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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Eastwood Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LR
Received 20 Oct 202311 Belhaven Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FJ
Received 20 Oct 202356 Alexander Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0DW
Received 20 Oct 2023Dunoak 17 Holehouse Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JF
Received 20 Oct 2023212 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7DG
Received 23 Oct 2023Maidenhill Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RT
Received 24 Oct 20238 Greenhill Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QX
Received 26 Oct 202320 Daleview Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7XP
Received 26 Oct 202315 Ballantrae Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TB
Received 26 Oct 2023Off Greenhags Recycling Centre Road, West Of Junction With A77, South Of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire
Received 26 Oct 20235 Castleton Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LH
Received 27 Oct 202341 Williamwood Park West Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TE
Received 27 Oct 202399 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RF
Received 30 Oct 2023106 Braidholm Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DF
Received 30 Oct 2023Oak Lodge 41 Broom Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DN
Received 30 Oct 202373 Carlibar Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1BG
Received 30 Oct 2023Crakhyiaddie 30 Neilston Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AB
Received 31 Oct 202310 Wylie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6AX
Received 31 Oct 2023Seyton Court 1-7 Seyton Court Seyton Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QA
Received 31 Oct 202352 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QD
Received 1 Nov 2023Torridon 63 Holehouse Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JF
Received 1 Nov 202327 Williamwood Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3TD
Received 1 Nov 202316 Paidmyre Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AJ
Received 2 Nov 202372 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8HU
Received 2 Nov 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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