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East Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,284Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,720 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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- Decided2025/0498/TPO
Crown reduction of Beech Trees by a maximum of 30% and thin line of Copper Beech trees
Land Between Hartwood Gardens, Garrick Avenue And Lynebank Place, Newton Mearns
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0499/TPO
Removal of Beech Tree (T1); reduce heightof Beech trees (T2 to T5)
Lodge In The Lane 17 Polnoon Street Eaglesham G76 0BH
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0500/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension.
4 Easdale Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XD
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0502/TP
Formation of raised decking to rear; conversion of existing garage to ancillary habitable accommodation/garden room; and erection of garden room
8 Burnside Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TT
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0503/TP
Installation of decking to rear; and installation of lantern roof window
55 Castlehill Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LB
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0504/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension incorporating rear gable wall; alterations to roof of existing single storey rear extension to form gable wall; alterations and extension to existing raised deck at rear; and installation of two side-facing dormer windows
24 Newtonlea Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QA
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0505/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed formation of new window opening in external wall of dwelling house
22 Tormeadow Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TF
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0506/TPO
Removal of 2 dead conifers (X1), 1 dead Fir tree (X2) and 5 Fir trees (X3)
22 Broompark Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5DX
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0507/TP
Erection of single story side and rear extension and two story front extension, including alterations to the roof
10 Castle Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6DQ
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0509/TP
Formation of French doors
Flat GB Woodend 19 Milverton Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JN
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0510/TP
Erection of single storey side extension; erection of upper floor extension at side above integral garage
15 Dunkeld Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5UB
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Unknown2025/0511/PN
Conversion of and alterations to an existing agricultural shed to form two residential units (prior approval)
Land At 311 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8RJ
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0512/TP
Installation of windows in place of garage door and installation of bi-folding doors and replacement door at rear in association with conversion of integral garage to habitable room; installation of smaller windows at ground floor level at front and rear.
60 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0513/TP
Installation of dormer window at side; installation of pitched roof over existing rear extension
16 Eaglesham Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7BT
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided2025/0514/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
33 Kirkdene Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RN
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0515/TP
Erection of raised decking at rear with installation of doors at rear in place of windows.
68 Ormonde Drive Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3RG
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0516/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed erection of single storey rear extension
67 Gebbie Way Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3RA
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0517/TP
Installation of replacement windows at first floor level at front; installation of rooflights at rear
Flat 1-2 196 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UE
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0518/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of dormer windows at side and rear
14 Golf Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LZ
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0519/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey rear extension
6 Matherton Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5EY
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0520/TP
Installation of steel staircase at rear and upper level garden fence and wall improvements (in retrospect)
9 Foxglove Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FP
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0521/TP
Conversion of detached garage with extension and external alterations to form habitable accommodation
Sarona 5 South Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JB
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0522/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
67 First Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UA
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0523/TP
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of garage
162 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6EE
Received 8 Sept 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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