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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8,035 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided2025/0744/TPO
Reduce height of conifer trees at front
24 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QF
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0745/TP
Erection of replacement information board; erection of bench shelter (on track adjacent to Turbine 40).
Whitelee Visitor Centre And Whitlee Windfarm Moor Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0QQ
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0746/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
69 Hillview Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7JJ
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0748/TP
Installation of access ramp at rear
51B Arthurlie Street Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2EP
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Unknown2025/0749/PN
Installation of replacement windows (prior notification)
20 Eastwoodmains Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QF
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0750/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
138 Hillview Drive Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7LB
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0751/TP
Erection of single storey side extension
48 Netherplace Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6DF
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0752/TP
Erection of one and half storey side extension incorporating dormer windows at the front; raising of ridge line of house; installation of front and rear dormer windows
8 Dunure Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TH
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0753/ADV
Display of illumiated signs on front, side and rear of building; display of window graphics signs
Pets At Home Unit 14 3 Greenlaw Place Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6GR
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0755/TP
Installation of In-Post Lockers at west elevation
Football Centre Rouken Glen Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7UG
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0756/TP
Erection of extension at rear to accommodate sports hall
Woodfarm Education Centre 1 Burns Grove Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7HF
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0757/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of dormer window at side; alterations to roof at rear to install gable end in place of hipped roof
3 Netherway Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XE
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0758/TPO
Remove Norway Spruce tree
Land Adjacent To 5 Kirkdene Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5RW
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0759/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension
20 Aldton Park Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5UT
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0760/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
Kilbrandon 58 Woodlands Road Thornliebank East Renfrewshire G46 7JQ
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0761/TP
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
160 Stamperland Gardens Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LL
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0762/TP
Installation of dormer window at front; erection of rear extension with raised platform and alterations to roof at rear with installation of dormer window at rear; erection of detached garage at rear
8 Melford Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NA
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0763/TP
Installation of a 50 kilowatt Myriad Wind turbine (24.5m to highest blade tip) and a 30m high meteorological mast on the existing Myres Hill wind turbine test site
Myres Hill Wind Turbine Test Site Over Enoch Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0764/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of glazed double patio doors with windows either side on west elevation in place of windows.
189 Bonnyton Drive Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0NQ
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0765/TP
Erection of two storey extension with single storey extension incorporating roof terrace; formation of hardstanding; and re-grading of ground levels.
Rockwood 2 Hillside Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1ES
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Unknown2025/0767/PN
Erection of 20m high telecommunications mast with installation of ground based equipment cabinets (prior notification)
Land To The North-west Side Of Cathkin Drive (opposite 105 Campsie Gardens) Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0768/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
9 Netherview Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3XQ
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0769/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension forming gable end with installation of dormer windows at front and sides
7 Ford Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AB
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided2025/0770/TP
Erection of boundary walls at sides
1 Earn Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6LT
Received 23 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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