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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 dates15,142Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,850 approved or refused records
626Refused applications
13,224 approved · 626 refused · 528 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0901/PP
Approval of matters specified in conditions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of planning permission in principle 15/0470/PP (Erection of residential development with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping).
Site 30 Metres South Of Nos 2 To 28 Abbey Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 21 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0900/LB
Replacement of windows to rear and side of flat (in retrospect)
63 Falside Road Paisley PA2 6JU
Received 21 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0596/PP
Erection of a summerhouse within front curtilage of dwellinghouse.
The Coachmans Old House St Joseph's Estate Corsefield Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DN
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0600/AD
Display of one internally illuminated, double-sided totem sign.
10 High Street Johnstone PA5 8JX
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0599/PP
Installation of two broadband cabinets
Street Record Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0597/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of filling station kiosk, formation of parking and associated works.
Unit A 30 Napier Street Johnstone PA5 8SF
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0598/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of petrol filling station kiosk, formation of parking and associated works.
Petrol Station 16 Thread Street Paisley PA1 1GZ
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0376/PP
Siting of modular building (in retrospect).
Glasgow Airport Walkinshaw Road Paisley PA4 9PL
Received 19 May 2016 - Decided16/0377/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
26 Lounsdale Grove Paisley PA2 9LU
Received 19 May 2016 - Decided17/0044/PP
Erection of warehouse and office
Park Farm Beith Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JX
Received 23 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0011/AD
Display of one internally illuminated projecting sign, one non-illuminated fascia sign and window vinyls.
Unit B 8 Silk Street Paisley PA1 1HG
Received 11 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0010/LB
Change of use of office (Class 4) to form two flats with associated internal and external alterations.
1A Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PX
Received 11 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0007/LB
Installation of fire alarm and detection system.
Paisley Town Hall Abbey Close Paisley PA1 1JF
Received 9 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0009/PP
Change of use of office (Class 4) to form two flats with associated external alterations.
1A Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PX
Received 11 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0669/PP
Erection of 8 detached dwelling houses and 14 flats with associated roads, parking and landscaping.
Golf Course Old Ranfurly Golf Club Ranfurly Place Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DE
Received 20 Sept 2016 - Unknown16/0668/DD
Demolition of two Gasholders.
Site 80 Metres North West Of No 5 Gas Street Johnstone
Received 20 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0667/PP
Demolition of garage and erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
Riverside House Erskine Hospital Bishopton PA7 5PT
Received 20 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0657/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
1 King George Way Renfrew PA4 0AY
Received 15 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0656/AD
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign
Unit F Braehead Retail Park 142 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 15 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0621/CL
Installation of bi-fold doors to rear of dwellinghouse and installation of windows to gable.
25 Balgair Drive Paisley PA1 3TJ
Received 2 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0617/PP
Alterations to frontage of funeral directors.
10-12 Maxwellton Street Paisley PA1 2UA
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0616/PP
Alteration to roof of dwellinghouse including formation of dormer window to front, and erection of first floor extension to rear.
6 Glendee Road Renfrew PA4 0AD
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0855/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse, erection of decking to rear and relocation of access.
Mistylaw Cottage Elliston Castle Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DH
Received 5 Dec 2016 - Decided20/0769/PP
Change of use of ground floor from Class 2 use to Class 9 (flat)
27 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PA
Received 4 Dec 2020
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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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