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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 dates13,921Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,685 approved or refused records
527Refused applications
12,158 approved · 527 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided20/0560/TP
Felling of two lime trees
Sites Between Nos 123 And 125 Then 141 And 143 Glencoats Drive Paisley
Received 14 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0299/LB
Replacement of front door
19A Johnshill Lochwinnoch PA12 4EL
Received 2 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0298/PP
Change of use of open space to private garden ground and erection of boundary fence
2 Tianavaig Erskine PA8 7EH
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0297/PA
Erection of electric substation
Land At Pegasus Business Park Buccleuch Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided21/0091/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign
Unit A 63 High Street Paisley PA1 2AS
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0727/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
193 Turnhill Drive Erskine PA8 7EY
Received 20 Nov 2020 - Decided20/0726/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Nairn Drive Bishopton PA7 5GE
Received 20 Nov 2020 - Decided20/0725/CL
External alterations to dwellinghouse
17 Glen Brae Bridge Of Weir PA11 3BH
Received 19 Nov 2020 - Decided20/0724/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
53 Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DX
Received 19 Nov 2020 - Decided20/0776/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the side of flatted dwelling
Flat 0/1 Thorn House Beith Road Johnstone PA5 8YJ
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0775/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
7 Gryfewood Way Houston Johnstone PA6 7LX
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0669/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling
39A Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LG
Received 28 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0668/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Murchison Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7JU
Received 28 Oct 2020 - Decided19/0655/TP
Crown reduction of Douglas Fir
Site Between Craigends Road And Gryfebank Avenue Houston Johnstone
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0654/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
18 Croft Way Renfrew PA4 0EF
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0653/PP
Demolition of existing changing and clubhouse facilities and erection of single storey sports pavilion incorporating changing facilities and clubhouse for associated sport / recreation / leisure uses, formation of hardstanding, storage enclosure, landscap
Alex Ferguson Park 8 Row Avenue Renfrew Glasgow G51 4SY
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided20/0373/PP
Approval of matters in respect of condition 2, 7 and 8 of planning permission in principle 18/0482/PP (erection of business park) - Hard and Soft Landscaping including lighting and SUDs
Netherton Farm Abbotsinch Road Renfrew PA4 9PA
Received 13 Jul 2020 - Decided20/0637/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
47 Foxbar Road Paisley PA2 0AZ
Received 13 Oct 2020 - Decided19/0847/PP
Erection of extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse and increase height of roof pitch
19 Stanely Crescent Paisley PA2 9LF
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided20/0575/TP
Pollarding of four trees comprising two lime, one ash and one sycamore
10 & 11 Greenways Court Paisley PA2 9HH
Received 21 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0239/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
41 Ben More Drive Paisley PA2 7NH
Received 4 May 2020 - Decided20/0572/TP
Crown reduction by up to 30% of one Scots Pine
8 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 21 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0237/PP
External alterations to two frontages including re-painting, replacement doors and general maintenance (in retrospect).
Unit A 6 Storie Street Paisley PA1 2AR
Received 4 May 2020 - Decided20/0194/PP
External alterations to dwellinghouse, installation of patio doors and replacement windows
Monachyle 7 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DN
Received 2 Apr 2020
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Start 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.
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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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