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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates14,178Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,928 approved or refused records
541Refused applications
12,387 approved · 541 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided16/0780/PP
Subdivision and part change of use from shop (Class 1) to food and drink (Class 3), alterations to frontage and erection of flue at rear.
20 High Street Paisley
Received 9 Nov 2016 - Decided17/0089/PP
Formation of car parking area
Barnhill Farm Houston Road Inchinnan
Received 2 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0344/PP
Erection of first floor extension and two storey extension to side and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
47 Lounsdale Avenue Paisley PA2 9LT
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0343/PP
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to hot food take-away and erection of flue.
Unit B 48 Graham Street Johnstone PA5 8QY
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0342/TP
Removal of one willow tree and two birch trees.
Site 80 Metres West Of No 45 Craigburn Avenue Houston Johnstone
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0341/TP
Removal of one Oak tree and one Hawthorn tree.
Sites 30 Metres West Of No 12 Craigburn Place Houston Johnstone
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0340/TP
Crown lifting of one chestnut tree.
Site 30 Metres South Of No 21 Woodside Avenue Bridge Of Weir
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided17/0251/PP
Conversion of garage to habitable room and enclosure of canopy to form porch
23 Greenlaw Crescent Paisley PA1 3RS
Received 27 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0250/PP
Erection of single story extension to front of dwellinghouse
85 High Parksail Erskine PA8 7HY
Received 27 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0462/PP
Formation of dormer windows to rear of two dwellinghouses.
2 Auchans Cottages Auchans Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7EF
Received 22 Jun 2017 - Decided16/0721/PP
Installation of telecommunications cabinet.
Outside 1 Orchard Street Paisley
Received 17 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0434/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
107 Foxbar Road Paisley PA2 0BA
Received 10 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0433/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
43 Erskinefauld Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3QG
Received 10 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0435/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign
71-73 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AB
Received 10 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0429/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
107 Bathgo Avenue Paisley PA1 3DZ
Received 9 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0129/PP
Change of use from Storage and Distribution (Class 6) to Auction House (sui generis)
15 Kelvin Avenue Hillington Park G52 4LT
Received 1 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0640/PP
Erection of agricultural shed (in retrospect)
East Fulwood Farm House Houston Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LX
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0639/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 120 flats with associated roads, drainage and landscaping
Land At North West End Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 8 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0409/NO
Erection of residential development, retirement/disabled cottages, children's nursery, community facilities and ancillary car parking
Hospital Building And Grounds Erskine Hospital Bishopton PA7 5PU
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided17/0083/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
107 Umachan Erskine PA8 7FG
Received 31 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0082/LB
Removal of plaques, war memorial and organ
Main Building Kilbarchan West Parish Church Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JJ
Received 31 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0275/LB
Installation of stove and associated flue.
Flat 10 The Stables 38 Ferguslie Paisley PA1 2QT
Received 4 Apr 2017 - Decided17/0081/LB
Installation of plaques and war memorial.
Kilbarchan East Church Steeple Square Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 31 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0532/PP
Conversion of agricultural buildings to form six dwellinghouses (in principle).
Hallhill Lower Farm Auchengreoch Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AB
Received 25 Jul 2016
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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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