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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Prestwick Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AY
Received 4 Dec 2023Land Adjacent To 35 Dundonald Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TJ
Received 4 Dec 20236 Mcdonald Place Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3PE
Received 4 Dec 20231 Capelrig Lane Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XZ
Received 4 Dec 2023Busby Tennis Club Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SZ
Received 5 Dec 2023Rockmount 69 Springfield Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2SG
Received 5 Dec 202321 Wellfield Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QL
Received 5 Dec 2023228 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UQ
Received 6 Dec 2023Broomley Cottage 9 Broomley Lane Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PB
Received 7 Dec 202314 Threave Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6YD
Received 7 Dec 202374 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LG
Received 7 Dec 202323 Gowanlea Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6HN
Received 7 Dec 202370 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 7 Dec 202370 Montgomery Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AU
Received 7 Dec 2023Land Formerly Known As Barrance Farm Kirkhill Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 7 Dec 202333 Hill Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AN
Received 8 Dec 202312 Cedarwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QD
Received 8 Dec 202361 Seres Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QQ
Received 12 Dec 202314 Strathearn Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TY
Received 13 Dec 2023Land Adjacent To Unit 3 36 Station Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3EE
Received 13 Dec 2023Advertising Station 2 Glasgow Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 13 Dec 202327 Westfield Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7HW
Received 13 Dec 202371 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7TR
Received 13 Dec 202316 Brora Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NP
Received 14 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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