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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.
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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 dates13,958Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,721 approved or refused records
529Refused applications
12,192 approved · 529 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/0296/TP
Felling of one alder tree
7 The Beeches Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UZ
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0351/PP
Erection of outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse
110 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AB
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/0152/LB
Installation of external lighting
Main Building Renfrew Town Hall Renfrew Cross Renfrew PA4 8PF
Received 9 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0151/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and single storey extension to rear
29 Woodside Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UB
Received 9 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0150/PP
Conversion, alteration and extension of farmhouse & connected outbuildings to form 7 dwellings, erection of garage blocks, formation of hard standing and access road.
Torr Farm House Torr Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3SG
Received 9 Mar 2020 - Decided21/0100/PP
Erection of porch to front and two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
5 Parkvale Avenue Erskine PA8 7LB
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0099/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Brent Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JE
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0098/PP
Sub division of existing house to form 2 dwellinghouses and external alterations.
Midton Farm Dairy 78 Midton Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1EA
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0061/PP
Installation of two air conditioning condenser units, with security cage and two extract grilles to rear of unit
Site On Northern And Western Boundaries Of No 35 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0182/PP
Variation of wording for Condition 15 of planning permission 18/0482/PP to read "That prior to the commencement of development which would result in floorspace exceeding the quantum of development as set out in the Development Guide (SWECO June 2018) and
Netherton Farm Abbotsinch Road Renfrew PA4 9PA
Received 23 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0295/PP
Alterations to building including demolition of first floor.
4 Silk Street Paisley PA1 1HG
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0294/PP
Alterations and extension of outbuildings to form home gym and office.
Ostlers Cottage Corsebar Lane Paisley PA2 9LL
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0293/LB
Erection of extension to rear of converted barn.
Lochside House Lochside Lochwinnoch PA12 4JH
Received 28 May 2020 - Decided19/0674/PP
Erection of two storey temporary office, canopy to rear of existing warehouse, single storey microturbine, installation of five roller shutters and external alterations
2 Lyon Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3BQ
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided20/0350/PP
Change of use of amusement arcade to hot food take away and installation of external rear extract flue
Unit 1 46 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AN
Received 3 Jul 2020 - Decided20/0006/AD
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs
Unit 15 Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 7 Jan 2020 - Decided20/0005/AD
Display of two non-illuminated "V Stack" signs (in retrospect)
Renfrew Golf Club Inchinnan Road Renfrew PA4 9EG
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided20/0144/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
38 Bolerno Avenue Bishopton PA7 5FB
Received 6 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0143/CL
Conversion of garage to habitable room and external alterations to front of dwellinghouse
25 Gatehead Crescent Bishopton PA7 5QP
Received 6 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0149/LB
Installation of internal secondary glazing
Lismore 29 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SE
Received 9 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0141/AD
Display of two illuminated hoardings
Site 10 Metres North Of 21 Napier Road Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 5 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0140/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
2 Gryfebank Close Houston Johnstone PA6 7LT
Received 4 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0181/PP
Removal of existing external walls to the rear of the house and demolition of conservatory to allow erection of new single storey extension.
47 Haining Road Renfrew PA4 0AH
Received 23 Mar 2020 - Decided21/0122/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
139 Whitesbridge Avenue Paisley PA3 3BN
Received 22 Feb 2021
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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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