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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
140Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 8,723 approved or refused records
685Refused applications
8,038 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided2026/0389/TP
Installation of steel stairs at rear following removal of existing timber stairs; raising of ground levels at upper terrace with erection of wall topped with glass balustrade adjacent to criblock retaining wall and at side of upper terrace
11 Foxglove Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FP
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0390/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of dormer windows at sides and increase to rear dormer.
16 Seres Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7QT
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0391/TPO
Crown reduction of cypress trees at front of property by 1/3; trim branches of tree at side of dwelling; remove dead tree from rear garden; remove leaning coniferous tree on rear boundary; remove two dead cypress trees at rear of dwelling; trim dead and overhanging branches from larch tree on rear boundary.
3 Neidpath Road West Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SS
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0393/TP
Erection of single storey side extension with raised deck
7 Waid Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6UL
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0394/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
23 Lochbroom Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5PF
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0395/TP
Erection of outbuilding for use as residential annexe; alterations and extension to existing garage to form residential annexe; erection of single storey side and rear extension including formation of raised rear deck
10 Eddington Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5AX
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0396/TP
Removal of Condition 1 (limiting the occupation of the extension solely as accommodation ancillary to the existing dwellinghouse on the site and to only be occupied by a person(s) associated with or related to the occupants of the dwelling) from planning permission 2021/0587/TP (Section 42 application)
12 Alexander Avenue Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0JG
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0397/TP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension
74 Woodbank Crescent Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7DR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0398/TP
Erection of two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension following partial demolition of existing rear extension
5 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0399/LBC
Erection of two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension following partial demolition of existing rear extension
5 Polnoon Street Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0400/TP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension incorporating attached garage at side
36 Atholl Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6QP
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0401/TP
Erection of outbuilding (garden pod) in rear garden
10 Torrington Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 7LF
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0402/TP
Erection of upper floor extension at rear
38 Broomvale Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NN
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0403/TPO
A1 - Beech; A2 - Oak; A3-Oak - Thin and reduce canopies by 30%
Land To The Rear Of 47 Rosemont Place Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1FE
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0404/TPO
Removal of a group of sapling Ash trees and 2 dead Scots Pine trees; crown reduction of a Beech tree; crown thinning and canopy raising of a Scots Pine tree.
Land Adjacent To 15 Edenhall Grove Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5TS
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0405/TP
Erection of single storey front extension accommodating porch and toilet; erection of raised decking at rear
47 Colinbar Circle Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2BE
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0406/TP
Erection of single storey side extension adjacent to existing rear extension following demolition of garage and formation of hipped roof over the existing and proposed extensions
40 Larchfield Avenue Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5QN
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0407/TP
Installation of access ramp at front
4 Campsie Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 2AQ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0408/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
32 Eaglesham Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0409/TPO
Removal of Plum Tree at rear
17 Craignethan Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6SH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0410/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension
12 Shawhill Crescent Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5BY
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0411/TP
Erection of farm shop with cafe and outdoor seating area; construction of parking area and service yard; formation of two vehicular accesses from Strathaven Road (amended plans submitted)
Land At Mains Farm (adjacent/parallel To Strathaven Road) Strathaven Road Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0NX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0412/TP
Restoration and renovation of former farmhouse and steading to form dwellinghouse
Nethercairn Cairn Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0413/TP
Erection of raised decking at rear
4 Craig Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6JT
Received 21 Jul 2026
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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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