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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 dates11,130Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,050 approved or refused records
326Refused applications
9,724 approved · 326 refused · 377 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/1133/TP
Lopping of two overhanging branches from one larch tree
40 Balgonie Avenue Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 9LP
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1134/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Craighead Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5DT
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1135/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
44 Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir Renfrewshire PA11 3DT
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1136/PP
Erection of single storey porch and internal and external alterations.
Larkholme Johnshill Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire PA12 4EH
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1137/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
2 St Peters Close Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 8NT
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1139/CL
Alterations to dwelling to convert part of garage into home gym and additional utility space, with minor external alterations
Midton House Midton Road Howwood Johnstone Renfrewshire PA9 1AG
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1140/CL
Demolition of existing kitchen and erection of single storey rear extension to form larger kitchen/dining area with better connection to rear garden
4 Ritchieston Cottages Golf Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5PJ
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1141/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
29 Baronscourt Drive Paisley Renfrewshire PA1 2TH
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1142/LB
Removal of single storey annexe at rear of dwellinghouse and erection of single storey rear extension with associated internal alterations
4 Ritchieston Cottages Golf Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5PJ
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1145/PP
Development of site for the storage of operational vehicles, including resurfacing, fencing, associated parking and ancillary infrastructure.
Land To East Of Junction With Burnbrae Road Burnbrae Drive Linwood Paisley Renfrewshire
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1146/PP
Erection of porch to front and two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
14 Ben Ledi Avenue Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 7NG
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1147/CL
Formation of new window to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Park Top Erskine Renfrewshire PA8 7HP
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1148/PP
Engineering works to stabilise river- bank & realignment of pedestrian path. including re-positioning 3m high palisade fencing to site boundary.
2 Lyon Road Linwood Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 3BQ
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1149/PP
Approval of matters specified in condition 10 of planning permission in principle 17/0394/PP (Site H24 - Erection of residential development comprising 140 dwellinghouses and 32 flats with associated infrastructure and landscaping).
Former Royal Ordnance Site - Area W10 Station Road Bishopton Renfrewshire
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1150/PP
Erection of garden centre within supermarket carpark
30 Napier Street Johnstone Renfrewshire
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1151/AD
Display of 3 no. fascia signs on garden centre
30 Napier Street Johnstone Renfrewshire
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1152/CL
Erection of extensions to front and rear of dwellinghouse
9 Rossland View Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5NB
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1153/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised deck to rear of dwellinghouse
9 Duart Drive Elderslie Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 9NP
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1154/PP
Installation of replacement windows to front, side and rear of dwellinghouse
15 Main Road Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 6AJ
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1155/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Park Road Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 8LT
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/1156/CL
Reconfiguration of window arrangement
The Corner House Elmbank Road Langbank Port Glasgow Renfrewshire PA14 6YT
Received 3 May 2021 - Decided21/1157/PP
Erection of building within domestic garden ground to house swimming pool.
Lawfield Farm House Kilallan Road Houston Johnstone Kilmacolm Renfrewshire PA13 4PA
Received 3 May 2021 - Decided21/1159/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
North Glen New Bungalow Galahill Road Langbank Port Glasgow Renfrewshire PA14 6YN
Received 3 May 2021 - Decided21/1160/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
21 Rosedale Avenue Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 0RR
Received 3 May 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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