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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates12,200Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,064 approved or refused records
409Refused applications
10,655 approved · 409 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0359/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
32 Blythswood Avenue Renfrew PA4 8NX
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/0360/PP
Subdivision of garden ground and erection of dwellinghouse (planning permission in principle)
118 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9PZ
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/0361/PP
Extension to front of integral garage
40 Victoria Road Paisley PA2 9PT
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/0362/LB
Demolition of the Brown Institute (retrospective).
Former Renfrew Museum The Brown Institute 41 Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QA
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/0363/LB
Internal refurbishment and minor alterations of suites, bedrooms , bathrooms and associated circulation areas in the Mansion House of Mar Hall Hotel
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/0364/PP
Siting of storage container to side of greenkeeping building and addition of air source heat pump (in retrospect) on rear elevation
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Nos 19 And 21 Main Road At Newton Drive Elderslie Johnstone
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided24/0366/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
60 Roffey Park Road Paisley PA1 3ET
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided24/0367/PP
Erection of rear single storey extension to dwelling
10 Hawthorn Way Erskine PA8 7BX
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided24/0368/PP
Conversion of integral garage to family room
113 Strathcarron Drive Paisley PA2 7AW
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/0369/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling
64 Fisher Drive Paisley PA1 2TR
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/0370/LB
Refurbishment and minor alterations of public areas and back of house areas at ground and lower ground floor levels of the Mansion House of Mar Hall Hotel
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/0371/PP
Erection of detached garage to side of flat
1 Oxford Road Renfrew PA4 0SJ
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0372/PP
Installation of water tank to facilitate irrigation of golf course
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Nos 19 And 21 Main Road At Newton Drive Elderslie Johnstone
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0374/PP
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling house
3 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew PA4 0SP
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/0375/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling, conversion of integral garage to office and dining room, replace garage door with window, and formation of rear patio door and steps
14 Queenside Crescent Erskine PA8 6HW
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/0376/PP
Change of use from restaurant (Class 3) to hot food takeaway (sui generis)
13A Bridgewater Shopping Centre Bridgewater Place Erskine PA8 7AA
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/0377/PP
Erection of single storey extension and dormer to side and rear one and a half storey extension to dwelling with raised platform for rear access
424 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3BE
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/0381/DOC
Discharge of conditions 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 for planning application 23/0283/PP for erection of secondary school and community campus with associated external amenities including landscaping, access, parking and sports pitches.
111 - 113 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DY
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided24/0382/AG
Prior notification for erection of agricultural building (Non-residential)
Bower Burntshields Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PD
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0383/PP
Erection of single storey rear extensions to dwelling
Woodholme Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton PA7 5PN
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0386/TP
Felling of 6 conifer trees
3 Acacia Drive Paisley PA2 9LS
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0387/PP
Erection of replacement porch and stair enclosure to side of dwellingflat
Flat 1/1 Braefoot Station Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BG
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0388/PP
Erection of two dwellinghouses
Site On Western Boundary Of Clevans Farm House Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0389/PP
Installation of Solar PV Roof Mounted System (202.71kw)
16 - 18 Fountain Crescent Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RE
Received 5 Jun 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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