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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 dates12,651Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,483 approved or refused records
439Refused applications
11,044 approved · 439 refused · 431 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 May 2008 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0045/PP
Sub-division and change of use of existing furniture showroom (Class 1A) to form corporate events space (Class 11) and car repair workshop (Sui Generis) with associated access, parking, external alterations and installation of flue
MORALE HOME FURNISHINGS 28 - 32 Watt Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4RY
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0046/LB
External and internal alterations associated with conversion of building
5 New Street Paisley PA1 1XU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0047/PP
Change of use from former College/Education Facility (Class 10) to Business (Class 4) at ground floor and Residential comprising 8 flats (sui generis) at first, second and third floors alongside associated external alterations
5 New Street Paisley PA1 1XU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0049/TC
Notification under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 for removal of two Leylandii trees and light pruning of one Sycamore tree
Flat 2/1 12 Main Road Paisley PA2 6AJ
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0050/PP
Installation of electric vehicle charging unit and associated cabling on side wall of detached garage
3 Lochlip Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4AF
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0051/LB
Replacement of timber sash and case windows with double glazed timber sash and case windows at both ground floor and upper floor dormers on front elevation of dwellinghouse
15 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ES
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0058/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and two-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
Glen-Nether 14 Moredun Road Paisley PA2 9LH
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0060/TC
Notification under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to undertake treeworks comprising of pruning, crowning lifting and removal of deadwood of 7 no. Kanzan Cherry trees
Harvey Square War Memorial Harvey Square Lochwinnoch
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0062/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
39 Renshaw Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9JB
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0064/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive elements of Condition 2 (Site Investigation and Remediation Strategy), 7 (External Finishes and Surface Treatments), 8 (Drainage Impact Assessment) of planning permission 25/0510/PP
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL Main Building Park Mains High School Barrhill Road Erskine PA8 6EY
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0065/TP
Treeworks to four trees to comprise pollarding of one ash tree, re-pollarding of two lime trees and removal of two damaged branches from one beech tree
Land To The Rear Of 5 Balgonie Woods Paisley PA2 6HW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0066/LB
Installation of replacement door to front of dwellinghouse
20 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ET
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0067/PP
Formation of airport car parking facility, siting of site office, installation of entrance barriers, re-establishment of site access, landscaping and associated works
Former Phoenix Industrial Estate 105 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0068/PP
Erection of outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse with associated flue
7 Pettcairn Erskine PA8 7FD
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0069/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive elements of Condition 17,18 and 19 Planning application 09/0527/PP
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0070/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive elements of Condition 7 and 8 Planning application 09/0456/PP
Land At Royal Ordnance Site Turningshaw Road Houston Johnstone
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0072/AMC
Approval of matters specified in Condition 51 attached to planning permission ref: 06/0602/PP, as varied by planning permissions ref: 12/0584/PP and 17/0025/PP, relating to the details of footpaths, landscaping, and other features within Dargavel Estate.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0073/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use in relation to Class 6 storage and distribution use (motor vehicle storage)
221 Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6PY
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0074/PP
Change of use from Retail (Class 1A) to padel courts (Class 11)
Units 14 And 15 Blythswood Industrial Estate West Lodge Road Renfrew PA4 9EN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0077/TP
Treeworks comprising of pruning of 1 no. Spruce tree, 1 no. Lime tree, 2 no. Beech trees and 2 no. Willow trees
3 Manor Park Grove Paisley PA2 9FE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0081/LB
External alterations to front and rear elevation comprising of painting of fa�ade and replacement of existing aluminium windows at ground and first floor of front elevation and ground and first floor of rear elevation with mock timber sash and case windows and associated works
Gryffe Inn Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0082/PP
External alterations to front and rear elevation comprising of painting of fa�ade and replacement of existing aluminium windows at first floor of front elevation and ground and first floor of rear elevation with proposed mock timber sash and case windows and associated works
Gryffe Inn Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0083/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
105 Donaldswood Park Paisley PA2 8RT
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0084/PP
Shopfront alterations comprising of reconfiguration of facades and installation of new doors, windows and stall risers alongisde associated works
Unit A 44 High Street Paisley PA1 2DQ
Received 2 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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