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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 dates15,461Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,145 approved or refused records
650Refused applications
13,495 approved · 650 refused · 542 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0385/AD
Display of four internally illuminated fascia signs
Unit 48A Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BP
Received 23 May 2016 - Decided16/0383/PP
Part change of use of dwellinghouse (class 9) to beauticians (class 2).
8 Charnwood Avenue Johnstone PA5 0AF
Received 23 May 2016 - Decided16/0378/TP
Felling of one Sycamore tree within rear garden.
14 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9DA
Received 20 May 2016 - Decided16/0179/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
48 Peockland Gardens Johnstone PA5 8AZ
Received 15 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0189/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 7 flats with associated landscaping and parking.
Site 20 Metres South West Of Castlehead High School Main Road Paisley
Received 16 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0347/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and installation of extraction flue.
22 Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3ET
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0346/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
4 Fraser Avenue Bishopton PA7 5EU
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0345/PP
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to restaurant (Class 3).
Unit B 15 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1DD
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0713/PP
Erection of first floor extension with pitched roof over dwellinghouse, and installation of canopy to front and flue to side.
1 Earl Place Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HA
Received 13 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0637/PP
Erection of viewing hide and formation of ramped access.
Aird's Meadow Visitor Centre Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JF
Received 8 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0636/PP
Erection of domestic garage and workshop building to be used for joinery business
Duncomb Stanely Drive Paisley PA2 6HD
Received 8 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0635/PP
Erection of reserve electricity generation plant with associated fencing and equipment.
3 Gas Street Johnstone PA5 8BJ
Received 7 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0381/LB
Replacement of roof slates and flashings
6 Gateside Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LY
Received 20 May 2016 - Decided16/0380/CL
External alterations including removal of existing chimney head, re-roofing & associated works.
Flat 2/2 18 Easwald Bank Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AL
Received 20 May 2016 - Decided16/0379/CL
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
151 Mainscroft Erskine PA8 7AP
Received 20 May 2016 - Decided16/0361/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse, alteration to car parking layout and associated works (variation of house types from consent 07/0111/PP).
Land To South Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 13 May 2016 - Decided16/0360/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
7 Craigiehall Crescent Erskine PA8 7DD
Received 13 May 2016 - Decided16/0359/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to front and rear of dwellinghouse
3 Ramsay Crescent Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AZ
Received 13 May 2016 - Decided16/0620/PP
Formation of embankment
King George V Memorial Playing Fields Broadloan Renfrew
Received 2 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0474/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
14 Osprey Road Paisley PA3 2QH
Received 29 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0403/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 49 dwelling houses with associated infrastructure
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 31 May 2016 - Decided16/0475/PP
Change of use from shop (class 1) to tea room(class 3).
80 Arkleston Road Paisley
Received 30 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0188/AF
Erection of agricultural shed.
East Fulwood Farm House Houston Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LX
Received 16 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0187/PP
Alteration to front and rear elevations, re-roofing and conversion and subdivision of offices and one flat to form six flats.
30 High Street Paisley PA1 2BZ
Received 16 Mar 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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