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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 dates15,706Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,370 approved or refused records
666Refused applications
13,704 approved · 666 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0742/LB
Alterations to shopfront
11 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1EP
Received 24 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0332/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
13 Glencally Avenue Paisley PA2 7PQ
Received 11 May 2016 - Decided16/0331/TP
Felling of one sycamore tree.
Site 20 Metres West Of No 28 Locher Way Houston Johnstone
Received 11 May 2016 - Decided16/0552/DD
Demolition of building
BLOCK3 Lothian Street Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JW
Received 3 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0551/DD
Demolition of industrial building
Block A3 Stephenson Street Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JD
Received 3 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0460/AF
Erection of an agricultural shed
Site 150 Metres North East Of Weels Farm Kaim Road Lochwinnoch
Received 23 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0898/PP
Erection of single storey deatched garage and garden room and formation of access
Craigielea 1 Woodside Avenue Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PQ
Received 21 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0897/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
39 Spateston Road Johnstone PA5 0SX
Received 21 Dec 2016 - Decided17/0127/TP
Felling of one Sycamore and one Ash tree
Tower Road Johnstone
Received 20 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0650/PP
Erection of single storey extension and alteration to roof to rear of dwellinghouse (amendment to planning permission 16/0094/PP).
9 High Road Paisley PA2 6AP
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0649/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
15 Ben Buie Way Paisley PA2 7NR
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0651/PP
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
18 Fulbar Avenue Renfrew PA4 8PS
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0648/PP
Erection of residential development (in principle)
Former Rof Northern Access Road Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided15/0968/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
20 Anchor Crescent Paisley PA1 1LU
Received 22 Dec 2015 - Decided15/0967/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
3A Ness Avenue Johnstone PA5 0PF
Received 22 Dec 2015 - Decided16/0215/PP
Installation of replacement two dormer windows and three rooflights to upper flat
Flat 1/1 40 Main Road Paisley PA2 6AW
Received 30 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0550/PP
Erection of one and a half storey dwellinghouse (amendment to planning permission 16/0065/PP).
33 Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HG
Received 3 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0554/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
2 Kirkfield Wynd Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DU
Received 3 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0553/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwellinghouse
21 Park Gardens Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LR
Received 3 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0548/EO
Request for screening opinion as to the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment for a residential development.
Site On Northern Boundary Of Beech Burn Johnshill Lochwinnoch
Received 2 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0645/TP
Removal of one lime tree and pruning works to five lime trees.
Avonoak Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EF
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided17/0168/CL
Installation of rooflights to front, side and rear of flat.
62 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA1 3NB
Received 6 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0167/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs and one internally illuminated secondary sign
1 Kirkinner Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AA
Received 6 Mar 2017 - Decided16/0694/PP
Demolition of porch and erection of two storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
10 Earl Place Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HA
Received 4 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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