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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Carolside Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7AA
Received 5 Sept 20239 Braehead Avenue Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3EH
Received 4 Sept 202368 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RG
Received 5 Sept 2023Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Rugby Club Rugby Club 84 Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EB
Received 7 Sept 20233 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 7 Sept 20234 Cavendish Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NY
Received 7 Sept 202314 Sunningdale Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PD
Received 7 Sept 202330 Sandringham Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DU
Received 8 Sept 20235 Dunvegan Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5EB
Received 11 Sept 202329 Glenpark Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7JE
Received 12 Sept 202319 Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SZ
Received 12 Sept 202311 Ailsa Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RL
Received 12 Sept 202338 Leslie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JE
Received 12 Sept 2023Land Adjacent 630M East Of Shieldhill Farm Ayr Road Loganswell East Renfrewshire
Received 14 Sept 202314 Ruthven Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PQ
Received 14 Sept 202345 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SP
Received 14 Sept 202332 Etive Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PN
Received 15 Sept 20239 Gloucester Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LH
Received 15 Sept 202326 Huntly Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LW
Received 15 Sept 20232 Easter Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8HS
Received 15 Sept 202332 Nethervale Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XR
Received 18 Sept 20235 Picketlaw Lane Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BN
Received 18 Sept 2023128 Bonnyton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0LU
Received 18 Sept 20238A North Kirklands Holehouse Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JF
Received 19 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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