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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 dates13,979Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,742 approved or refused records
532Refused applications
12,210 approved · 532 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided20/0106/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
21 Ross Avenue Renfrew PA4 8BE
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided20/0324/PP
Landscaping to include creation of wetland area on edge of pond and formation of footpaths, boardwalks, jetty, viewpoint, outdoor furniture, gym and play equipment
Royal Alexandra Hospital 35 Corsebar Road Paisley
Received 16 Jun 2020 - Decided20/0290/PP
Erection of pitched roof over dwellinghouse to form upper floor extension
11 Middlepenny Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XB
Received 28 May 2020 - Decided20/0289/PP
Installation of rear dormer window.
49 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 27 May 2020 - Decided20/0288/AD
Display of one internally illuminated ATM surround
Post Office 12A Springbank Road Paisley PA3 2PA
Received 26 May 2020 - Decided20/0287/PP
Installation of ATM and two bollards
Post Office 12A Springbank Road Paisley PA3 2PA
Received 26 May 2020 - Decided20/0286/PP
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room with associated alterations to front elevation
69 Crofton Avenue Renfrew PA4 8ZD
Received 26 May 2020 - Decided20/0285/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
23 Park Crescent Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PW
Received 25 May 2020 - Decided20/0284/PP
Attic conversion with dormer window to create an additional bedroom
Flat 0/1 37 Calder Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4DD
Received 25 May 2020 - Decided20/0283/TP
Felling of 2 Chestnut trees and pruning of 1 Sycamore tree
19 Corsebar Crescent Paisley PA2 9QA
Received 25 May 2020 - Decided20/0282/PP
Change of use from Retail unit (Class 1) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of extraction flue
Unit A 65 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YT
Received 25 May 2020 - Decided20/0281/PP
Change of use of office to 4 flats with associated external alterations
17 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QS
Received 22 May 2020 - Decided20/0516/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 17 dwellinghouses and 8 flats with associated infrastructure, parking and landscaping; and erection of relocated greenkeeping facility with associated storage
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Nos 19 And 21 Main Road At Newton Drive Elderslie Johnstone
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0514/PP
Erection of new 1.5 storey dwelling
Site On North Western Boundary Of No 20A Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0513/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
17 Ramsay Crescent Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AZ
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided21/0020/PP
Increase height of garage roof pitch, erection of single storey extension to rear and formation dormer to front of dwellinghouse
129 Donaldswood Park Paisley PA2 8RT
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/0019/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
17 Cowal Drive Linwood Paisley PA3 3JH
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/0018/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
25 Glenfield Gardens Paisley PA2 8BF
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/0017/PP
Change of use of office (Class 4) to funeral director's (Class 1) and associated external changes.
Woodside Crematorium 46 Broomlands Street Paisley PA1 2NP
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Decided20/0746/PP
Formation of motor-home park with associated facilities and landscaping.
Main Building Ingliston Country Club Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PA
Received 26 Nov 2020 - Decided20/0745/PP
Alterations to frontage
26 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AH
Received 26 Nov 2020 - Decided20/0495/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
33 Atholl Crescent Paisley PA1 3AW
Received 25 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0419/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Laxford Road Erskine PA8 6HH
Received 30 Jul 2020 - Decided20/0417/TP
Crown lift and crown reduction works to one lime tree
Flat 0/1 1 Aspen Place Johnstone PA5 9QH
Received 30 Jul 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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