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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.
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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 dates12,481Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,322 approved or refused records
427Refused applications
10,895 approved · 427 refused · 424 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2008 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/0387/TP
Crown reduction of 5 sycamore trees
Land To The Rear Of 14 Berl Avenue Houston
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/0388/AD
Installation of replacement fascia sign and replacement projecting sign
16 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/0390/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive aspect of conditions 5 (Landscaping Scheme) and 13 (Arboricultural Method Statement), attached to planning consent 19/0456/PP.
Yard A Station Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/0391/LB
Installation of rainwater goods including cast iron downpipes and guttering
Kirk Session Of Paisley Abbey Main Building Paisley Abbey Abbey Close Paisley PA1 1JG
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/0392/PP
Subdivision of dwelling and formation of a seperate 3 bedroom flatted dwelling at lower ground floor level with external alterations comprising of a new separate access, staircase, gates and railings
5 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QS
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/0393/PP
Erection of two and a half storey dwellinghouse, detached triple garage and associated extended family accomodation (amendment of house type of planning permission 22/0854/PP)
24A Campbell Street Johnstone PA5 8LB
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/0394/PP
Installation of rainwater goods including cast iron downpipes and guttering
KIRK SESSION OF PAISLEY ABBEY Main Building Paisley Abbey Abbey Close Paisley PA1 1JG
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/0395/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling (amendment to planning permission 24/0548/PP)
47 Wilson Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3JZ
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0396/TP
Removal of 1 no. mature horse chestnut, 1 no. western red cedar and 2 no. lawson cypress
43 Overton Road Johnstone PA5 8JD
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0397/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side elevation, single storey extension to the rear and decking area to rear
45 Parkvale Avenue Erskine PA8 7LB
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0398/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
39 St Andrews Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HU
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0399/PP
Installation of access ramp to front of dwellinghouse
30 Hillview Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9HX
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/0271/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the rear of dwellinghouse
17 Crosslee Gardens Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7AF
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/0400/PP
Change of use of vacant brownfield land to form a secure compound for a heavy earth moving plant vehicles training area, erection of single storey building, fencing, external lighting and CCTV cameras and associated works
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/0402/LB
Internal alterations, formation of access to front elevation and externals alterations comprising of new separate access, staircase, gates and railings
5 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QS
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/0404/PP
Formation of airport car park and erection of reception kiosk with associated landscaping, access and infrastructure
101 Abbotsinch Road Paisley
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0405/LB
Demolition of listed building
Speirsfield House Residential Home 34 Stevenson Street Paisley PA2 6BP
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0406/PP
Alteration to flat to enlarge existing window opening
Flat 0/2 2 Mackenzie Drive Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BA
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0408/PP
Installation of below ground cable route including installation of kiosks for above ground point of connection.
Site Between Nether Southbar And East Fulwood Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0409/PP
Change of use of retail unit (Class 1A) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) to include internal seating area and installation of flue to rear.
Unit B 38 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2EG
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0410/PP
Erection of garage with carport with a cantilevered roof structure forming a roof garden accessed from the ground floor of the dwelling
72 Craw Road Paisley PA2 6AF
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0411/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension
15 Maxwell Road Bishopton PA7 5HE
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0412/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with adjoining roof extension on side-facing roof plane
17 Burnside Avenue Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UT
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0413/TP
Removal of one beech tree due to upper canopy storm damage and decay
9 Loanhead Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3QP
Received 4 Jun 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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