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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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12,387 approved · 541 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0197/PP
Formation of door and erection of service enclosure and fence.
3 King's Inch Place Renfrew
Received 18 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0196/AF
Erection of agricultural shed
Cartside Farm House Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 18 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0195/PP
Conversion of redundant byre to form dwellinghouse and formation of access road.
Cartside Farm House Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 18 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0507/PP
Replacement of ground floor windows to front and rear of dwellinghouse.
32 McCrorie Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BF
Received 12 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0494/PP
Formation of extension to dormer on rear elevation
30 Renshaw Road Bishopton PA7 5HL
Received 5 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0493/TP
Height reduction of eight lime trees to rear of dwellinghouse.
Main Building Roneil 8 Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HA
Received 5 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0492/AD
Display of internally illuminated hanging sign within shop window (in retrospect).
Units 1 To 3 Piazza Shopping Centre Central Way Paisley PA1 1EL
Received 5 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0111/TP
Felling of 1 Birch tree, 1 Ash tree and crown reduction works to 15 other trees
Site 15 Metres North Of Nos 2 To 16 Alexandra Drive Paisley
Received 19 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0011/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
8 Durward Way Paisley PA2 0LW
Received 13 Jan 2016 - Decided17/0025/PP
Variation of Condition 11 (Implementation of mitigation measures at Junction 29 (St James Interchange)) and Condition 12 (Construction of proposed M8 junction at Bishopton) of planning permission 12/0584/PP.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 18 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0270/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit C 40 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YH
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0269/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit D 39 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0268/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
Unit D 39 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0267/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit C 39 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0266/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit C 39 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0265/LB
Alterations to frontage and display of non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit C 47 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YN
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0264/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit C 47 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YN
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0263/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit C 47 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YN
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0262/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit A 62 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YW
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0154/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and front of dwellinghouse
19 Gordon Avenue Bishopton PA7 5EX
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0153/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
133 Springfield Park Johnstone PA5 8JT
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0152/PP
Alteration to front and side elevations of car showroom.
138 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5AP
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0315/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
20 Ben Venue Way Paisley PA2 7NT
Received 27 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0738/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
10 Glendee Road Renfrew PA4 0AD
Received 21 Oct 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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