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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 dates11,088Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,011 approved or refused records
321Refused applications
9,690 approved · 321 refused · 375 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 May 2009 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/1051/CL
Installation of patio doors and rooflights
Lomond View Ulundi Road Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 8TF
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1053/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse (in principle)
73 Newtyle Road Paisley Renfrewshire PA1 3JY
Received 1 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1054/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear and residential garage within rear curtilage of dwellinghouse
28 Buchanan Avenue Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5ET
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1055/TC
Removal of four trees and other treework maintenance
Flat 1/1 24 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 7SD
Received 1 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1057/PP
Planning application under Section 42 for the deletion of conditions 15 & 16 of planning permission in principle 18/0482/PP (erection of business park) in relation to the delivery of a managed motorway scheme
Netherton Farm Abbotsinch Road Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 9PA
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1052/PP
Siting of storage container
21 Greenock Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5JW
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1058/PP
Erection of recycling facility, trolley shelter and alterations to car park
10 High Street Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 8JX
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1059/PP
Erection of porch to front, erection of two storey extension to rear and side extension and erection of garage within rear curtilage of dwellinghouse
48 Park Road Bridge Of Weir Renfrewshire PA11 3QQ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1060/PP
Section 42 Application for removal of Condition 4 of Planning Approval 18/0792/PP which requires that 'Prior to the commencement of any construction works on site, the developer shall submit for the written approval of the Planning Authority, in consultation with Glasgow Airport, full details of the netting to be incorporated within the SUD's basin hereby approved. Thereafter, the netting finally agreed shall be maintained in accordance with the approved detail, for the lifetime of the development. '
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley Renfrewshire
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1061/PP
Installation of extractor flues and formation of window opening on front elevation
8 Queensberry Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow Renfrewshire G52 4NL
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1062/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
Meadow Cottage Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 9PD
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1063/PP
Renewal of unexpired planning permission 18/0081/PP - Erection of dwellinghouse and garage
Mid Dykebar Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley Renfrewshire
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1065/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Ellon Grove Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 4AU
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1066/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
24 Russell Place Linwood Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 3SR
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1067/PP
Installation of steel containers and associated office accommodation for use as Class 6 self-storage facility and use of land foropen storage, erection of fencing, lighting and other associated works
2 Argyll Avenue Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 9EB
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1068/PP
Change of use open space to garden ground and erection of a fence
8 Allan Avenue Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 0YN
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1069/CL
Installation of french doors to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Ladykirk Crescent Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 6XB
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1070/PP
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions to side
4 Tarras Drive Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 0YZ
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1071/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
4 Bemersyde Road Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 0UA
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1072/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
19 Carsewood Avenue Howwood Johnstone Renfrewshire PA9 1BY
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1073/CL
Proposed Single Story Rear Extension to Dwelling
50 Nethergreen Crescent Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 8HX
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1074/TP
Felling of two trees comprising sycamore and prunus and reduction to trunk of one oak tree
Site On Northern Boundary Of Nos 13 And 15 Locherburn Grove Houston Johnstone Renfrewshire
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/1075/TP
Felling of four trees
16 Berl Avenue Houston Johnstone Renfrewshire PA6 7JJ
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1076/PP
Erection of single storey front extension and formation of dormers to front and rear of dwellinghouse
30 Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir Renfrewshire PA11 3DT
Received 13 Apr 2021
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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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