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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 dates12,242Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,104 approved or refused records
413Refused applications
10,691 approved · 413 refused · 413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0676/PP
Erection of eight floodlights
Bishopton Lawn Tennis Club Poplar Avenue Bishopton PA7 5AE
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0677/DOC
Discharge of conditions 4, 6, 11,12 and 14 of 24/0139/PP
Land At Pannell Farm Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RL
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0678/NMV
Non-material variation of planning application 19/0810/PP to reposition apartment blocks, amend parking courts and include bin stances for apartment blocks
Main Building And Grounds Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley PA2 7DE
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0679/TP
Remove three trees
7 Loanhead Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3QP
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0680/PP
Change of use from class 4 to class 1a to form dental clinic
MILESTONE INSURANCE Unit A 14 Marchburn Drive Glasgow Airport Paisley PA3 2SJ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0681/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
Moredun House Alexandra Drive Renfrew PA4 8UB
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0682/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with new patio/decking and covered kitchenette/refuse area (Amendment to approved application 23/0246/PP)
14 Leander Crescent Renfrew PA4 0XB
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0683/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
8 Newlands Gardens Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9JE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0684/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
104 Arkleston Road Paisley PA1 3TZ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0685/LB
Repairs to three chimney stacks
1-3 Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AJ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0686/PP
Siting of one managers cabin and formation of 5 touring caravan pitches with water and electrical hook ups, access road, sealed chemical storage tank,chemical emptying point and covered refuse storage area.
Land To North Of East Auchenhean Auchenhean Road Lochwinnoch
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0687/PP
Formation of two Electric Vehicle Charging Bays with associated installation of charging upstand and related equipment
Car Park A Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0688/CL
Rear extension to an existing dwelling and associated alterations
11 Glenartney Houston Johnstone PA6 7EQ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0689/NMV
NMV for 21/1021/PP for additional skylight added to west elevation and change in driveway material to permeable resin bound.
Marda Houston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3QN
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0690/PAN
Erection of extension to school
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL Main Building Park Mains High School Barrhill Road Erskine PA8 6EY
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0691/PA
Installation of telecommunications equipment
Site 30 Metres South East Of No 4 Fulbar Road Paisley
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0692/LB
External alterations to caf� for the formation of servery window in existing opening
40 Old Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2AL
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0693/PP
External alterations to caf� for the formation of servery window in existing opening
40 Old Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2AL
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0694/PP
Erection of 1 1/2 storey dwellinghouse
5 Park Mains Holdings Barrhill Road Erskine PA8 6AH
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0695/PP
Erection of garden room with covered decking to rear of flatted dwelling.
20 Middlepenny Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XB
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0697/CL
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
121 Springfield Park Johnstone PA5 8JT
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0698/LB
Replacement of three fixed timber-framed windows on front with timber sash and case equivalents
14 Gateside Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LY
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0700/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
17 St Ninians Road Paisley PA2 6TP
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0701/TP
Fell one Ash tree (in retrospect)
Ballyholme 57 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 2 Oct 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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