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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 · 8,720 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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More application records
- Decided2022/0452/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed single storey rear and single storey side extension to dwelling
8 Westerlands Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6YJ
Received 26 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0454/TP
Erection of lighting associated with residential development
Plots 1-15 Land At Malletsheugh (Bounded By Ayr Road, Hunter Drive And Malletsheugh Road) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0455/TP
Erection of lighting associated with residential development.
Plots 31-35 Land At Malletsheugh (Bounded By Ayr Road, Hunter Drive) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0456/TP
Erection of lighting associated with residential development
Plots 36-40 Land At Malletsheugh (Bounded By Ayr Road, Hunter Drive) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0457/TP
Erection of lighting associated with residential development (in retrospective)
Plots 56-61 Land At Malletsheugh (Bounded By Ayr Road, Hunter Drive) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0458/TP
Erection of lighting associated with residential development (retrospective)
Plots 77-78 Land At Malletsheugh (Bounded By Ayr Road, Hunter Drive) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0459/TP
Erection of lighting columns associated with residential development
Plots 81, 82, 115-129 Land At Malletsheugh (Bounded By Ayr Road, Hunter Drive) Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0460/TP
Erection of single storey side extension and raised patio deck.
22 Cuillin Way Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2DT
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0461/ADV
Installation of advertisement vinyl to side and front of unit.
Aldi 4 Greenlaw Way Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EF
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0463/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling
197 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JD
Received 29 Jul 2022 - Decided2022/0465/TP
Formation of front and rear dormers to dwelling
8 Deveron Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NH
Received 1 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0466/TP
Erection of 18 no dwellings with integral garages, associated roads and parking.
Site Of Former Mearnskirk House Mearnskirk Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RZ
Received 2 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0467/TP
Installation of rear dormer window
28 Dalmeny Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QF
Received 3 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0468/TP
Proposed first storey rear conservatory.
14 Falkland Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DR
Received 3 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0469/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension and upper storey side extension.
12 Wemyss Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AR
Received 3 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0471/TP
Erection of front extension to dwelling
73 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LH
Received 3 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0472/TP
Erection of single storey side extension and conversion and alterations of existing garage to form home office and storage
14 Rodger Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JP
Received 3 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0473/TP
Remove polycarbonate tiles and replace with lightweight plastic roofing tiles to match existing roof of main building (in retrospect)
84 Aurs Glen Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2LJ
Received 5 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0474/TP
Garage conversion with new pitched roof over garage and existing rear extension
7 Eddington Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AX
Received 5 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0475/TP
Erection of one and a half storey side extension incorporating dormer windows at front and rear; erection of single storey rear extension; installation of dormer window at rear (renewal of consent 2019/638/TP)
6 Rowand Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7PE
Received 5 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0476/TP
Formation of pitched roof to attached side garage; Installation of folding sliding doors to rear elevation along with decking and access stair with glazed balustrade
60 Broompark Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5EH
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0477/TP
Formation of front dormer window to dwelling (variation to 2022/0253/TP for a single storey rear extension and side dormer)
18 Paidmyre Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AJ
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0479/TP
Formation of front and rear dormers and erection of porch to dwelling
10 Daisy Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FW
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided2022/0481/TP
Erection of balcony to rear of dwelling
22 Claremount Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UT
Received 9 Aug 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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