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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 dates14,162Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,912 approved or refused records
540Refused applications
12,372 approved · 540 refused · 491 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided17/0114/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
22 Glenvilla Wynd Paisley PA2 8TR
Received 14 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0113/CL
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
21 Croft Way Renfrew PA4 0EF
Received 14 Feb 2017 - Decided20/0826/PP
Proposed replacement of uPVC sash and case windows with new uPVC sash and case windows
Flat 2/1 20 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley PA1 3RD
Received 22 Dec 2020 - Decided17/0414/DS
Discharge of planning obligation attached to planning permission 00/0885/PP (requiring a Green Travel Plan and a no build zone for the provision of landscaping).
Land To South Of M8 Motorway Mossland Road Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 2 Jun 2017 - Decided19/0329/CL
External alterations to dwellinghouse
51 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DL
Received 15 May 2019 - Decided19/0688/EO
Request for screening opinion as a requirement for a Environmental Impact Assessment relating to the erection of residential development
Site On Southern Boundary Of Woodend Houston Road Houston Johnstone
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0440/PP
External alterations to garage, including installation of window and door openings and formation of porch access
Prieston Hill Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AW
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0382/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
40 Thornwood Drive Paisley PA2 9NH
Received 7 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0349/AD
Display of one externally illuminated fasica sign, one non-illuminated secondary sign and four window vinyls
122 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AX
Received 24 May 2019 - Decided17/0126/AF
Resurfacing and extension of forestry access road
Site At Hartfield Moss And Caplaw Woods Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 17 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0480/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear with porch to front of dwellinghouse.
1 Kelso Avenue Paisley PA2 9JE
Received 29 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0479/PP
Erection of two storey extension and re-positioing of retaining wall to side of dwellinghouse.
28 Rosedale Avenue Paisley PA2 0RR
Received 28 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0488/CL
Formation of two window openings to front and rear of dwellinghouse
2 Mains Hill Erskine PA8 7JD
Received 28 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0413/PP
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class 9) to residential institution (Class 8).
Residential School Accomodation The Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PF
Received 1 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0411/AD
Display of non-illuminated free standing 'V' stack sign
Ranfurly Castle Golf Club Golf Course Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HN
Received 1 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0410/PP
Conversion of attic space to form additional office accommodation and formation of dormer, with external access stairway and installation of roof lights
Gleddoch House Hotel Old Greenock Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6YE
Received 1 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0484/PP
Erection of canopy over loading area and alterations to service yard and car park layout
Unit J Braehead Retail Park 110 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 30 Jun 2017 - Decided19/0562/AD
Display of one non-illuminated freestanding sign
64 Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DR
Received 19 Aug 2019 - Decided17/0228/PP
Renewal of planning permission 14/0160/PP 'Erection of end-terrace retail unit as western extension to existing retail warehouse units, alteration to road layout and additional landscaping.'
Braehead Retail Park King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 21 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0227/PP
Demolition of buildings and erection of residential development (in principle).
35 Napier Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3AJ
Received 21 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0226/PP
Erection of two storey and formation of pitched roof over existing extension to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Steeple Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JE
Received 21 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0225/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Gibson Road Renfrew PA4 0RH
Received 21 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0224/PP
Erection of single storey extension and external alterations to rear of lower flat, and erection of first floor extension, installation of pitched roof over flat roofed extension, and external alterations to rear of upper flat.
Sandyford Gledstane Road Bishopton
Received 21 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0416/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to sides of dwellinghouse and external alterations.
Mural View Kaimhill Crosslee Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RG
Received 5 Jun 2017
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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