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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,825Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,709 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
10,336 approved · 373 refused · 397 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0495/PP
Proposed change of use from Class 6 to Class 11 (gymnasium)
3B Lyon Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3BQ
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0496/PP
Alteration to frontage
27 Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QG
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0497/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia sign, one internally illuminated projecting sign, one A board sign and two ATM surround signs.
24 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0499/AD
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs, two internally illuminated wall mounted signs and one internally illuminated totem sign
4 Braille Crescent Renfrew PA4 0DJ
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0500/TP
Removal of one sycamore tree
37 Hillside Houston Johnstone PA6 7NT
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0501/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
14 Cairns Road Bishopton PA7 5EH
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0502/TC
Crown reduction work to one lime tree
Westhill Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AN
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0503/AD
Display of one non-illuminated V stack sign (retrospective)
Thornly Park Campus 125 Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0504/PP
Installation of access ramp to front of dwellinghouse
Stranadarrif Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LB
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0505/PP
Erection of single storey extension with raised platform to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Churchill Avenue Johnstone PA5 0RQ
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0506/LB
Display of two internally illuminated fascia sign, one internally illuminated projecting sign, and one A board sign.
24 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0507/PP
Erection of boundary wall/fence to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
9 Four Windings Houston Johnstone PA6 7DZ
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0508/PP
Installation of access ramp to rear/side of property
61 Loanhead Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3QP
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0509/TP
Felling of three Lime trees
59 Ellon Way Paisley PA3 4BW
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0510/PP
Change of use from dwellinghouse to greenkeeper's office with associated staff facilities
Clubhouse Kilmacolm Golf Club Porterfield Road Kilmacolm PA13 4PD
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0511/PP
Erection of car port/garage with upper floor workshop
Gleddoch Lodge Old Greenock Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6YE
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0512/TC
Crown raising of one horse chestnut tree to height of five metres
29 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley PA1 3RE
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0513/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
52 Piper Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7LP
Received 15 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0514/PP
Installation of wc unit
St Mirren Park 75 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RU
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0515/PP
Formation of hipped roof to form gable, and erection of dormer to rear elevation (Amendment to planning permission 21/0081/PP)
15 Maxwell Road Bishopton PA7 5HE
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0516/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of pitched roof in place of existing flat roof to front and side
7 Ben Venue Way Paisley PA2 7NT
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0517/TP
Pruning of one Beech tree
66 Grants Avenue Paisley PA2 6AZ
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0518/PP
Erection of extension to rear of dwellinghouse and installation of rooflight
1 Calside Avenue Paisley PA2 6DD
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0519/PP
Erection of first floor extension above garage to side of dwellinghouse
4 Crosslee Gardens Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7AF
Received 20 Jul 2022
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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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