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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 dates12,139Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,002 approved or refused records
403Refused applications
10,599 approved · 403 refused · 411 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided23/0691/PP
Erection of infill single storey front extension to dwelling and external alterations including new windows
6 Cherrytree Gardens Bishopton PA7 5FW
Received 24 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0692/AD
Display of 3 externally illuminated and 2 internally illuminated wall-mounted signs
Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BN
Received 24 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0693/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling
22 Strathgryffe Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3LG
Received 24 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0694/PP
Erection of two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, and first floor rear extension to dwelling.
49 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JX
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0695/CL
Erection of rear dormer to dwelling and creation of bedrooms in attic space
Burgh Cottage Miller Street Johnstone PA5 8HP
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0696/PN
Erection residential development
Site On Western Boundary Of No 24 Thriplee Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0697/EA
Request for screening opinion for an Environmental Impact Assessment relating to the proposed construction and operation of an Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with installed capacity in excess of 50 megawatts (MW) (Consultation request from Energy Consents Unit)
Site 400 Metres North West Of Sergeantlaw Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 28 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0699/NMV
Non material variation to planning application 20/0510/PP Plots 244 and 245 block size corrected and plot 244 handing note corrected. Indicative note removed from the gas governor position
Thornly Park Campus 125 Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 28 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0700/NMV
Non material variation to planning application 19/0680/PP for the erection of dwellinghouse
Site 15 Metres South Of No 208 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 28 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0701/PP
Erection of first floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse
245 Ritchie Park Johnstone PA5 8JL
Received 28 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0702/PP
Change of use from amenity space to garden ground and erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
32 Berwick Crescent Linwood Paisley PA3 3TF
Received 28 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0703/PP
Erection of rear single storey extension with decking to dwelling
39 Banchory Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PY
Received 29 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0704/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwelling
2 Castle Crescent Bishopton PA7 5HA
Received 29 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0705/PP
Retrospective application for the erection and extension of 30 boarding kennels with associated food preparation area, animal grooming room, kitchen and reception area
Hartfield Farm House Hartfield Road Paisley PA2 8UU
Received 29 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0706/PP
Erection of dwelling house and formation of vehicular access
Fairy Dell Cottage Fordbank Equi Centre Beith Road Johnstone PA10 2NS
Received 30 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0707/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
Sumatra Quarrelton Road Johnstone PA5 8NH
Received 30 Nov 2023 - Decided23/0708/PP
Replacement front and rear dormers with associated internal alterations
East Cove Cottage Main Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XP
Received 4 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0709/LB
Replacement of roof slates
Ferry Lodge Ferry Road Erskine PA8 6AX
Received 4 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0710/PP
Erection of ten industrial units with associated parking and landscaping
Car Park A Wallneuk Road Paisley
Received 4 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0711/PP
Formation of access track with associated drainage and landscaping
Land To The West Of Old Greenock Road, South Of Erskine GSP
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0712/DOC
Discharge of planning conditions 1 to 6 of planning application 19/0680/PP for erection of dwellinghouse
Site 15 Metres South Of No 208 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0713/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and first floor extension to detached garage
3 Millbank Circle Bishopton PA7 5NF
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0714/PP
External alterations including relocation of main entrance door and installation of ATM to front, satellite dish to side and erection of security fencing, three air conditioning units and packaged gas cooler to rear to create retail unit.
238 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EP
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decided23/0715/CL
Implementation of Planning Permission 06/0790/PP as development has commenced on site
Ardenvohr Fetlar Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AX
Received 6 Dec 2023
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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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