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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1A Humbie Court Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PQ
Received 21 Nov 202328 Alnwick Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AZ
Received 21 Nov 202329 Glenpark Avenue Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7JE
Received 21 Nov 20231 Stamperland Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8EU
Received 21 Nov 202356 Woodbank Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DR
Received 21 Nov 2023La Petite 24 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 23 Nov 202324 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TN
Received 23 Nov 202317 Rodel Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5UZ
Received 23 Nov 2023121 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3SN
Received 23 Nov 202310 Cromarty Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8PA
Received 24 Nov 202321 Rodger Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JP
Received 27 Nov 20236 Rowanlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6BS
Received 27 Nov 20236 Clover Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JX
Received 27 Nov 202315 Worsley Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6DW
Received 27 Nov 202341 Whitelee Gate Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RW
Received 27 Nov 202333 Ayr Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SB
Received 28 Nov 2023The Avenue At Mearns 250 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 29 Nov 202349 Flenders Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8SU
Received 29 Nov 2023137 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BW
Received 30 Nov 202311 Forres Gate Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NT
Received 1 Dec 202344 Ormonde Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3QZ
Received 1 Dec 2023Site 704 Meters North East Of Carrot Moor Farm Over Enoch Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 4 Dec 20236 Coruisk Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NG
Received 4 Dec 20238 Newton Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PG
Received 4 Dec 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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