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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,278Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,138 approved or refused records
416Refused applications
10,722 approved · 416 refused · 414 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jan 2009 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided24/0824/PP
Erection of electric vehicle charging hub consisting of 6 charging units, 3 overhead canopies, 1 electrical substation and associated resurfacing and landscaping works
Site On Eastern Boundary Of Former Traveller's Rest Wallneuk Road Paisley
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0825/FUR
Section 42 application to remove conditions 15 and 16 as attached to planning consent 20/0516/PP, relating to footpath requirement and associated lighting
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Nos 19 And 21 Main Road At Newton Drive Elderslie Johnstone
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0826/TP
Treeworks to remove overhanging sycamore tree branch
2 Stable Grove Paisley PA1 2DR
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0827/AD
Display of fascia signage
Unit 1A Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BP
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0828/PP
Erection of single storey front porch
3 Ettrick Avenue Renfrew PA4 0YD
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0829/LB
Demolition of Category C Listed, former dormitory building.
St Joseph's Nursing Home Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DY
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0830/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of rear dormer window
Choicelea Candren Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3AP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0832/PP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
5 Fitzalan Road Renfrew PA4 8AT
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0833/LB
Installation of 6 x external LED floodlights to illuminate church tower and front elevation
Calder United Free Church 50 Church Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0834/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension, extension/ alteration of existing rear patio with decking and raising heights of rear garden side boundary fences (Amended Description)
121 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3LZ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0836/PIP
Erection of dwellinghouse (in principle).
The Grange Station Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6YB
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0837/PP
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions
39 Torbracken Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DX
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0597/DOC
Discharge of conditions 4,10,15 and 19 of planning consent 24/0323/PP
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0840/PP
Erection of garden room to rear of dwellinghouse
11 Langdale Circle Houston Johnstone PA6 7DY
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0841/PIP
Renewal of planning permission 21/1695/PP for the erection of two dwellinghouses (in principle).
Land To West Of No 25 Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0842/DOC
Discharge of condition 8 and 17 as attached to planning consent 23/0431/PP
Site Between Nether Southbar And East Fulwood Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0845/PP
Erection of replacement side porch, installation of new access stairs to rear garden, and associated alterations to the dwelling
32 Hagg Crescent Johnstone PA5 8TA
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0846/PP
Erection of four dwellinghouses and associated access, drainage and landscaping
Ground A Mill Place Linwood Paisley
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0848/PP
Siting of 2 temporary residential caravans (in retrospect)
Chapel Farm House Chapel Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7AX
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0849/PP
Installation of roller shutters
Unit B 50 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AN
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0850/PP
Erection of garden shed to the side of dwellinghouse
45 Glencoats Drive Paisley PA3 1RP
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0851/TP
Treeworks application to include tree removal and pruning
Main Building And Grounds Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley PA2 7DE
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0852/CL
Installation of external sliding doors
163B Ferguslie Park Avenue Paisley PA3 1AR
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/0853/PP
Erection of garage block comprising 4x garages and 1x bin store
Land West Of 8 And 9 Chapel Farm Steading Chapel Road Houston Johnstone
Received 29 Nov 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Renfrewshire, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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