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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.
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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 dates13,541Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,324 approved or refused records
501Refused applications
11,823 approved · 501 refused · 471 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 2006 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
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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
- Decided26/0430/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive elements of Condition 12 (Financial Guarantee) of deemed planning consent Energy Consents Unit Reference ECU00004868/Council Consultation Reference 24/0052/EB
Neilston Battery Storage System Site Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 28 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0431/PP
Erection of building and installation of 12 Storage containers (in retrospect) for Class 6 use
Yard West Of 8 Underwood Road, Paisley
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0432/PP
External alterations to the rear of dwellinghouse comprising of reinstatement of timber windows, alteration of existing window opening to door opening, re-cladding, reconfiguration of fenestration and installation of rooflight to rear extension
Cairndhu 9 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DN
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0433/PP
Erection of a building for cleaning and diagnostics of vehicles in association with existing railhead and ancillary works
Land At Elderslie Rail Yard Burnbrae Drive Linwood Paisley PA3 3BW
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0434/PP
External alterations comprising of blocking-off of secondary front door to dwelling
Foxburn South Avenue Paisley PA2 7SP
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0435/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development for erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse and associated works
16 Hunters Way Lochwinnoch PA12 4BX
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0436/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey extension to the rear of dwellinghouse
50 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew PA4 0SP
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0437/PP
Change of use of residential dwelling (Class 9) to flatted dwelling (Sui Generis)
Unit C 61 High Street Johnstone PA5 8QG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0438/PP
Installation of front and rear domer to roofplane of dwellinghouse
Cassala Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2DF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0439/NA
West Dunbartonshire Council Consultation for Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions DC26/094/MS for the erection of a residential development, access, landscaping and associated works at Plots 7 (part), 8 and 9, Queen Quay, Clydebank
Queens Quay Full Dev Site Cart Street Clydebank
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0440/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Condition 15 (routing of traffic and details of directional signage) of Section 42 application 25/1052/FUR
Unit 3 - Block F Westway 35 Porterfield Road Renfrew PA4 8DJ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0441/PP
Erection of a single-storey wrap-around extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
19 Piper Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7LL
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0442/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development comprising of erection of a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
22 Gatehead Drive Bishopton PA7 5QQ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0444/LB
Reslating of roof and installation of replacement skylight
15 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ES
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0449/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Condition 15 (external lighting details) and 16 (bat activity survey) of approved planning permission 25/0370/PP
Site 350 Metres North East Of Fodstone Farm Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0450/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Conditions 2 (Site Investigation & Remediation Strategy), 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 6 (Offsite Improvement Works), 7 (Archaeology), 8 (Landscaping & Play Equipment), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement & Management Plan), 12 (Retaining Walls, Substation & Pumping Station), 13 (Boundary Treatments), 14 (Drainage Strategy), 16 (Bird Hazard Management Plan) and 17 (Soft & Water Landscaping) of planning permission 22/0178/PP
Site Between Sandieland Wood And Florish Road Erskine
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0451/PP
Installation of semi permanent modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp
28 Sunart Avenue Renfrew PA4 9DN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0455/PP
Installation of support mounted first floor balcony on side gable elevation of dwellinghouse
Fodstone Farm House Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3SP
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0456/PA
Prior Notification for demolition of a three storey residential flatted block
30-34 Thrushcraig Crescent Paisley PA2 6PR
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0457/PP
Erection of ground floor conservatory and adjoining upper floor extension alongside associated alterations to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Tain Avenue Bishopton PA7 5GF
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0459/NMV
Non-Material Variation for adjustment to position of proposed window, door style and relocation of proposed fence subject to approved planning permission 25/0649/PP
44 Kelburne Drive Paisley PA1 3PH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0460/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Conditions 5 (road safety and accessibility review), 7 (specification of final design and layout of proposed access road onto Renfrew Road) and 20 (plan and specification detailing how the secondary school shall be connected to the Paisley/Renfrew core path located to the west of the site) of approved planning permission 23/0283/PP
Paisley Grammar School New Grammar Road Paisley Renfrewshire PA3 4DT
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0462/AD
Display of 20 no. advertisements comprising of internally illuminated fascia signs, box signs and window vinyls
Unit 1 Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley PA3 4EP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0463/LB
Installation of solar PV panels to section of roofplane of building
Paisley Sheriff Court 8 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HW
Received 8 Jun 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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