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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 dates14,184Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,934 approved or refused records
541Refused applications
12,393 approved · 541 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided17/0478/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and external alterations.
26 Beechwood Drive Renfrew PA4 0PN
Received 28 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0092/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs, two internally illuminated logo signs and four internally illuminated secondary signs(in partial retrospect).
Site On South Western Boundary Of M8 Junction 26 Mossland Drive Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0091/PP
Alterations to shop front, including installation of roller shutters and installation of flue to rear of building
4 East Lane Paisley PA1 1QB
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0483/PP
Alterations to shopfront and installation of awnings
11 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1EP
Received 1 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0484/LB
Alterations to shopfront and display of internally illuminated individually attached letter sign
11 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1EP
Received 1 Jul 2016 - Decided17/0102/LB
Refurbishment of building exterior to include repair/renewal of stonework, roof slates, rainwater goods, windows and window bars, infilling of rooflight with slates and replacement of door on rear elevation.
9 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1DG
Received 8 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0692/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Fordbank Drive Johnstone PA10 2NE
Received 3 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0469/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
16 Clydesdale Avenue Paisley PA3 4JL
Received 28 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0310/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
110 Ivanhoe Road Paisley PA2 0LF
Received 26 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0833/PP
Erection of two storey extension and installation of decking to side and formation of dormer window to rear of dwellinghouse.
Ochtertyre Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AL
Received 28 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0837/PP
Formation of pitched roof to side of dwellinghouse.
17 Dalmary Drive Paisley PA1 3TL
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0835/CL
External alterations to warehouse and formation of hard surface.
79 Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3BD
Received 28 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0834/PP
Alterations to farm buildings and covered yard and erection of dwellinghouse.
Farm House Weels Farm Kaim Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4LD
Received 28 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0854/AD
Display of internally illuminated ATM surround sign.
16 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 5 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0853/PP
Installation of replacement ATM
16 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 5 Dec 2016 - Decided17/0008/CL
Conversion of integral garage to form haitable room with installation of flue to side of dwellinghouse.
54 Braehead Lochwinnoch PA12 4AS
Received 11 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0332/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised patio area to rear and porch to front of dwellinghouse
11 Hewett Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JT
Received 28 Apr 2017 - Decided16/0863/PP
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to office (Class 2)
49 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AJ
Received 7 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0256/TP
Remove epicormic growth from one Beech stump.
2 Beech Cottages North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HF
Received 11 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0849/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
138 Moorpark Square Renfrew PA4 8JF
Received 5 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0730/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
4 Broomlands Gardens Erskine PA8 7BL
Received 19 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0502/PP
Installation of replacement windows to front of flat.
Flat 2/2 20 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley PA1 3RD
Received 11 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0501/PP
Replacement of roof slates.
4 Low Road Paisley PA2 6AG
Received 11 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0339/CL
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
Glenlee Torr Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3BE
Received 4 May 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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