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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12,387 approved · 541 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided16/0366/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
69 Lanfine Road Paisley PA1 3NJ
Received 17 May 2016 - Decided16/0145/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
20 Millfield Lane Erskine PA8 6JG
Received 7 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0144/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
94 Afton Drive Renfrew PA4 0XH
Received 7 Mar 2016 - Decided17/0019/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
21 Lochfield Drive Paisley PA2 6SB
Received 17 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0016/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and garage
Site Between Nos 47 And 51 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 13 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0354/PP
Installation of ATM and alteration to frontage.
18 Thornhill Johnstone PA5 8JG
Received 11 May 2016 - Decided16/0353/AD
Display of internally illuminated ATM surround.
18 Thornhill Johnstone PA5 8JG
Received 11 May 2016 - Decided16/0352/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
28 Viking Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7LQ
Received 11 May 2016 - Decided16/0277/PP
Installation of two rooflights to front and two rooflights to side of dwellinghouse.
St Machars House 18 Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3ET
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0276/LB
Alterations to shopfront and display of non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit A 33 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0275/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit A 33 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0274/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit A 33 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0272/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign
Unit A 38 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YH
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0273/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit A 38 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YH
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided17/0063/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
5C Newton Road Bishopton PA7 5JP
Received 27 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0741/PP
Erection of a dwellinghouse.
Auchengrange Belltrees Road Lochwinnoch
Received 24 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0740/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign, five non illuminated wall mounted signs, one non illuminated banner sign, and one internally illuminated totem sign.
26 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JN
Received 24 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0739/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
35 Hallidale Crescent Renfrew PA4 0YA
Received 24 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0679/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 12 townhouses and 32 flats with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping.
Land At North West End Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 27 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0678/PP
Erection of first floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
144 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9NA
Received 27 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0677/AD
Display of one internally illuminated totem sign.
23 McFarlane Street Paisley PA3 1RY
Received 27 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0200/PP
Erection of retail unit as eastern extension to existing retail warehouse units and provision of landscaping. (Section 42 application for the deletion of Condition 1 of planning approval 10/0318/PP).
Braehead Retail Park King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 21 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0199/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
14 Glenmoss Avenue Erskine PA8 6HN
Received 21 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0198/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse.
Site On Eastern Boundary Of Field House North Street Houston Johnstone
Received 21 Mar 2016
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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