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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 dates12,454Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,298 approved or refused records
423Refused applications
10,875 approved · 423 refused · 423 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2008 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/0258/NMV
Non Material Variation in relation to reduction of building footprint size and the ommitance of the roof storage deck and the proposed extension to the existing prep building
9 Rocep Way Renfrew PA4 8XT
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0259/NMV
Non-material variation to planning consent 21/1578/PP to allow relocation and realignment of boardwalk, including relocation of passing places and relocation and reorientation of viewpoints alongside addition of steps to side of existing viewpoint at Peel Tower.
Barr Loch Wildlife Sanctuary Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JF
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0260/NMV
Non-Material Variation to reduce floor area of dwellinghouses alongside removal of small pitched roofs over the first floor windows on front elevations
Land To South Of John Neilson Institute West Brae Paisley
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0261/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive aspect of Condition 12 (details of active travel link) of planning permission 21/1520/PP
2 Lyon Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3BQ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0266/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed conversion of integral garage to TV room
1 Fleming Way Houston Johnstone PA6 7FF
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0267/PP
Erection of two storey side extension
31 Ben Lawers Drive Paisley PA2 7NF
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0269/FUR
Section 42 Application to Vary Condition 2 (Permitted Retail Floorspace/ Showroom) and Remove Condition 7 (Swept Path Analysis) of Planning Permission 24/0258/PP.
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0272/PP
Change of use from vehicle repairs/workshop to storage and distribution use alongside alterations to service yard layout and external alterations to building
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0274/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and extend length of side boundary fence and driveway
2 Robertson Close Renfrew PA4 8NQ
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0275/PP
Installation of replacement roof covering and wall panels to existing conservatory
Lyleburn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HW
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0276/AD
Installation of 10 no. fascia signs, individual letter sign, 3 no. totem signs and 4 no. freestanding direction signs
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0277/PP
Use of land as an outdoor education and training facility including the siting of office/reception, store, toilets, tent, yurts and caravan (retrospective)
Site 50 Metres North Of Calderglen Mill Calderglen Road Lochwinnoch
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0278/PP
Installation of Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
81 Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6ES
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0279/AD
Installation of illuminated ATM surround sign
81 Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6ES
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0280/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised deck to rear
53 Hamilton Crescent Bishopton PA7 5JT
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0284/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive aspect of Conditions 1 (Noise Mitigation Scheme) and 2 (Noise Mitigation Scheme) of planning permission 22/00363/PP
Glasgow Airport Investment Area Abbotsinch Road Paisley
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0289/NMV
Non-Material Variation to planning application 23/0694/PP to centre first floor rear window in the wall to accommodate changes in the internal layout of the two-storey side extension and the installation of a rooflight within the mono-pitched roof of the single storey rear extension.
49 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JX
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0290/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive aspect of conditions 5 (sprinkler tanks), and 6 (CEMP) of planning permisison 24/0494/PP
Site On Southern Boundary Of M8 At Montgomery Avenue And Montgomery Road Paisley
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0291/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive aspect of Conditions 1 (replacement roof tiles/stone details), 2 (solar panels and micro energy generation equipment details) and 3 (replacement windows/rooflight details) of planning permission 22/0489/PP
33B Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0292/AD
Installation of 12 advertisements comprising a mixture of hoardings, fascia, projecting and pole mounted signs
50 Blackhall Street Paisley PA1 1TD
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0293/PP
Erection of raised decking area to rear
Limekilns Old Howwood Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AF
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0294/PP
Erection of a second storey to existing extension to side and rear
38 Nith Drive Renfrew PA4 0UR
Received 21 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0296/DOC
Request to discharge the suspensive element of conditions 9 (Details of solar panels),10 (boundary treatments), 11 (Design of battery storage containers) and 12 (Details of lighting) planning permission 24/0248/PP
Former Water Treatment Works Middleton Road Linwood Paisley
Received 23 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0297/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Condition 6 (External Finishes) of planning permission (19/0810/PP)
Main Building And Grounds Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley PA2 7DE
Received 23 Apr 2025
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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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