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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 dates12,004Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,873 approved or refused records
391Refused applications
10,482 approved · 391 refused · 406 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Apr 2009 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0790/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
36 Millbank Avenue Bishopton PA7 5NE
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0791/PP
Erection of waste treatment plant building
1 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0793/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
4 Troon Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HF
Received 22 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0794/PP
Use of land to form container storage park
Four Acres Rannoch Road Johnstone PA5 0SP
Received 23 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0795/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension (with dormer) to rear of dwellinghouse
Wayside Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PS
Received 23 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0796/PP
Change of use from open space to community garden, with associated works to include provision of raised beds, hard surfacings and 1.3m high fencing with gate
Grassed Area Immediately To The South Of Darkwood Court Sheltered Housing Darkwood Crescent PA3 1NU
Received 24 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0797/PP
Erection of modular classrooms within school grounds
Dargavel Primary School Arrochar Drive Bishopton PA7 5HP
Received 24 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0798/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
77 Bathgo Avenue Paisley PA1 3EA
Received 24 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0799/CL
Installation of larger window openings at first floor rear elevation, installation of rooflight to front, erection of portico over front entrance, replacement of flue, replacement of garage doors and installation of Juliette balcony rail to side
15 Seath Avenue Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6PD
Received 25 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0800/PP
Change of use from care home to dwellinghouse and house in multiple occupancy with associated external alterations, parking and paths
Speirsfield House Residential Home 34 Stevenson Street Paisley PA2 6BP
Received 25 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0801/LB
Installation of replacement roof tiles, leadwork and rooflights
Adams House 136 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NX
Received 28 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0802/AD
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs
Unit 43 Piazza Shopping Centre Central Way Paisley PA1 1EL
Received 28 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0803/LB
Refurbishment and alteration of residential tenements including change of use of ground floor retail units to flatted accommodation, external alterations comprising stone repair, infill, and indent, roof repair and renewal, and installation of replacement windows and doors.
33 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 29 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0804/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
69 Leander Crescent Renfrew PA4 0XQ
Received 29 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0805/PP
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Class 9) to Class 2 (Financial/Professional), single storey extension, external alterations, removal of external store, alterations to existing car park and associated works.
West Lodge Kirk Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7AS
Received 29 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0806/AD
Display of one 48-sheet digital advertising hoarding
Advertising Station No 61 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 29 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0808/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
48 Clydesdale Avenue Paisley PA3 4JP
Received 30 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0809/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
22 Turnhill Avenue Erskine PA8 7DL
Received 1 Dec 2022 - Decided22/0810/PP
Ground engineering works to form raised off-street parking area (in retrospect)
22 Middlepenny Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XB
Received 1 Dec 2022 - Decided22/0811/PP
Erection of single storey extension with raised platform to side and rear of dwellinghouse
45 Castleview Avenue Paisley PA2 8EE
Received 2 Dec 2022 - Decided22/0813/PP
Erection of two storey and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
16 Redhurst Lane Paisley PA2 8PZ
Received 5 Dec 2022 - Decided22/0815/PP
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to cafe (Class 3) and associated retail uses (Class 1) and erection of flue to rear
Unit A 11 High Street Johnstone PA5 8JU
Received 6 Dec 2022 - Decided22/0816/PP
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to gymnasium (Class 11)
Unit A 11 High Street Johnstone PA5 8JU
Received 6 Dec 2022 - Decided22/0817/PP
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to office space (Class 4)
Unit A 11 High Street Johnstone PA5 8JU
Received 6 Dec 2022
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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