Planning decisions in East Renfrewshire
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, East Renfrewshire approved 92% of 2,779 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 93% approved (921 decided, ~69 days)
- Rear extension : 94% approved (619 decided, ~69 days)
- Loft conversion : 88% approved (267 decided, ~71 days)
- Side extension : 90% approved (224 decided, ~70 days)
- Two-storey extension : 82% approved (125 decided, ~77 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 94% approved (84 decided, ~71 days)
- Tree work : 100% approved (84 decided, ~54 days) †
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 86% approved (80 decided, ~89 days)
- Demolition : 88% approved (68 decided, ~74 days)
- Porch : 95% approved (65 decided, ~65 days)
- Change of use : 86% approved (58 decided, ~77 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 91% approved (56 decided, ~72 days)
- Windows & doors : 98% approved (43 decided, ~85 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 100% approved (43 decided, ~71 days) †
- New dwelling : 79% approved (42 decided, ~126 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for East Renfrewshire, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.