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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 dates14,028Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,788 approved or refused records
532Refused applications
12,256 approved · 532 refused · 485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/0447/CL
Internal alterations to building to form additional floor space
3 Fountain Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RF
Received 1 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0446/PP
Erection of two storey extension to the side, single storey extension to the rear and external alterations to a dwellinghouse
1 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DN
Received 1 Jul 2019 - Decided19/0703/PP
Replacement of windows and doors
6 Harvey Court Lochwinnoch PA12 4HQ
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0331/TP
Removal of one lime tree and pruning of one beach tree.
70 Grants Avenue Paisley PA2 6AZ
Received 15 May 2019 - Decided19/0330/PP
Change of use from open space ground to garden ground.
Sites 50 Metres North East Of No 15 Ewing Street Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 15 May 2019 - Decided19/0443/PP
Erection of single storey extension, formation of dormer and balcony to rear of dwellinghouse
West Cove Cottage Main Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XP
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0283/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
15 Douglas Avenue Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6PE
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided19/0282/TP
Works to approximately 140 trees within woodland comprising of felling, pruning, crown lifting and pollarding
Sites To Rear Crawford Road Houston Johnstone
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided19/0281/PP
Change of use of church hall (class 10) to form dance school (class 11).
31 Broomlands Street Paisley PA1 2NG
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided19/0618/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
3 North Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9QF
Received 16 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0519/PP
Erection of Early Learning and Childcare Centre with associated parking, servicing arrangements, playground and landscaping.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0365/PP
Erection of residential flatted development (in principle)
Site Between Nos 2 And 8 Stanely Crescent Paisley
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided19/0364/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
6 Rosedale Avenue Paisley PA2 0RR
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided19/0363/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse
136 Park Winding Erskine PA8 7AU
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided19/0404/PP
Erection of raised deck to the rear of dwellinghouse
7 Douglas Avenue Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6PE
Received 18 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0442/PP
Alterations to shopfront
41 High Street Paisley PA1 2AH
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0587/PP
Erection of two storey rear extension to rear of dwellinghouse and erection of detached garage within rear curtilage.
Sunnybank Glengowan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PL
Received 4 Sept 2019 - Decided18/0616/PP
Resurfacing of pavement (retrospective)
10 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SD
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Decided19/0387/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
40 Methuen Road Paisley PA3 4JX
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0550/PP
Alterations to frontage and formation of external seating area
Abbey Bar 8 Lawn Street Paisley PA1 1HA
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0619/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse
9 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AQ
Received 16 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0622/PP
Erection of two detached outbuildings to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
22 Bolerno Avenue Bishopton PA7 5FB
Received 17 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0549/PP
Erection of one restaurant with takeaway facility and one hot food takeaway
Site On Western Boundary Of No 301 Gallowhill Road Paisley
Received 13 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0548/PP
Change of use of first floor flat to use within Class 1 (Shop)/Class 2 (Financial and Professional Services), installation of pitched roof, and external alterations to front and rear including replacement of shopfront and windows.
Unit A 44 High Street Paisley PA1 2DQ
Received 13 Aug 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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