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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 dates14,015Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,776 approved or refused records
532Refused applications
12,244 approved · 532 refused · 484 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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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
- Decided19/0739/PP
Erection of single storey extension and rear deck to rear of dwelling
1A Cartside Terrace Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AB
Received 29 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0737/AF
Erection of a Roundhouse agricultural livestock building
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Barnbrock Farm Auchencloich Road Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 28 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0738/PP
Change of use of former church (Class 10) to live music/events venue (Class 11) (In retrospect)
5 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2EF
Received 29 Oct 2019 - Decided21/0101/TP
Lopping of overhanging branches from one oak tree
17 Station Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6YA
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decided21/0148/PP
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse
Land Patch To North Of Access Track North Of Thirdpart Hall Farm
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided20/0337/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Alloway Avenue Paisley PA2 7DX
Received 24 Jun 2020 - Decided19/0745/AD
Display of internally illuminated ATM surround
Unit 4 Ferguslie Retail Park 111 Ferguslie Paisley PA1 2UZ
Received 31 Oct 2019 - Decided20/0204/PP
Use of building as data centre (Class 4) and external alterations to building
29 Huntly Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4DZ
Received 8 Apr 2020 - Decided20/0228/PP
Erection of 2no. data centre cabins (Class 4), installation of 12no. air conditioning units, 2no. generators and 1no. meter cabinet, all within an outdoor fenced compound with associated access
4 Fulbar Road Paisley PA2 9AP
Received 29 Apr 2020 - Decided21/0021/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear and raised patio to rear of dwellighouse
15 Southfield Avenue Paisley PA2 8BY
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided19/0467/PP
Change of use of laundrette (Class 1) to cafe (Class 3) with associated hot food takeaway and erection of flue to rear of building
Unit A 48 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PW
Received 5 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0466/PP
External alterations to flat to form new doors to rear and erection of decking to rear.
20 South Park Drive Paisley PA2 6JB
Received 5 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0465/CL
External alterations to dwellinghouse to replace garage door with window
9 Mosshall Drive Bishopton PA7 5QL
Received 4 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0455/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the rear and side and porch to the front of dwellinghouse (amendment to Planning Consent 17/0442/PP)
8 Maclay Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EN
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0512/DD
Demolition of flats
Nos 1 And 3 And 5 Chestnut Place Johnstone
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0303/PA
Installation of telecommunication mast, nine equipment cabinets and associated works
Mast 100 Metres West Of Easter Yonderton Farm Walkinshaw Road Paisley
Received 7 May 2019 - Decided19/0552/CL
Use of vehicle repair garage for MOT testing
17 East Buchanan Street Paisley PA1 1HS
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0760/TP
Crown reduction of one Beech tree
Ground To Rear 3 Brierie Hills Court Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7DU
Received 5 Nov 2019 - Decided19/0597/PP
Demolition of coal cellar, partial downtaking of boundary wall and installation of access ramp
3 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QS
Received 5 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0361/NO
Residential development with retail and associated infrastructure and landscaping
Site Between Dundonald Avenue And Beith Road Johnstone
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided19/0341/PP
Erection of two storey extension to the rear of dwellinghouse
22 Irvine Drive Linwood Paisley PA3 3TA
Received 22 May 2019 - Decided19/0340/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
148 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3LU
Received 20 May 2019 - Decided19/0441/PP
Erection of 36 flats with associated landscaping, car parking and infrastructure
Former Stanely Firs Public House Amochrie Road Paisley
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0570/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Balgonie Drive Paisley PA2 6HH
Received 23 Aug 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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