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Scotland · Local authority
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8,038 approved · 685 refused · 348 withdrawn.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: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Registered2026/0526/TP
Erection of single storey shop unit (Class 1A)
Adjacent To 679A Clarkston Road Netherlee East Renfrewshire
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0527/TPO
Removal of Silver Birch tree at rear
18 Maxton Avenue Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1DY
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0528/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension and link corridor to the garage (in retrospect)
22 Torridon Gardens Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5NQ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0529/PN
Installation of 20m high telecommunications monopole and ground based equipment cabinets (prior approval)
Adjacent To Car Park At Clarkston Halls, Clarkston
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0530/TPO
Felling of a Lime tree (tag no. T5410) and a Scots Pine tree (tag no. T5425); removal of epicormic growth from 17 Lime trees (tag nos. T5401, T5402, T5403, T5405, T5445, T5473, T5476, T5477, T5478, T5480, T5481, T5482, T5491, T5492, T5494, T5495 and T5498); pruning of a Beech tree (tag no. T5467) and a Horse Chestnut tree (tag no. T5471); reduction of Goat Willow (tree group G2)
Williamwood House Care Home 34 Strathtay Avenue Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3YA
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0531/PN
Conversion of and alterations to an existing agricultural shed to form a residential unit (prior approval)
Land At Mid Uplaw Farm (adjacent To Knockglass) Muirhead Road Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0532/TP
Erection of two storey side extension and front porch
50 The Oval Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 8LZ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0533/TP
Installation of access ramp along side and rear elevation of dwellinghouse
5 Craigton Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RQ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0534/TPO
Reduction of branches from Poplar tree at rear
1 Strathview Park Netherlee East Renfrewshire G44 3LA
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0535/TP
Formation of replacement raised deck at front
Broombrae 5 Hillside Road Barrhead East Renfrewshire G78 1ES
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0536/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed formation of 2 rooflights and enlargement of 1 rooflight.
15 Merrycroft Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6DA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0537/TP
Amendment to Condition 1 of planning permission 2024/0621/TP to extend the lifetime of the permission for a hot food catering unit with outdoor seating for a further two years (Section 42 application)
Red House 438 Ayr Road Loganswell East Renfrewshire G77 6RY
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0538/TP
Erection of building to house rehearsal/performance space, IT laboratories and classroom; formation of car-parking and landscaping; and associated external works
Riverside Recording Studios 28 Field Road Busby East Renfrewshire G76 8SE
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0540/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension
6 Fereneze Avenue Clarkston East Renfrewshire G76 7RZ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0541/TPO
Felling of beech tree (Notification of Treeworks)
6 Montgomery Drive Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6PY
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0542/TPO
Removal of tree from front garden (Notification of Treeworks)
13 Picketlaw Way Eaglesham East Renfrewshire G76 0BL
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0543/TP
Installation of front dormer window
8 Kirklands Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5FE
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0544/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension.
45 Tulip Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6FT
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0545/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of dormer window at rear; removal of two windows on rear elevation at upper floor level; removal of juliet balcony and french doors on front elevation with installation of windows in their place; internal alterations to convert attic to bedroom, dressing room and store with installation of staircase between first floor and attic floor levels; internal alterations at first floor level to form dressing room
2 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TW
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0546/TP
Installation of dormer window at front; installation of external air conditioning compressor unit on rear elevation at ground level.
2 Roddinghead Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G46 6TW
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0547/TP
Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of enlarged dormer window at front; installation of dormer window at rear
288 Mearns Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 5LY
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0548/TP
Erection of upper storey extension, forming one and one half storey at front with with the installation of three dormer windows as well as forming two storeys at the rear; erection of single storey rear extension
Glen Gyle 4 Arthurlie Drive Uplawmoor East Renfrewshire G78 4AH
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0549/TP
Erection of single-storey rear extension with solar panels and raised patio; installation of dormer windows to front, side and rear roof planes; and erection of garage with solar panels.
8 Melford Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6NA
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0550/TP
Installation of 20m high telecommunication monopole with installation of ground based equipment cabinet to replace existing 15m high telecommunications monopole and cabinets
Junction Of Kilpatrick Gardens And Mearns Road Clarkston East Renfrewshire
Received 18 Sept 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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