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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.
8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
46 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BG
Received 23 Aug 2023Land Adjacent To 7 Strathview Grove Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3LY
Received 24 Aug 20231 Glen Lane Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4DF
Received 25 Aug 2023Land At Netherton Springfield Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 25 Aug 2023Land At Netherton Springfield Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 25 Aug 20231 Alnwick Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AZ
Received 25 Aug 202344 Alexander Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0DW
Received 25 Aug 20234 Crosslees Park Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7DX
Received 28 Aug 20231 Corran Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EX
Received 28 Aug 2023Paper Isle 38 Seres Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QF
Received 29 Aug 2023164 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6XF
Received 29 Aug 202336 Laigh Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5EQ
Received 29 Aug 2023178 - 180 Main Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1SL
Received 30 Aug 202356 Woodbank Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DR
Received 30 Aug 202316 - 18 Glen Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1QA
Received 30 Aug 2023La Petite 24 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 31 Aug 2023Moyne Farm Harelaw Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3DD
Received 31 Aug 202322 Norwood Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LS
Received 1 Sept 2023David Lloyd Leisure Health Club Stewarton Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7UZ
Received 1 Sept 202396 Craighlaw Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0HA
Received 1 Sept 2023Braidbar School House Kyle Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6ES
Received 4 Sept 202314 Ryat Green Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6QP
Received 4 Sept 202349 Easterton Avenue Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JR
Received 4 Sept 20234 Sunnyside Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7PU
Received 4 Sept 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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