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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates15,709Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,372 approved or refused records
666Refused applications
13,706 approved · 666 refused · 556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided15/0553/PP
Erection of detached outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
8 Hawkhead Avenue Paisley PA2 7BT
Received 21 Jul 2015 - Decided16/0615/TP
Crown reduction by 25% of one lime tree.
61/63 Oakshaw Street West Paisley
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decided15/0560/PP
Erection of fence to front of dwellinghouse.
120 Ritchie Park Johnstone PA5 8JJ
Received 24 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0959/PP
Change of use from retail (class 1) to food and drink (class 3) with hot food takeaway; and formation of seating area.
Unit 34 Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BP
Received 21 Dec 2015 - Decided15/0958/PP
Replacement of 12m telecoms monopole with 12m telecoms monopole, installation of one equipment cabinet and ancillary development
Land To South Of Junction With Lochaline Avenue Brediland Road Paisley
Received 21 Dec 2015 - Decided15/0785/PP
Replacement of first floor windows and installation of three roof lights to front and one to rear of flat.
Flat 1/1 14 Calder Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4DD
Received 19 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0784/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
8 Napier Gardens Linwood Paisley PA3 3AW
Received 19 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0783/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
48 Back O Hill Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7LD
Received 19 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0550/AD
Display of (1) five internally illuminated fascia signs, (2) two internally illuminated entrance signs, (3) two non illuminated entrance signs, (4) twenty five non illuminated directional signs, (5) two internally illuminated totem signs, (6) two non illu
454 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XY
Received 21 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0505/TP
Pruning works to fifteen trees and removal of three saplings.
Glencoats Park Oakridge Crescent Paisley
Received 1 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0549/TP
Felling of one Beech tree.
15 Leeburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7DN
Received 21 Jul 2015 - Decided16/0402/PP
Alterations to dwellinghouse to raise ridge height and formation of dormer windows
Barbeg Barochan Road Langbank PA14 6YP
Received 31 May 2016 - Decided16/0239/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
Flat 3/1 12 Townhead Terrace Paisley PA1 2AX
Received 5 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0241/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of flue.
97 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AZ
Received 5 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0076/PP
Formation of temporary site compound, vehicular access and parking area, erection of site offices and boundary fence and associated works (retrospective)
Site On Western Edge Of Highway Hillman Road Paisley
Received 9 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0240/PP
Erection of extension to side of retail unit and relocation of service entrance (Section 42 to vary Condition 4 of planning permission 15/0212/PP to allow an alternative service entrance)
69 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4BX
Received 5 Apr 2016 - Decided15/0641/PP
Erection of a mixed use development comprising business, general industry/storage or distribution, hotel, food & drink, retail and residential development (Renewal of Planning Permission in Principle ref no.12/0487/PP).
Land Adjacent To Inchinnan Road Fleming Street & Marchfield Avenue Paisley
Received 28 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0114/PP
Change of use and alteration of farm building to form dwellinghouse
Cartside Farm House Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 20 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0113/PP
Change of use from two retail units (class 1) to one (class 2) unit.
55 Clippens Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3PU
Received 20 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0241/PP
Installation of telecommunications cabinet and associated works.
Land To North Of Sports Field Barn Green Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 1 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0239/PP
External alterations to outbuilding to form playroom and relocation of oil tanks to garden with formation of outbuilding.
Millers Tower Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 1 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0749/PP
Erection of entrance canopy to front and single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
24 Bruce Road Bishopton PA7 5EY
Received 7 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0738/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
6 Oxford Road Renfrew PA4 0SJ
Received 6 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0748/LB
Installation of replacement windows to three flats.
2 Broomlands Street (Flats 1/1 1/2 & 1/3) Paisley PA1 2LR
Received 7 Oct 2015
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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