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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates13,899Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,663 approved or refused records
525Refused applications
12,138 approved · 525 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0037/PP
Erection of two storey extension and balcony to rear of dwellinghouse
22 Stanely Crescent Paisley PA2 9LF
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Decided20/0307/LB
External and internal alterations to building
17 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QS
Received 8 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0782/LB
Shopfront alterations in association with a shop conversion to a cafe/hotfood takeaway and erection of flue.
Unit A 26 High Street Paisley PA1 2BZ
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0781/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign.
Unit A 26 High Street Paisley PA1 2BZ
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0780/PP
Change of use from Class 1 (retail) to Class 3 (cafe) with hotfood takeaway.
Unit A 26 High Street Paisley PA1 2BZ
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided21/0125/CL
Erection of residential development comprising of 65 dwellinghouses and 36 flats with associated access, roads, footways, services and external landscaping works.
Site Bounded By Bankfoot Road And Tannahill Crescent And Blackstoun Road Paisley
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0124/CL
Extension of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
66 Back O Hill Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7LE
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0470/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
Cultra Eldin Place Bridge Of Weir PA11 3ER
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0469/LB
Erection of single storey side extension and internal and external alterations to listed building.
Square House Harvey Square Lochwinnoch PA12 4HE
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0779/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear and single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and associated external alterations
11 Cricketfield Lane Houston Johnstone PA6 7JD
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0778/PP
Erection of two outbuildings within rear curtilage of flat
47 Elm Avenue Renfrew PA4 9AN
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0777/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
19 Hay Avenue Bishopton PA7 5LL
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0667/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to factory
28 Floors Street Johnstone PA5 8PE
Received 27 Oct 2020 - Decided21/0025/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Duchray Drive Paisley PA1 3BW
Received 20 Jan 2021 - Decided20/0123/TP
Felling of nine trees.
Rear 27 29 31 And 55 Spruce Avenue Johnstone PA5 9BZ
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0138/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to the side and rear of dwellinghouse and formation of dormer on front elevation.
The Fathers House Beith Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AS
Received 4 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0137/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
42 Brora Drive Renfrew PA4 0XA
Received 3 Mar 2020 - Decided21/0106/PP
External alterations to warehouse
Unit A 9 Clark Street Paisley PA3 1RX
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0483/PP
Erection of porch to front and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Barmore Crescent Bishopton PA7 5QU
Received 21 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0446/CL
Erection of two single storey extensions to the sides of dwellinghouse
3 Woodend Drive Paisley PA1 3DU
Received 12 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0612/TP
Crown reduction of one lime tree
47 Greenways Court Paisley PA2 9HH
Received 5 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0468/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and alterations to listed building.
Square House Harvey Square Lochwinnoch PA12 4HE
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0467/PP
Formation of dormer to front and erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse. Erection of a garden room (in part retrospect) to rear of dwellinghouse
24 Brierie Hills Court Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7DU
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0466/PP
Erection of upperfloor extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
30 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew PA4 0SP
Received 19 Aug 2020
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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