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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 dates15,731Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,391 approved or refused records
666Refused applications
13,725 approved · 666 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0737/PP
Erection of single storey extension and balcony to front elevation, installation of ten rooflights and flue to rear
4 Loanhead Farm Boydstone Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JU
Received 6 Oct 2015 - Decided16/0258/PP
Change of use from amenity ground to private garden ground and erection of fence.
19 Gordon Avenue Bishopton PA7 5EX
Received 12 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0260/PP
Installation of telecommunications mast and three equipment cabinets.
Site 50 Metres North East Of Dykebarhill Farm Hurlet Road Paisley
Received 12 Apr 2016 - Decided15/0429/PP
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3 (f) (boundary treatments) and 9 (noise assessment) of planning permission in principle 13/0277/PP (Erection of residential development comprising 76 no. units, with associated roads, footpaths, open space and
Land At Glasgow Road And Old Govan Road Rocep Drive Renfrew
Received 8 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0413/PP
External alterations to flat comprising replacement of windows to rear and side.
23B Main Road Paisley PA2 6AN
Received 28 May 2015 - Decided15/0416/CL
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Dunchurch Road Paisley PA1 3JW
Received 2 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0415/PP
Change of use of vacant land to form extension to parking area, formation of hard standing and erection of boundary fence.
Site At Neil Street And Clyde Street Meadowside Street Renfrew
Received 2 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0100/CL
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
81 Hawthorn Crescent Erskine PA8 7BY
Received 16 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0099/PP
Installation of replacement windows to front and rear of flat.
Flat 0/1 31 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PA
Received 16 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0098/CL
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
15 Liddesdale Avenue Paisley PA2 0UF
Received 16 Feb 2015 - Decided16/0013/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and front of dwellinghouse and erection of double garage.
1 East Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LH
Received 14 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0014/CL
Conversion of integral garage to form habitable room and installation of two windows and two roof lights to front, one window to side and two sets of patio doors to rear of dwellinghouse.
11 Sandielands Avenue Erskine PA8 7BP
Received 14 Jan 2016 - Decided15/0295/LB
Internal and external alterations to dwellinghouse including replacement of door and windows, installation of vent pipe, and associated internal alterations.
Warlock Gates Bridesmill Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4HR
Received 21 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0294/PP
Re-cladding of building
6 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 20 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0293/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 49 dwellings, formation of access, landscaping and associated developments
Land To East Of Howwood Park Midton Road Howwood Johnstone
Received 20 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0163/EO
Request for a screening opinion in respect of 2MWp solar farm
The Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 6 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0235/LB
Erection of two storey side extension, installation of two rooflights and internal alterations to dwellinghouse.
Greenways Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HW
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0234/PP
Erection of two storey side extension and installation of two rooflights to dwellinghouse.
Greenways Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HW
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0233/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse and erection of extension to decking and fencing to rear.
Herm Cottage Sandholes Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UR
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0232/TP
Pruning of three over hanging branches.
61 Brodie Park Crescent Paisley PA2 6EU
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0231/PP
Formation of three dormer windows to side, front and rear of dwellinghouse.
11 Balfron Road Paisley PA1 3HA
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0403/CL
Use of premises as non-residential training centre (Class 10)
22 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4NQ
Received 28 May 2015 - Decided15/0401/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and front of dwellinghouse and erection of front porch.
160 Turnhill Drive Erskine PA8 7AH
Received 27 May 2015 - Decided15/0400/PP
Installation of four transmission dishes on telecommunications tower.
Water Treatment Works Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 27 May 2015
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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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