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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 dates14,179Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,929 approved or refused records
541Refused applications
12,388 approved · 541 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0709/PP
Installation of LPG storage vessel and water storage tank.
101 Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 11 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0708/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
29 Alwyn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7LH
Received 10 Oct 2016 - Decided17/0047/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs
Unit B & C 53 High Street Paisley PA1 2AN
Received 24 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0856/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse with formation of pitched roof over existing extension.
9 Rosshall Place Renfrew PA4 0BA
Received 6 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0865/PP
Erection of single storey extension and deck to rear with formation of dormer to front of dwellinghouse.
24 Kingsburgh Drive Paisley PA1 3TP
Received 7 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0862/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Gryfebank Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7NY
Received 6 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0861/PP
Erection of multi-purpose shed
Main Building Ingliston Country Club Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PA
Received 6 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0860/PP
Proposed use of existing car park as public pay and display short stay car park in conjunction with approved primary hotel use.
Land Bordered By Forbes Place And Kelvin House And Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 6 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0859/AD
Display of one non-illuminated fascia sign, one internally illuminated secondary sign, eleven non-illuminated directional signs and one internally illuminated totem sign.
93 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LH
Received 6 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0858/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the rear of dwellinghouse.
Leslyn Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2DB
Received 6 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0496/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
15 Fitzalan Road Renfrew PA4 8AT
Received 7 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0495/PP
Alterations to frontage.
18 Thornhill Johnstone PA5 8JG
Received 7 Jul 2016 - Decided17/0300/PP
Alterations and single storey extension to side of day room
Erskine Park Home Princess Park Erskine Hospital Bishopton PA7 5QA
Received 18 Apr 2017 - Decided17/0435/PP
Use of building for the dismantling, preparation for re-use and transfer of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and similar wastes (Class 5).
Unit 3 & 4 69 Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 12 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0151/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse (in principle)
Balgonie Lodge 5 Corsebar Lane Paisley PA2 9LL
Received 28 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0097/PP
Formation of dormer to side of dwellinghouse.
16 Darvel Crescent Paisley PA1 3EF
Received 7 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0150/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
6 Provost Driver Court Renfrew PA4 0AR
Received 28 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0149/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 3 dwellinghouses (in principle).
Mid Dykebar Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0748/AD
Display of one internally illuminated ATM sign and one internally illuminated ATM surround (in retrospect).
24 Lonend Paisley PA1 1SU
Received 27 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0747/PP
Change of use of outbuilding from ancillary residential use (Class 9) to pet day care facility (sui generis)
2 Muirdykes Cottage Bowfield Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DA
Received 27 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0538/PP
Installation of dormer windows on side and rear elevation
13 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JU
Received 27 Jul 2016 - Decided17/0199/AD
Display of non-illuminated free-standing notice board.
Oakshaw Trinity Church Church Hill Paisley
Received 15 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0140/AD
Display of three externally illuminated fascia signs.
Main Building Royal Alexandra Hospital 35 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9PN
Received 23 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0439/PP
Formation of additional car parking area
1 Marchfield Drive Paisley
Received 15 Jun 2017
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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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