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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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More application records
- Decided2025/0551/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed internal alterations to dwelling; formation of external stair and patio; and change to window frame colour
Barshagra 13 Barrhead Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3PS
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0552/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of bifold doors
41 Tulip Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FT
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0554/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; erection of detached garage at rear
84 Dorian Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NS
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0555/TPO
Reduction in height of Hornbeam tree at front including thinning branches
17 Craignethan Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SH
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0556/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
37 Eriskay Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6XB
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0557/TPO
25% crown reduction to 1 tree to front of property, species unknown, and 2 trees in rear garden of property, species unknown
3 Blackhouse Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5HU
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0558/TP
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of attached garage at side; erection of one and a half storey rear extension
49 Hazelwood Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QT
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0559/TP
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse following substantial demolition of existing dwellinghouse with formation of vehicular access onto Waterfoot Road
25 Waterfoot Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0561/TP
Installation of door and window in place of garage door and installation of sliding glazed doors at rear in association with conversion of garage to utility room; installation of sliding glazed doors and replacement window at rear of extension; installation of rooflights on rear extension; installation of weatherboarding on walls of extension; re-roofing of house in slates and installation of replacement rooflights at front and rear of the house
44 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QF
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0562/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension with single storey extension at rear; installation of window at upper floor level at side
4 Church Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JU
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0563/TPO
Felling of Ash tree to just above ground level; reduction in height of conifer to height of adjacent conifer hedge
3 Humbie Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AZ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0564/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension with raised decking
11 Cruachan Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2DP
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0565/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
28 Alnwick Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0AZ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0566/TPO
Crown reduction by 3m and removal of branches from canopy of Norway Maple (tree 7); monolith at 5m of Ash (tree 208)
Land At Broomcliff 30 Castleton Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LG
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0567/TP
Installation of rooflights at front, side and rear in association with conversion of attic to habitable accommodation; installation of enlarged window and juliet balcony at rear at first floor level
Flat 1-1 174 Eastwoodmains Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7HA
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0569/TP
Erection of three storey rear extension including upper floor balcony/decking and alterations to existing side extension of dwellinghouse.
Treeside Cottage Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RT
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0570/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of front and rear dormer windows; formation of raised rear deck; installation of flue to rear; and re-roofing of dwellinghouse
2 Hamilton Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NG
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0571/TP
Formation of equestrian exercise area with associated works and lighting
2 Cowdenmill Cottages Uplawmoor Road Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3BJ
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0572/TP
Installation of replacement windows
32 Picketlaw Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BF
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0573/TP
Erection of one and a half storey side extension incorporating dormer window at rear; erection of raised decking at rear
63 Nethercliffe Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UJ
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0574/TP
Erection of two storey side extension
163 Bonnyton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0NQ
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0575/TP
Erection of upper floor extension at rear.
38 Broomvale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NN
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/0577/TPO
Crown lifting and removal of epicormic growth on oak tree 1; crown lifting on oak tree 2.
Land To The Rear Of 19 Gordon Avenue Netherlee G44 3TR
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/0578/TP
Erection of front porch
7 Kirklands Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FF
Received 1 Oct 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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