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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 dates12,235Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,099 approved or refused records
413Refused applications
10,686 approved · 413 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided24/0616/AD
Installation and relocation of fascia signage
Units G To I Braehead Retail Park 136 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0617/PP
Erection of side dormer to dwelling
14 Parkhill Drive Lochwinnoch PA12 4EN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0618/AD
Erection of fascia and totem signage
DXC TECHNOLOGY DXC Technology Offices Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton PA7 5PP
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0619/AD
Erection of two stand alone AMIDS hoardings
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District (AMIDS) Paisley, Renfrewshire PA4 9PA
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0622/PP
Erection of one wind turbine (17.8m to tip height) and 18no. ground mounted solar panels for domestic use, with associated installation of underground electricity transmission cables.
Bent Farm Hartfield Road Paisley PA2 8UW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0620/PP
One plane of roof with Scottish slate replaced Spanish slate
Flat 0/2 3 Steeple Square Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JD
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0623/PP
Erection of garage block and bin store with associated landscaping
Former Torr Farm House Torr Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0646/DOC
Discharge of condition 2 (landscaping) of planning application 23/0486/PP for the erection of detached double garage/store to front of dwellinghouse.
The Black Cart Barnsford Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LZ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0624/PP
External alterations to serviced apartments
3A Marshall's Lane Paisley PA1 1UU
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0625/PP
Erection of single storey front extension, rear dormer extension and raised deck area to rear of dwelling
8 Redwood Crescent Bishopton PA7 5DJ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0626/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
11 Elliston Place Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AX
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0627/PP
Erection of single storey extension and installation of raised deck to rear of dwelling
21 Kingston Road Bishopton PA7 5AY
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0629/PP
Erection of front porch
16 Mains River Erskine PA8 7JP
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0630/PP
Installation of modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp with steps
190 Gilmartin Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3SP
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0631/CL
Replacement cladding and windows of existing building
Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Area Headquarters 5 Thornhill Johnstone PA5 8JH
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0632/CL
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room.
9 Stravaig Walk Paisley PA2 0RX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0633/PP
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
7 Craigholme Houston Johnstone PA6 7DB
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0635/TP
Felling of birch trees and crown reduction of sycamore trees
9 Balgonie Woods Paisley PA2 6HW
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0636/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to rear, formation of pitched roof over dormer to front and formation of dormer to side of dwellinghouse
20 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JU
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0637/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
2 Colinslee Avenue Paisley PA2 6SF
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0638/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling
16 Victoria Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8TZ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0639/DOC
Discharge of condition 7 of planning application 21/0034/PP for the installation of greener grid park including energy management and battery storage containers with associated access, landscaping and fencing.
Site 400 Metres North West Of Sergeantlaw Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0641/NMV
Non material variation in order to narrow the side extension of planning application 23/0721/PP for the erection of single storey extension to side and porch to front of dwellinghouse
153 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9TL
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0642/TC
Remove one Beech tree
Redcroft Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AJ
Received 11 Sept 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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