Decision times · Scotland
How long planning decisions take in East Renfrewshire
50 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by East Renfrewshire took 50 days from submission to decision — 6 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 541 decisions where the council published both dates.
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Not ranked yet: our records do not yet pass the historical coverage, monthly continuity, missing-date and refresh checks for this window. The figure above is still what the published dates say; it is left out of the league table so it cannot distort the ranking. See the methodology.
How East Renfrewshire compares
Year to December 2026
East Renfrewshire decides faster than the country as a whole: 7 days below the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 58%.
The average here is 68 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 133 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 315 58%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 118 22%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 108 20%
By type of application
Year to December 2026 · types with at least ten decisions
The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.
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Prior approval 10 decided 19 days
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Lawful development 25 decided 21 days
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Trees 66 decided 23 days
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Full applications 419 decided 56 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 10 decided 58 days
What East Renfrewshire decides
Year to December 2026
East Renfrewshire issued 541 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 91% were approvals: 481 granted against 47 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.
Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in East Renfrewshire?
The median planning application decided by East Renfrewshire in the year to December 2026 took 50 days from submission to decision, 6 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 541 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does East Renfrewshire meet the eight week target?
58% of the 541 decisions East Renfrewshire made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 80% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 133 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is East Renfrewshire faster or slower than average?
East Renfrewshire is faster than average: its median of 50 days is 7 days below the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does East Renfrewshire approve?
91% of the clear-cut outcomes East Renfrewshire issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 481 granted against 47 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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East Renfrewshire planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 50 days from application to decision (6 days inside the eight week target), across 541 decisions with both dates published. 58% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 80% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 133 days. 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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