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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 dates11,944Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,818 approved or refused records
386Refused applications
10,432 approved · 386 refused · 402 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided22/0625/CL
External alterations to dwellinghouse
10 Rock Drive Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2HF
Received 5 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0626/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
95 St Andrews Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JD
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0627/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
75 Neuk Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7DS
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0628/PP
Erection of single storey extension with raised patio and steps to side and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of detached outbuilding to rear
2 Victoria Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8TZ
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0629/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
12 Elliston Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AU
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0630/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
Cairdeas 6A Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EU
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0631/PP
Erection of single storey extension and alterations to existing extension roof to rear of dwellinghouse
15 Burnside Avenue Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UT
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0632/PP
Installation of replacement windows
Flat 1/1 71 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YT
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0633/PP
Change of use from hair salon (class 2) to cafe (class 3).
95 - 97 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LH
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0634/PP
Change of use from retail (class 1) to place of worship (class 10) with associated cafe (class 3)
6 - 8 High Street Paisley PA1 2YA
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0635/PP
Replacement of windows and doors to dwellinghouse
7 Kingslea Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7ER
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0636/TC
Removal of two Lawson Cypress trees, reduction of two ash trees and pruning of one beech tree
6 Low Road Paisley PA2 6AG
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0637/TC
Removal of coniferous trees at rear boundary
30A Main Road Paisley PA2 6AW
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0638/PP
Installation of solar panels on roof plane
1 Cartside Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RU
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0639/PP
Erection of garden room/outbuilding and garden shed within grounds of care home
Erskine Mains Home Meadows Drive Erskine PA8 7ED
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0640/TP
Works to over hanging tree limbs
Site 230 Metres South East Of Westgate Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0641/PP
Erection of single storey drive thru carwash
Unit A 1 Pegasus Avenue Paisley PA1 2BH
Received 8 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0642/TP
Pruning of Lime tree and Crown Lifting of Birch tree.
2 Spruce Avenue Johnstone PA5 9RF
Received 8 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0644/PP
Erection of temporary sales cabin with associated landscaping
Recreation Ground Thornly Park Campus 125 Caplethill Road Paisley PA2 7TR
Received 12 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0645/PP
Erection of canopy and covered vehicle waiting area structures for drive-thru
Advertising Station No 704 Thorn Brae Johnstone
Received 12 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0646/PP
Erection of modular building to provide ancillary facilities for dock-side training.
Westway Dock Westway 35 Porterfield Road Renfrew PA4 8DJ
Received 12 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0647/PP
Erection of residential development including access, drainage, landscaping and associated works.
Site Between Strathgryffe Tennis And Squash Club And Barochan Road Houston Johnstone
Received 12 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0648/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
Hillside Cottage Johnshill Lochwinnoch PA12 4EH
Received 12 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0649/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
29 Glenfield Gardens Paisley PA2 8BF
Received 12 Sept 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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