East Dunbartonshire planning approval rate
East Dunbartonshire council approved 96.1% of planning applications and refused 3.9%, based on 1,117 decisions analysed. Ranked 248th out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
96.1%
overall approval rate
Planning in East Dunbartonshire?
Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in East Dunbartonshire. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in East Dunbartonshire — mined from 1,117 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within East Dunbartonshire. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Bearsden North (216 decided)
97.7%
Bishopbriggs North And Campsie (206 decided)
93.7%
Bearsden South (203 decided)
98.5%
Lenzie And Kirkintilloch South (152 decided)
92.8%
Milngavie (150 decided)
97.3%
Bishopbriggs South (115 decided)
96.5%
Kirkintilloch East And North And Twechar (75 decided)
94.7%
Wards in East Dunbartonshire
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in East Dunbartonshire, showing how the council decides real applications.
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension to dwelling · Bearsden South · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Front porch extension · Bearsden South · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Side and rear extensions, and enlargement of rear roof. · Bearsden South · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In East Dunbartonshire, 1 in 26 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in East Dunbartonshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Frequently asked questions about planning in East Dunbartonshire
What is the planning approval rate in East Dunbartonshire?
Based on 1,117 planning decisions analysed since 2020, East Dunbartonshire approved 96.1% of applications and refused 3.9%. The council is ranked 248th out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of East Dunbartonshire have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in East Dunbartonshire are in Bearsden South (98.5%), Bearsden North (97.7%), and Milngavie (97.3%). Approval rates vary significantly by ward — see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in East Dunbartonshire?
The most common planning application types in East Dunbartonshire are: Full (881 decisions, 96.4% approved), Certificate of Lawfulness (100, 98.0%), and Other (73, 87.7%).
How long does a planning application take in East Dunbartonshire?
Planning applications in East Dunbartonshire take an average of 12.3 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 1,108 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. East Dunbartonshire decides approximately 186 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in East Dunbartonshire?
You can search planning applications in East Dunbartonshire directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 1,117 historical decisions in East Dunbartonshire to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for East Dunbartonshire calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes East Dunbartonshire's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.