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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 dates12,215Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,079 approved or refused records
410Refused applications
10,669 approved · 410 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0486/PP
Installation of two external condenser units for air conditioning system to rear of premises on car park wall
47 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0488/PP
Re-roofing of roof from Scottish to Spanish slates
57 - 59 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AB
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0489/PP
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling
85 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NJ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0490/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
50 Moorpark Square Renfrew PA4 8JF
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0492/PP
Part change of use of office (Class 4) to driving test centre (sui generis)
Unit 1 1 West Avenue Paisley PA1 2FB
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0493/PP
Section 42 application to vary Condition 3 of planning permission 21/1523/PP for the erection of a recycling shed and increase in throughput of waste that can be accepted and handled from 75,000 tonnes to a maximum of 100,000 tonnes and to relax the limit of waste types that can be accepted to allow parks and garden waste and end of life tyres to be accepted at the site.
Site On Western Boundary Of No 6 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0494/PP
Erection of 49 dwellinghouses and 16 flats with associated works including landscaping and drainage.
Site On Southern Boundary Of M8 At Montgomery Avenue And Montgomery Road Paisley
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0495/PP
Erection of 70 dwellinghouses with associated landscaping works and drainage.
Site Bounded By Dundonald Ave, Highcraig Ave, Craigview Ave And Craigbog Johnstone
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0496/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Garnie Crescent Erskine PA8 7BG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0500/CL
Garage conversion to form habitable room
90 Afton Drive Renfrew PA4 0XH
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0501/PP
Erection of three polytunnels
Farm House South Arkleston Farm Arkleston Road Paisley PA3 4JB
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0502/PP
Erection of agricultural shed to house biomass boiler
Farm House South Arkleston Farm Arkleston Road Paisley PA3 4JB
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0503/AD
Installation of 1no. totem sign, 4no. fascia signs and 1no. double-sided post sign
4 White Cart Road Glasgow Airport Paisley PA3 2TH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0504/LB
Installation of external lighting scheme at Mar Hall Hotel Mansion House.
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0505/TP
Trimming and cutting back overhanging branches of Lime Tree and Willow Tree
3 Brierie Hill Road Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7AD
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0506/PP
Installation of replacement roof slates and associated works to include renewal of flashings and gutters
37 Main Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0507/PP
Formation of car park
Land Adjacent To Block M, Westway Business Park Renfrew PA4 8DJ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0508/AD
Erection of freestanding D6 digital display advertising board
MALTHURST LTD 239 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EN
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0509/PP
Installation of replacement shopfront
8 Church Street Johnstone PA5 8DX
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0510/TC
Crown reduction of two copper beech trees and removal of a conifer
59 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley PA1 3RE
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0511/PP
Placement and configuring of containerised storage within yard consisting of six connected shipping containers
AULDS 1 Brownsfield Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RZ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0512/AD
Installation of Illumiated Box Sign to Fascia.
19J Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DB
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0513/PP
Engineering works to section of golf course to include reconfiguring of course layout to improve safety
Elderslie Golf Club 63 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0514/AG
Prior notification for formation of access track
Corsliehill Corsliehill Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HU
Received 25 Jul 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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