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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,425Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,272 approved or refused records
423Refused applications
10,849 approved · 423 refused · 423 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2008 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/0148/TP
Removal of two trees comprising wych elm and Scots pine and works to an additional eight trees (in part retrospect)
Kirkton East End Lochwinnoch PA12 4ER
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0149/NMV
Non-Material Variation in relation to planning permission 20/0150/PP for garage conversion for plots 7,8 and 75
Former Thornly Park Campus Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0150/TC
Notification under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 relating to the removal of 2 ash trees (in retrospect)
2 Newton Of Barr Lochwinnoch PA12 4AR
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0151/DOC
Discharge of suspensive aspect of Condition 5 (Verification Report) of Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions application 22/0774/PP
Block G3 Westway 35 Porterfield Road Renfrew PA4 8DJ
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0155/PP
External alterations to shops unit comprising of the merging two units to single unit and installation of pharmacy collection module
5 Penilee Road Paisley PA1 3ES
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0156/LB
Construction of paved driveway to the front of dwelling and erection of fencing to the rear of the dwelling
57 Falside Road Paisley PA2 6JU
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0157/PP
Construction of paved driveway to the front of dwelling and erection of fencing to the rear of the dwellingConstruction of a fence to the rear of my property
57 Falside Road Paisley PA2 6JU
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0159/PP
Erection of a 1.8 metre boundary fence (in retrospect)
7 Donaldswood Park Paisley PA2 8RS
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0160/LB
Installation of replacement windows with double glazing
9 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QS
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0161/PP
Installation of glazed openings to rear elevation
31 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DN
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0163/PP
Installation of a 3G synthetic sports pitch and associated works including accessible path network, fencing, floodlights, hard and soft landscaping and drainage.
INCHINNAN DEVELOPMENT TRUST India Playing Fields India Drive Inchinnan
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0164/PA
Prior Notification for demolition of 2-20 and 22-48 Mossvale Square.
2 To 48 Even Numbers Mossvale Square Paisley PA3 2LS
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0166/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
Charlotte Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NR
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0168/PP
Erection of upper storey extension on existing single storey rear extension
28 Windsor Crescent Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9QU
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0172/LB
Installation of replacement door, boiler flue and external cladding on rear elevation, erection of decking area to the rear and external alterations to dwelling.
29 Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JQ
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0173/PP
Installation of replacement door, boiler flue and external cladding to rear elevation and erection of decking area to the rear and external alterations
29 Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JQ
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0174/PP
Redevelopment of former petrol filing station to form roadside services including jet wash, car wash, air/vacuum, launderette facility and electric vehicle charge points, erection of a convenience retail shop (Class 1A), car parking, substation, fencing, drainage and landscaping
Former Benston Service Station 85 Beith Road Johnstone
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0175/PP
Erection of a front and side extension
15 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NT
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0176/CL
Cerificate of Lawfulness for installation of proposed window to front elevation
126 Mains Hill Erskine PA8 7JE
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0177/PP
Erection of building with overhanging external canopy for storage and servicing of container units
Land At Elderslie Rail Yard Burnbrae Drive Linwood Paisley
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0179/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
26A Collier Street Johnstone PA5 8AR
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0180/PP
Siting of a temporary portable building to serve as a temporary visitor centre alongside associated toilet block
Aird's Meadow Visitor Centre Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JF
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0181/PP
Erection of two storey extension alongside relocation of retaining wall to create additional car parking space.
108 Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DT
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0182/LB
Installation of CCTV cameras to front elevation facade
Unit 38 Paisley Centre Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UN
Received 17 Mar 2025
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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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