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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Aidans Brae Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EP
Received 25 Aug 202261 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 26 Aug 202261 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 26 Aug 202237 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AD
Received 26 Aug 20221 Carlibar Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1BQ
Received 29 Aug 202220 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 30 Aug 20226 Rosslea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JW
Received 30 Aug 202234 Hill Crescent Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8DQ
Received 30 Aug 20221 Humbie Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AZ
Received 30 Aug 2022Land With Advertising Station 57 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire
Received 30 Aug 20225 Netherton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6ER
Received 31 Aug 202223A Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SZ
Received 1 Sept 20221 Arran Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7NL
Received 1 Sept 202221 Mallots View Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FD
Received 1 Sept 202230 Clement Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6WH
Received 1 Sept 202233 Shaw Court Broomhill Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LD
Received 2 Sept 202288 Main Street Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3EA
Received 6 Sept 202216 Woodlands Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7ST
Received 6 Sept 202292 Ormonde Crescent Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SW
Received 7 Sept 202262 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 7 Sept 2022South Walton Farm Craigton Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6QQ
Received 8 Sept 202226 Cedar Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2EJ
Received 8 Sept 2022Land Off Junction Of Braidholm Road And Whitton Drive, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire
Received 9 Sept 2022106 Grahamston Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NJ
Received 12 Sept 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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