Planning application
8 Penrith Avenue Giffnock East Renfrewshire G46 6LU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lowering of ground levels in front garden with the erection of retaining walls to form driveway and installation of access steps
As published by the council, reference 2026/0255/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0255/TP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- 3 -Giffnock And Thornliebank
- Parish
- Giffnock Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- G46 6LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by East Renfrewshire
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14 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved Subject to Conditions
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29 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MacDonald Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2013 · Glasgow
39 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED
- SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED
- PROPOSED FRONT GARDEN PLAN AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSED
- A Location Plan
- Approved subjects to conditions
- Roads
- Network Rail
- Application PDF
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Renfrewshire granted permission on 9 June 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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