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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 dates11,157Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,076 approved or refused records
328Refused applications
9,748 approved · 328 refused · 378 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/1211/PP
Installation of replacement windows to front, sides and rear of dwellinghouse
15 High Calside Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 6BY
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1212/PP
Alteration and enlargement of single storey extension and raised platform to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Manse Crescent Houston Johnstone Renfrewshire PA6 7JN
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1213/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
23B Johnshill Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire PA12 4EL
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1214/PP
Installation of substation and erection of forecourt canopy
4 White Cart Road Glasgow Airport Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 2TH
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1215/PP
Siting of shipping container on front lawn of church for temporary period of two years to be used as takeaway offering hot and cold food and drink
Church Of The Nazarene Rashielee Avenue Erskine Renfrewshire PA8 6HA
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1216/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
62A Greenock Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5JB
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1217/PP
Change of use from amenity ground to private garden ground and erection of fence.
69 Greenock Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5JD
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1218/PP
Formation of dormer to front of dwellinghouse including alterations to existing dormer and formation of roof to existing garage
76 Gleniffer Road Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 0QX
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1219/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse.
Site 25 Metres East Of No 46 North Street Houston Johnstone Renfrewshire
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/1220/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
6 Gadie Avenue Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 0YL
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/1221/PP
Conversion of integral garage to form a habitable room.
19 Crofton Way Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 8DF
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/1222/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
415 Glasgow Road Paisley Renfrewshire PA1 3BD
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/1223/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
18 St Boswells Crescent Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 9HX
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/1224/CL
Conversion of attic to living space (in retrospect)
35 Braehead Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire PA12 4BJ
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/1225/PP
Alteration and enlargement of dwellinghouse at first floor level
22 Wallace Avenue Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5ER
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1226/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
Old Castle Kingston Road Bishopton Renfrewshire PA7 5AZ
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1227/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
15 Viking Crescent Houston Johnstone Renfrewshire PA6 7LQ
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1229/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
711 Ritchie Park Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 8LE
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1230/PP
Alterations to shop front and installation of dispensing mechanism
Pharmacy Abbey Medical Centre Lonend Paisley Renfrewshire PA1 1SU
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1231/TP
Removal of sycamore tree
21 Cherrywood Road Elderslie Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 9EE
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1232/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse
39 Berwick Crescent Linwood Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 3TF
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/1235/PP
Amendment to planning approval 12/0591/PP to allow use of student accommodation as short term holiday accommodation from the last weekend in May to the last weekend in August annually.
Gilmour House 26 Gilmour Street Paisley Renfrewshire PA1 1EQ
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided21/1236/HH
Application for a high hedge notice
6 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley Renfrewshire PA2 7SB
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided21/1237/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
28 Wallace Avenue Elderslie Johnstone Renfrewshire PA5 9LL
Received 25 May 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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