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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 dates13,823Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,590 approved or refused records
521Refused applications
12,069 approved · 521 refused · 479 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 2006 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/0863/PP
External alterations to front elevation and formation of timber decking/hardstanding area to front of building
Falcon House 70 Inchinnan Road Paisley PA3 2RE
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0862/AD
Display of internally illuminated signage comprising one fascia sign, one projecting sign and one totem sign
Falcon House 70 Inchinnan Road Paisley PA3 2RE
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided20/0646/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
8 Greenhill Crescent Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AW
Received 19 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0645/PP
Change of use from Class 1 at ground floor and subdivision of first floor Class 2 (office) to provide six individual Class 2 office units
Unit A 4 Orr Square Paisley PA1 2DL
Received 19 Oct 2020 - Decided19/0845/PP
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension to facilitate an extended Kitchen, Utility Room & Shower Room.
6 Methuen Road Paisley PA3 4JZ
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided20/0326/PP
Temporary erection of Upside House Attraction (Class 11)
Soar At Intu Braehead King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 18 Jun 2020 - Decided21/0088/TP
Crown reduction of two lime trees by 30% and removal of epicormic growth up to height of six metres from both trees
34 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0253/TP
Felling of four Sycamore trees and one Oak, works to two Sycamore trees, two Beech trees and two Horse Chestnut trees and pollarding of one Sycamore tree
North Bar Banchory Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PR
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided20/0429/PP
Demolition of dwelling house and erection of single storey dwelling house with associated landscaping.
19 Churchill Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EH
Received 5 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0004/PP
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse
20 Wraisland Crescent Bishopton PA7 5LR
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided20/0332/PA
Installation of telecommunications mast, cabinets and associated ancillary works
King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0331/PP
Change of Use from Class 6 (Storage and distribution) to Class 11 (Gymnasium)
3C Lyon Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3BQ
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0219/PP
Installation of balcony to rear and side elevation of dwellinghouse
17 Douglas Avenue Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6PE
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/0330/PP
Installation of replacement telecommunications mast, equipment cabinets and associated works
Land North Of Junction With Montrose Place Brediland Road Linwood Paisley
Received 19 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0529/CL
Conversion of attic to form storage space and installation of rooflight to rear of dwellinghouse
26 Loanhead Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3QP
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0528/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
31 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JX
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided19/0886/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
31 Ross Avenue Renfrew PA4 8BE
Received 24 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0861/PP
Extension of dormer to side of dwellinghouse
11 Dalhousie Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AT
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0860/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 18 flats and 39 dwellinghouses
Site On North Western Boundary Of No 2 Row Avenue Renfrew
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided20/0590/PP
Change of use to a House in Multiple Occupancy
Flat 2/2 87 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1TU
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided19/0844/PP
Erection of two storey rear extension
39 Dee Avenue Renfrew PA4 0UG
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0805/PP
Erection of porch to front, single storey extension to side and deck to rear.
32 Greenhead Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9QW
Received 27 Nov 2019 - Decided19/0804/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse within garden ground.
The Red House Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DH
Received 26 Nov 2019 - Decided19/0803/LB
Extension of exterior terraced seating area to rear of public house.
31 Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NR
Received 26 Nov 2019
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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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