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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.
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 dates13,900Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,664 approved or refused records
525Refused applications
12,139 approved · 525 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/0465/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
34 Camps Crescent Renfrew PA4 0YR
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0464/PP
Erection of two storey extension with veranda and balcony to side of dwellinghouse
42 Craigburn Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7NE
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0463/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
22 Duart Drive Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NP
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0462/PP
Erection of 1 1/2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
17 Bushes Avenue Paisley PA2 6JR
Received 19 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0774/PP
Replacement of windows and doors to front, side and rear of flat
1 High Calside Paisley PA2 6BY
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0217/PP
Erection of student accommodation, partial demolition of existing building with fa�ade retention and associated external alterations, and erection of bin store.
Ta Centre 76 High Street Paisley PA1 2BA
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/0218/LB
Erection of student accommodation, partial demolition of existing building with fa�ade retention and associated internal and external alterations (including retrospective emergency stabilisation works), and erection of bin store.
Ta Centre 76 High Street Paisley PA1 2BA
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided21/0024/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
26 McCrorie Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BF
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Decided21/0023/CL
Use of industrial building for waste sorting/storage
15 McFarlane Street Paisley
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Decided21/0022/PP
Formation of pitched roofs over porch to front of dwellinghouse and over attached garage to side
22 Wallace Avenue Bishopton PA7 5ER
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/0067/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
21 Lounsdale Avenue Paisley PA2 9LT
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0482/AD
Display of fascia sign featuring internally illuminated logo and non-illuminated lettering; double-sided, internally illuminated totem sign; five non-illuminated, wall-mounted signs; and three non-illuminated, free-standing signs
26 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JN
Received 20 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0279/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear and external alterations to front of dwellinghouse
3 Craigmuir Way Bishopton PA7 5QZ
Received 21 May 2020 - Decided20/0481/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dental surgery.
8 Laighcartside Street Johnstone PA5 8BY
Received 20 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0623/CL
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room with associated alterations to elevations and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Ellon Way Paisley PA3 4BW
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0622/AD
Display of one externally illuminated hoarding
Unit 1 Renfrew Road Retail Park Wallneuk Road Paisley PA3 4BF
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0621/PP
Erection of single storey extension and freestanding pergola to side of restaurant.
Houston Inn North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HF
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0620/PP
Replacement of existing training tower with steel framed training tower
Renfrew Community Fire Station Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LJ
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0619/LB
Installation of replacement windows (in retrospect)
86A Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4BJ
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0618/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
4 Castle Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3QG
Received 6 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0617/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land To East Of No 92 Main Road Langbank
Received 6 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0616/CL
Partial use of store for internal travel agency floorspace
Unit 172 Braehead Retail Park King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 6 Oct 2020 - Decided21/0103/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness sought to confirm that the proposed use as a treatment centre accords with the provisions of previous consent 20/0242/PP.
5 King's Inch Place Renfrew PA4 8WF
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0100/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
3 Wallace Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9LN
Received 19 Feb 2020
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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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