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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 dates15,674Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,341 approved or refused records
663Refused applications
13,678 approved · 663 refused · 553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0281/PP
Change of use from Hairdresser (Class 1) to Office (Class 2)
Unit B 3 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HL
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0278/TC
Prune one Beech tree (in retrospect).
10 Kingslea Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7ER
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0800/PP
Replacement of flat roof with pitched roof
15 Glen Road Bishopton PA7 5EJ
Received 17 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0802/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
16 Lounsdale Way Paisley PA2 9LX
Received 17 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0688/PP
Change of use of former workshop to retail unit with ancillary hot food take-away and alterations to shop front.
35 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RN
Received 29 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0801/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
133 Braehead Road Paisley PA2 8QG
Received 17 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0675/PP
Erection of single storey building for use as MOT testing station (in retrospect).
30 Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PB
Received 22 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0472/PP
Erection of single storey extension to thermal energy plant
Locher Works Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RL
Received 28 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0471/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
16 Laymoor Avenue Renfrew PA4 8BS
Received 28 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0470/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
14 Ryat Linn Erskine PA8 6HL
Received 28 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0464/PP
Erection of single storey garage with ancillary office
130 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BA
Received 24 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0463/PP
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and garage (in principle).
Land To West Of No 6 Leabank Avenue Paisley
Received 23 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0462/TP
Crown lifting of one lime tree and one sycamore tree.
19 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone PA5 8LH
Received 23 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0019/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for the use of property as a residential children's care home (Class 9).
Rose Cottage Glenpatrick Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9UL
Received 18 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0018/TP
Removal of one sycamore tree.
47 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 18 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0712/PP
Formation of dormer extension to rear of dwelling
1 Dryburgh Avenue Paisley PA2 9JB
Received 12 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0432/TP
Removal of one Sycamore, topping of one Sycamore and one Oak
21 Acacia Drive Paisley PA2 9LS
Received 9 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0431/PP
Erection of six dwellinghouses with associated driveways (Change of house types approved under planning approval 15/0515/PP).
Land To South Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 9 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0430/AD
Display of LED screen
Soar At Intu Braehead King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 9 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0428/TP
Removal of two evergreen trees.
37 & 51 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 8 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0214/AD
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
9 High Street Renfrew PA4 8QL
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0213/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and external alterations to front and rear elevations.
16 Cricketfield Lane Houston Johnstone PA6 7JD
Received 28 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0212/LB
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse with associated external alterations including replacement of slates and ridge, repointing of stonework and replacement of windows.
Mansewood Coach House East End Lochwinnoch PA12 4EP
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0743/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse (in part retrospect).
6 Anchor Avenue Paisley PA1 1LD
Received 25 Oct 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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