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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7EL
Received 10 Aug 2022Trees At Beechlands Avenue Development Clarkston Glasgow G44 3YT
Received 12 Aug 2022Longmeadow 6 Titwood Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RP
Received 15 Aug 202232 Evan Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NN
Received 15 Aug 202221 Fern Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1JE
Received 16 Aug 202235 Tulip Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FT
Received 16 Aug 202280 Gordon Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TN
Received 17 Aug 202223 Lyoncross Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2TG
Received 17 Aug 202218 Castlehill Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5JZ
Received 18 Aug 20225 Whitton Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EE
Received 25 Aug 2022Adjacent South Of Ashdene 23 Kirkhill Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 18 Aug 202241 Merrylee Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6HR
Received 18 Aug 202215 Darvel Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SQ
Received 18 Aug 20222 Humbie Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AZ
Received 19 Aug 202211 Deanston Gardens Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2BN
Received 19 Aug 202217 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QD
Received 19 Aug 20225 Belford Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FB
Received 22 Aug 2022Durrisdeer 9 Burnside Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TT
Received 22 Aug 202210 Corsemill Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 22 Aug 202241 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AD
Received 23 Aug 202235 Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8QP
Received 23 Aug 2022196 Cross Arthurlie Street Barrhead Glasgow East Renfrewshire G78 1EY
Received 23 Aug 202219 Giffnock Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6AZ
Received 24 Aug 202210 Quarrybrae Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QR
Received 25 Aug 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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