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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8,033 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Croftamara 9 Old Humbie Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DF
Received 14 Dec 2023Bennan Farm Langlee Road Loganswell Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6SB
Received 15 Dec 202387 Harvie Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LH
Received 15 Dec 2023Off The Lead Dog Park Balgraystone Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2SH
Received 15 Dec 20235 Byrestone Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5SH
Received 15 Dec 202382 Ravenscliffe Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7QS
Received 18 Dec 202321 Carmunnock Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SZ
Received 18 Dec 202314 Alexander Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JG
Received 18 Dec 2023Site To Rear Of 17 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 19 Dec 2023109 Craighlaw Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0EX
Received 19 Dec 202316 Primrose Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FS
Received 19 Dec 202349 Flenders Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8SU
Received 19 Dec 20233 Summerhill Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BX
Received 19 Dec 202325 Orchard Park Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7BQ
Received 19 Dec 2023Little Rais 99 Darnley Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1TA
Received 20 Dec 2023Land at rear of 6 Rose Crescent Newton Mearns G77 6GQ
Received 20 Dec 202344 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QF
Received 21 Dec 2023Land Off Junction Of Braidholm Road And Whitton Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire
Received 21 Dec 202398 Grahamston Park Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1NJ
Received 21 Dec 20239 Netherburn Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UF
Received 21 Dec 2023Shilford Mill Workshop Lochlibo Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3BA
Received 22 Dec 20233 Graffham Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6EL
Received 27 Dec 2023Inglefield 14 Oakley Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3PY
Received 27 Dec 202348 Stamperland Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HE
Received 27 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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