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Land At Hazelden Mains Farm (south Of And Opposite Wychwood) 23 Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR

2026/0414/TPFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 17 August 2026

4 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of detached dwellinghouse with formation of vehicular access onto Hazelden Road; construction of pond and tree planting

Received
22 July 2026
Ward
5 -Newton Mearns South And Eaglesham
Agent
John Lamb Architect
  1. Received22 Jul
  2. Validated22 Jul
  3. Consult.13 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 26 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land At Hazelden Mains Farm (south Of And Opposite Wychwood) 23 Hazelden Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire G77 6RR. East Renfrewshire has handled 1,529 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than East Renfrewshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 130 applications across 5 -Newton Mearns South And Eaglesham. We hold 237 applications in total for the G77 postcode area.

91% of full applications at East Renfrewshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal is contrary to Policy 8 of National Planning Framework 4 as a locational justification for a new house to be at this Green Belt location has not been demonstrated as being required for any of the purposes set out within the policy. There are no material planning considerations which outweigh this policy in order to approve the proposed development.
  2. The proposal is contrary to part f) of Policy 16 of National Planning Framework 4 as the limited circumstances when development proposals on land not allocated for housing in the Local Development Plan will only be supported do not apply to this proposal. There are no material planning considerations which outweigh this policy in order to approve the proposed development.
  3. The proposal is contrary to part a) of Policy 17 of National Planning Framework 4 as the circumstances when new homes in rural areas may be supported do not apply to this proposal. There are no material planning considerations which outweigh this policy in order to approve the proposed development.
  4. The proposal is contrary to Policies D3 and D3.3 of the adopted East Renfrewshire Local Development Plan 2, as in the absence of any appropriate site-specific justification, the applicant has not demonstrated that a new house is required at this location. There are no material planning considerations which outweigh these policies in order to approve the proposed development. CONTACT DETAILS East Renfrewshire Council Development Management Service Council Headquarters Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock G46 6UG General Inquiry lines 0141 577 3001 Email planning@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
G77 6RR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mearns East Community Council
District
Local

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 July 2026
Consultation expiry
14 August 2026
Consultation start
23 July 2026
Consultation end
13 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
John Lamb Architect
Agent address
70 Woodside Drive Waterfoot Glasgow UK G76 0HD

Publicity

Last advertised
31 July 2026
Advertisement expiry
14 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: East Renfrewshire

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