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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 · 8,718 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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More application records
- Decided2023/0269/TP
Conversion of upper floor offices into two flatted dwellings.
Bank Of Scotland 20 Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XH
Received 3 May 2023 - Decided2023/0270/TP
Single storey rear extension and raised decking.
1 Summerhill Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BX
Received 5 May 2023 - Decided2023/0271/TP
Replacement of existing timber door to the rear of house.
1A Cheapside Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JZ
Received 5 May 2023 - Decided2023/0272/LBC
Replacement of existing timber door to the rear of house.
1A Cheapside Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JZ
Received 5 May 2023 - Decided2023/0273/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed garage conversion to create habitable room.
70 Littleton Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2FB
Received 5 May 2023 - Decided2023/0274/TP
Extension to side and rear of dwelling.
9 Gloucester Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LH
Received 5 May 2023 - Decided2023/0276/TPO
Felling of two lime trees.
Chappell House 19 Chappell Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1EL
Received 5 May 2023 - Decided2023/0277/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed change of use from class 1A (financial services) to class 3 (food and drink)
James Davis Insurance 203 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JD
Received 9 May 2023 - Decided2023/0278/TP
Single storey rear extension.
2 Martin Court Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3RF
Received 9 May 2023 - Decided2023/0280/TP
Two storey side extension to dwelling.
2 Westray Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JQ
Received 9 May 2023 - Decided2023/0281/TPO
Spruce Tree - Removal of tree as it is damaging boundary wall
15 - 17 Mains Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QY
Received 10 May 2023 - Decided2023/0282/TP
Erection of single-storey rear extension (amended application)
101 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JE
Received 11 May 2023 - Decided2023/0284/TP
Alterations to rear roof to form gable end, installation of decking and installation of first floor balcony.
West Sussex 14 Burnside Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TT
Received 12 May 2023 - Decided2023/0285/TP
Subdivision of existing housing plot to create additional dwelling with new access.
8 Chisholm Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HX
Received 12 May 2023 - Decided2023/0286/TP
Single storey extension and raised terrace to rear and side of dwelling.
2 Whitecraigs Lawns Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6AW
Received 15 May 2023 - Decided2023/0288/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension.
3 Davaar Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6ST
Received 16 May 2023 - Unknown2023/0289/PN
Replacement bridge deck at Overbridge
Balgray Reservoir Aurs Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 4 May 2023 - Decided2023/0290/TP
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
20 Burnbank Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2ER
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided2023/0291/TP
Single storey side and rear extension with decking
31 Woodbank Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DS
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided2023/0292/TP
Alterations to front of dwelling and creation of raised platform to rear of dwelling,
21 Gloucester Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LH
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided2023/0293/TP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwelling. Formation of raised deck and associated screen fencing and balustrades.
64 Hillview Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7JD
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided2023/0295/TP
Two storey extension to the side of and single storey extension to the rear.
29 Crebar Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2DF
Received 18 May 2023 - Decided2023/0296/TP
Rear and side extension to house with raised decking to rear elevation.
11 Sunnybank Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7SS
Received 18 May 2023 - Decided2023/0297/TPO
Removal of western red cedar tree, topping of western red cedar tree, pruning of silver birch and sycamore.
Land At Sandringham Court Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DT
Received 18 May 2023
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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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