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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 dates12,218Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,082 approved or refused records
410Refused applications
10,672 approved · 410 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0515/TP
Crown reduction of 1no Oak and 1no Sycamore
12 Leeburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7DN
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0516/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 10 dwellinghouses and 23 flats with associated infrastructure and landscaping
Site On Western Boundary Of No 24 Thriplee Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0517/TC
Removal of 4no Cherry trees and cut back roots of 2no. Beech trees.
1 Parkhill Holdings Lochwinnoch PA12 4HH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0518/PP
Replacement of window with french doors
Flat 0/1 252 Lochfield Road Paisley PA2 7PA
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0519/AD
Removal of signage and installation of three internally iluminated fascia signs and replacement totem sign.
Decathlon Old Govan Road Renfrew PA4 8ZN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0520/PP
External alterations, including replacement cladding
Decathlon Old Govan Road Renfrew PA4 8ZN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0521/TP
20% crown reduction of maple tree
2 Brierie Avenue Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7BQ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0522/LB
Installation of replacement floodlighting and CCTV system
Ferry Lodge Ferry Road Erskine PA8 6AX
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0523/PP
Installation of replacement CCTV system
Ferry Lodge Ferry Road Erskine PA8 6AX
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0524/CL
Alterations to dwelling, including installation of velux rooflight and replacement of pitched roof with flat roof and lantern rooflight and replacement of window with french doors
33 Sandholes Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0530/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 and 14 of planning application 19/0810/PP for erection of 603 dwellinghouses with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Main Building And Grounds Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley PA2 7DE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0533/PP
Refurbishment and extension to restaurant including replacement shopfront, relocation of one drive thru booth and construction of replacement remote bin store with associated works
108 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DU
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0534/AD
Relocation of illuminated fascia signage
108 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DU
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0535/CL
Erection of rear single storey extension to dwelling
39 Millbank Avenue Bishopton PA7 5NE
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0536/PP
Amendment to planning permission 24/0244/PP to increase footprint of detached garage
22 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone PA5 8LH
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0537/PP
Section 42 application to vary condition 2 of planning application 16/0383/PP to allow an extension of the hours of operation for the beauticians
8 Charnwood Avenue Johnstone PA5 0AF
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0538/PP
Change of use of shop (class 1A) to cafe (class 3)
25 Graham Street Johnstone PA5 8QZ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0539/PP
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling and erection of garden room
16 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0540/PP
Erection of rear single storey extension to dwelling, including alterations to roof
33 Locherburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7NQ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0542/PP
Erection of agricultural workshop with volunteer welfare and break-out space and formation of associated yard and parking
Aird's Meadow Visitor Centre Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0543/PP
Erection of replacement front porch
10 Hamilton Crescent Bishopton PA7 5JT
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0544/NMV
Non material variation to application 24/0359/PP to remove roof parapet upstand where it meets adjacent property on rear elevation
32 Blythswood Avenue Renfrew PA4 8NX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0545/PN
Residential development including formation of access, landscaping and associated infrastructure/works
Site Between Garpel Burn And St Joseph's Nursing Home Burnfoot Road Lochwinnoch
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0547/NMV
Non material variation to planning application 23/0431/PP to relocate southern access.
Site Between Nether Southbar And East Fulwood Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 1 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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