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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 dates11,909Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,789 approved or refused records
380Refused applications
10,409 approved · 380 refused · 398 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided22/0571/PP
Erection of two storey extension to front and side, and raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse
Norwood Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2DD
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0572/PP
Change of use from residential (sui generis) to office (Class 2)
Flat 1/2 1 Gryffe Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PD
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0573/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
42 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NS
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0574/PP
Erection of a residential development comprising 45 flats with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Site Between Abbeyfield House And Ivy Gardens Station Road Paisley
Received 12 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0575/CL
Formation of door, rooflights and raised landing to rear of dwellinghouse
34 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA1 3NB
Received 12 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0576/CL
Conversion of integral garage to form a habitable room with associated alterations to front elevation
28 Osbert Wynd Renfrew PA4 8GD
Received 12 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0578/PP
Formation of doorway and replacement windows
Flat 0/2 15 Gateside Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LY
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0580/EA
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment screening opinion for a Erection of petrol filling station, EVC charging points, Class 1 retail unit (including drive-thru facility), Class 3 (food & drink) drive-thru unit, car parking, associated facilities, landscaping, infrastructure works and new junction access
Site On Northern Boundary Of Roadhead Forge Beith Road Lochwinnoch
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0581/PP
Demolition of existing detached garage, installation of front and rear dormer windows, external alterations and erection of detached garage with studio above
21 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SD
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0582/PP
Erection of solar park and associated infrastructure including substations, boundary fencing and access tracks.
Site Between Nether Southbar And East Fulwood Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 16 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0583/PP
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse with associated two storey detached outbuilding and landscaping
Site On South Western Boundary Of West Cottage Houston Road Bishopton
Received 18 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0584/TC
Removal of ten trees comprising six ash, three wild cherry (gean) and one Lawson cypress and works to an additional seven trees
Kilbarchan West Parish Church Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 18 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0585/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
16 Quarrelton Grove Johnstone PA5 8LJ
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0586/LB
Replacement telecommunications apparatus
VARIPRINT 88L Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RD
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0587/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse with adjoining raised deck to rear
2 Fauldswood Crescent Paisley PA2 9PA
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0588/PP
Upgrade of an existing telecommunications installation involving the replacement of antenna, cabinet and ancillary development
VARIPRINT 88L Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RD
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0589/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Craigholme Houston Johnstone PA6 7DB
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0590/PP
Change of use from service yard to external seating area (in retrospect)
1 Dalgety Drive Bishopton PA7 5LN
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0591/PP
Formation of car park
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 3 Fountain Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RF
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0592/PP
Erection of single storey side extension
22 Blackstoun Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3HD
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0593/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
22 Poplar Avenue Bishopton PA7 5AE
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0594/PP
Erection of single storey extension and patio to the rear of flatted property and formation of two parking spaces to the front.
16 Ivanhoe Road Paisley PA2 0JU
Received 23 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0595/TP
Crown reduction of one Lime tree
6 Tower Road Johnstone PA5 0AE
Received 23 Aug 2022 - Decided22/0597/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the side and two storey extension to the rear of dwellingouse.
Hillside 11 Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EN
Received 23 Aug 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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