Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,115 approved · 523 refused · 481 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Site 20 Metres South Of Hillview North Street Houston Johnstone
Received 24 Feb 2021Land Between Norskolm And The Cairn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 25 Nov 2020Unit A 35 McFarlane Street Paisley PA3 1SA
Received 15 Jun 20202 Bleasdale Road Renfrew PA4 8ZJ
Received 11 Jun 2020Hillington Road Hillington Industrial Estate Glasgow G52 4BL
Received 25 Jun 202058 Meadside Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LT
Received 6 Jan 20212 Merchiston Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3LP
Received 9 Nov 20206 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AQ
Received 9 Nov 202017 Rossland Gardens Bishopton PA7 5NA
Received 9 Nov 202024 Newnham Road Paisley PA1 3DY
Received 9 Nov 20209 Waterston Way Lochwinnoch PA12 4EQ
Received 6 Nov 20201 The Grove Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DU
Received 6 Nov 202026 Albert Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UE
Received 6 Nov 202028 Fischer Gardens Paisley PA1 2SU
Received 6 Nov 20206 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 29 May 2020Due Fiori 44A Glebe Street Renfrew PA4 8TY
Received 8 Jul 2020Big Green Barn Barnhill Farm Houston Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LU
Received 8 Jul 20201 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4DB
Received 30 Dec 20201 Ingliston Drive Bishopton PA7 5JS
Received 29 Dec 202024 King George Park Avenue Renfrew PA4 0AP
Received 29 Dec 2020Site 40 Metres North Of No 21 Turnyland Meadows Parkway Erskine
Received 19 Jun 20201 Parkvale Avenue Erskine PA8 7LB
Received 19 Jun 202012 Springbank Terrace Paisley PA3 2NU
Received 19 Jun 202020 Buchanan Avenue Bishopton PA7 5ET
Received 29 Jul 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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