Planning application
Mearns Castle High School Sports Field Broomburn Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference 2025/0723/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0723/TP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- 5 -Newton Mearns South And Eaglesham
- Parish
- Mearns East Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Renfrewshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2021/0420/TP Granted
Mearns Castle High School Sports Field Broomburn Drive Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Construction of an all-weather athletics track on existing school playing field with artificial grass sports pitch, with associated development including storage building, fencing, floodlighting and access road.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by East Renfrewshire
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved Subject to Conditions
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Floor Plan Proposed
- Elevations Proposed
- Roof Plan Proposed
- Site Plan Proposed
- Location Plan
- Approved with conditions
- Roads
- Mearns East Community Council
- Environmental Health
- Scottish Water
- Application PDF
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Renfrewshire granted permission on 20 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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