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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided2025/0524/TPO
Removal of 26 Sitka Spruce trees at rear
Longmeadow 6 Titwood Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RP
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0525/TP
Erection of upper floor extension to form two storey house; erection of single storey rear extension with raised platform
17 Forrestfield Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6DZ
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0526/TP
Conversion of detached garage into habitable bedroom with ensuite
7 Craighlaw Drive Waterfoot Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0HB
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Unknown2025/0527/PN
Installation of replacement double glazed windows at front
5 Church Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JU
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0528/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of three rooflights at rear and installation of window on side elevation in association with conversion of the attic to a bedroom
35 Thistle Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FY
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0529/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension with raised decking
26 Berryhill Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7AA
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0530/TPO
Crown reduction of Cypress tree (T1); removal of Cypress tree (T2); removal of dead Pine tree (T3)
6 Montgomery Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PY
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0531/TP
Single storey extension to existing detached garage and increase in height of rear part of garage.
Green Park 208 Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5ET
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0532/TP
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse following demolition of existing dwellinghouse (amendment to previous planning permission 2024/0047/TP to revise boundary wall between 2 and 4 Roddinghead Road, enlarge porch at side, height of dormer window at rear revised, install air source heat pumps and AC unit on west elevation, alterations to fenestration.
4 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TW
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0534/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions.
142 Capelrig Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LA
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0535/TPO
3 Whitebeam trees along side wall at rear of property to be thinned out and height reduced by up to 30%; Hazel tree beside front entrance gates to be crown lifted crown reduced overall by approx 30%; Dawyck Purple Beech at front entrance gate shaped and trimmed height by approx. 3m; 7 Lime trees, 3 Sycamore trees and 2 Acer trees along perimeter wall overhanging pavement to be crown lifted and reduction of crowns by approx 30%
4 Otterburn Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6UJ
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0536/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension incorporating dormer window at rear; installation of enlarged dormer window at front; installation of dormer window at side
288 Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LY
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0537/TP
Erection of outbuilding at rear following demolition of detached garage
14 Kippen Drive Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JG
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0538/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of window at side
Flat 2-1 158 Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8BH
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0539/TPO
Pruning of trees overhanging rear boundary
Land At Rear Of 50 Rose Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GQ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0540/TP
Erection of infill extension at first floor level at rear (in retrospect); erection of two storey side extension
12 Cavendish Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NY
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0541/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
56 Greenfarm Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RL
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0542/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension at lower ground floor level with roof terrace above; installation of enlarged dormer windows at side and rear
20 Stamperland Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8HE
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0543/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension with two areas of raised decking
14 Ailsa Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RL
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0544/TP
Reprofiling of existing golf course ground levels to create a new driving range and alterations to two existing golf holes with associated landscaping and drainage works (major)
East Renfrewshire Golf Club Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RT
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0546/TP
Removal of dormer window from over existing side extension; erection of two storey detached garage with habitable accommodation on the upper floor following demolition of existing garage.
7 Redburn Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RH
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0547/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; alterations to roof at rear; and formation of raised rear patio/deck with storage under.
21 Ayr Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6SB
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0549/TP
Installation of French doors and installation of patio/deck at side
64 East Kilbride Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8HX
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0550/TP
Alteration to roof at front to form external roof terrace with patio doors
6 Palmerston House 103 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RA
Received 17 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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