adjacent Of Eastwood Health And Care Centre Drumby Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 13 Jun 20223 Campbell Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JD
Received 13 Jun 2022Oaklea 2 Titwood Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RP
Received 13 Jun 202263 Atholl Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QW
Received 13 Jun 2022Sundrum 11 Neidpath Road West Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SS
Received 13 Jun 202232 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 14 Jun 202214 St Vigeans Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FB
Received 14 Jun 2022Barrhead Job Centre Plus 20 Paisley Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NF
Received 14 Jun 2022Hazelden Riding School Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR
Received 14 Jun 202215 Merrycrest Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BY
Received 14 Jun 2022Land At Barcapel Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6QJ
Received 14 Jun 202218 Polbae Crescent Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LR
Received 15 Jun 2022Cowdenmoor Farm 99 Uplawmoor Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3BH
Received 15 Jun 2022Site To North Of Crossmill Industrial Estate Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 15 Jun 20229 Huntly Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LW
Received 15 Jun 20227 Torrington Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LH
Received 15 Jun 2022176 Randolph Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AU
Received 15 Jun 2022153 Burnfield Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PR
Received 17 Jun 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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