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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 dates13,965Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,728 approved or refused records
529Refused applications
12,199 approved · 529 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0121/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised deck to rear of dwellinghouse.
8 Thornwood Drive Paisley PA2 9NQ
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0120/TP
Pruning of overhanging branches from one sycamore tree
The East Wing Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0119/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling.
23 Stravaig Path Paisley PA2 0RZ
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0117/LB
Removal of ridge vents
Abercorn House 79 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DA
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0073/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
19 Ross Avenue Renfrew PA4 8BE
Received 13 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0072/AD
Display of signage to include internally illuminated advertising on filling station forecourt canopy, non-illuminated car wash canopy panel signs, one internally illuminated totem sign, nine non-illuminated free-standing directional signs, two non-illumin
Unit 15 Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0071/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
20 Piper Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7LP
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0070/PP
Approval of matters specified in condition 9 of planning permission 17/0394/PP for a Design Code relating to the Western Housing Neighbourhood
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0069/PP
Change of use from Equestrian Vets Practice to Open Vets Practice for all animals
Brown Egg Farm Houston Road Inchinnan
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0068/PP
Erection of a new single storey solid roof conservatory on the South side of the existing two storey villa. Reduction in width of an existing window on the east side of the existing single storey extension.
27 Amochrie Road Paisley PA2 0LB
Received 11 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0312/PP
Erection of two storey office, single storey tool store and two single storey industrial units and formation of parking
Land To South Of Maritime Court Cartside Avenue Inchinnan
Received 11 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0303/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
2 Gryfebank Close Houston Johnstone PA6 7LT
Received 4 Jun 2020 - Decided19/0634/PP
Erection of fence to rear of public house (in retrospect)
3 St James Street Paisley
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0633/LB
Erection of extension to rear of listed building and internal and external alterations including window replacements.
Ashtree House 7-9 Orr Square Paisley PA1 2DL
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0877/PP
Residential Development of 35 flatted dwellings along with associated infrastructure
Land To South West Of Junction With High Street Macdowall Street Johnstone
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0876/PP
Formation of SUDS pond with associated landscaping.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0875/PP
Change of use from Office/Workshop to form Residential Care Building and external alterations.
Main Building The Kibble School Goudie Street Paisley PA3 2LG
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0874/PP
Conversion of three buildings for use as distillery, office and storage space and external alterations to buildings
Evolution 204 15B Mossland Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XZ
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0662/TP
Treeworks to oak tree
3 McCrorie Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BF
Received 4 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0657/PA
Telecommunication installation upgrade
Site 150 Metres South Of North Porton Farm House North Porton Road Bishopton
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided20/0148/CL
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for installation of biomass boiler.
1 East Muirdykes Bowfield Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DA
Received 6 Mar 2020 - Decided20/0146/LB
Internal alterations and installation of external ventilation
Unit A 66 High Street Johnstone PA5 8SG
Received 6 Mar 2020 - Decided19/0796/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
35 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/0795/CL
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and formation of driveway to front
119 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3LB
Received 21 Nov 2019
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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