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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 dates13,995Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,757 approved or refused records
532Refused applications
12,225 approved · 532 refused · 484 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/0298/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
15 Bevan Grove Johnstone PA5 8TP
Received 3 May 2019 - Decided19/0297/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension
53 Laymoor Avenue Renfrew PA4 8ZY
Received 3 May 2019 - Decided19/0296/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Loudon Gardens Johnstone PA5 8HB
Received 3 May 2019 - Decided19/0506/PP
Re-roofing of extension to side of dwellinghouse
Glengarry Torr Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3BE
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0400/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and porch to front of dwellinghouse
19 Ramsay Crescent Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AZ
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0567/PA
Installation of substation.
Netherton Farm City Deal Site Abbotsinch Road Renfrew
Received 21 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0490/LB
Re-roofing, replacement of the rainwater goods in cast iron; replacement of flashings and parapet guttering in lead; reconstruction of an ashlar chimney; removal of paint from front facade; stone repairs and re-painting; removal of render to the gable and
Unit B 5 George Place Paisley PA1 2HZ
Received 17 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0489/PP
Re-roofing, replacement of the rainwater goods in cast iron; replacement of flashings and parapet guttering in lead; reconstruction of an ashlar chimney; removal of paint from front facade; stone repairs and re-painting; removal of render to the gable and
Unit B 5 George Place Paisley PA1 2HZ
Received 17 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0457/DS
Partial discharge of Section 75 planning obligation (Clause 6.1) relating to planning permission 17/0393/PP and 17/0394/PP (including original planning permissions 06/0602/PP, 12/0584/PP and 17/0025/PP).
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0418/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the side and fence to the front of dwellinghouse
1 Park Gate Erskine PA8 7HF
Received 25 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0417/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
76 Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HQ
Received 24 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0290/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Churchill Avenue Johnstone PA5 0RG
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided19/0288/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the side and rear of dwellinghouse
11 Hamilton Crescent Bishopton PA7 5JT
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided19/0287/PP
Erection of outbuilding with roof canopy to the rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
194 Sandy Road Renfrew PA4 0JX
Received 1 May 2019 - Decided19/0286/PP
Change of use from Police Station to office [Class 4 - Business] and extension of existing building
14 Rowan Street Paisley PA2 6RU
Received 1 May 2019 - Decided19/0285/AD
Display of six internally illuminated fascia signs, two internally illuminated box signs, three internally illuminated canopy signs and one internally illuminated totem sign
Unit A 16 Thread Street Paisley PA1 1GZ
Received 1 May 2019 - Decided19/0314/TP
Arboricultural works to seven trees
Land To Rear Of Torran Drive Erskine
Received 8 May 2019 - Decided19/0313/TP
work to nine trees
Land To Rear Of Nos 39 And 40 And 41 Beardmore Cottages Inchinnan
Received 8 May 2019 - Decided19/0312/TP
Work to 22 trees
Balgonie Estate Tpo Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 8 May 2019 - Decided19/0380/CL
Formation of vehicular access
21 Burnbrae Drive Linwood Paisley PA3 3BW
Received 5 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0284/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
13 Cormorant Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7LG
Received 1 May 2019 - Decided19/0670/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
28 Craighead Road Bishopton PA7 5DT
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0569/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Market Hill Lochwinnoch PA12 4HP
Received 22 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0637/TP
Felling of one Lime tree.
19 Churchill Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EH
Received 24 Sept 2019
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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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