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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.
8,034 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Northwest 207M Of Williamwood High School Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 28 Mar 20235 Cleuch Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QD
Received 28 Mar 20237 Denholm Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RN
Received 29 Mar 202333 Harris Close Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TU
Received 30 Mar 2023Kingsland Gardens 24 Broompark Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DX
Received 27 Mar 2023Adjacent East Of 4 Bon Accord Road Bull Road Busby East Renfrewshire
Received 30 Mar 202332 The Quadrant Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AG
Received 31 Mar 2023Thornliebank Primary School 129 Main Street Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7RW
Received 31 Mar 2023Land At 57 Barrhead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 3 Apr 202319 Blackfarm Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HT
Received 3 Apr 20236 Picketlaw Way Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BL
Received 3 Apr 2023Statue House 24A Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 3 Apr 202330 Netherview Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XH
Received 3 Apr 202353 Mansefield Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7EA
Received 3 Apr 2023West South 260FT Of Waterside Cottage Salterland Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 3 Apr 202322 St Clair Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QE
Received 4 Apr 202348 Craighill Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TF
Received 4 Apr 202310 Moray Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8NW
Received 4 Apr 2023109 Mearns Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7UW
Received 4 Apr 202319 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 6 Apr 202310 Dunterlie Court Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1BH
Received 6 Apr 2023128 Bonnyton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LU
Received 7 Apr 202332 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 10 Apr 202332 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AS
Received 10 Apr 2023Records 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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