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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2025/0715/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension; installation of front dormer window.
20 Golf Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7PY
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0716/TP
Erection of upper floor side extension, a single storey infill to the rear and single storey rear extension
49 Colonsay Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6TY
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Registered2025/0717/TP
Erection of 3 detached houses with detached double garages; associated landscaping and infrastructure works (amendment to Condition 1of planning permission 2022/0192/P to extend lifetime of the planning permission) (Section 42 application).
Site 30M Southeast Of 50 Burnbank Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0718/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of two rooflight windows on front elevation and four rooflight windows on rear elevation (following removal of all existing rooflight windows).
30 First Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3UB
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0719/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension incorporating canopy
31 Kingston Avenue Neilston East Renfrewshire G78 3JD
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0720/TPO
Removal of 23 trees and pruning of 7 trees.
Whitecraigs Tennis And Sports Club 22 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TN
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0721/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of existing use of a ground floor room of the dwellinghouse for a personal training business
3 Cartside Drive Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8JZ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0723/TP
Erection of toilet facilities building; amendment to Condition 1 of planning permission 2021/0420/TP to allow the athletics track, sports pitch and floodlights to be used between 9am to 10pm on Mondays to Fridays and between 9am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays (Section 42 application relating to hours of use).
Mearns Castle High School Sports Field Broomburn Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0724/TP
Erection of single storey extension at rear of garage (proposed to be converted to a bedroom)
17 Meadowhill Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6SZ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0725/TP
Sub-division of plot and erection of two storey detached house
3 The Grove Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6RW
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0728/TPO
Reduction of two Poplar trees
Land Adjacent To 4 Barcapel Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6QJ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0729/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
48 The Oval Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LZ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0730/TP
Erection of single storey side extension.
16A Divernia Way Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2EG
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0731/ADV
Display of internally illuminated sign above entrance door
Allure Aesthetics Helena Place First Floor 15 Busby Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RB
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0732/TPO
Removal of conifer
287 Fenwick Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6JX
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0733/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension following removal of existing rear extension/outhouse
Maybank 135 Gateside Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1TT
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0734/TP
Erection of two storey side and rear extension with single storey rear extension
5 Chisholm Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6HY
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0736/TPO
Remove overhanging branches from Birch and Beech trees at the rear
11 Foxglove Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FP
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0737/TPO
Removal of Ash tree
The Cottage Kirkhill Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RJ
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0738/TP
Installation of two sets of bi-folding doors at rear in place of windows and doors; installation of window and rooflight at rear; installation of rooflight at side; blocking up of two windows at side
5 Lynton Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7JP
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0739/TP
Erection of upper floor extension at side and rear above existing extension; erection of raised decking at rear
98A Stamperland Hill Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8AH
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0740/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
5 Hoy Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5GZ
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0741/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension forming gable end with raised decking at rear and installation of dormer window at side
4 Dorian Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7NP
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0743/TPO
Reduce Ash tree by 20%
3 Kirkdene Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RW
Received 10 Dec 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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