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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 dates16,298Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,924 approved or refused records
705Refused applications
14,219 approved · 705 refused · 586 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0838/PP
Change of Use of Shop (Class 1) to Food and Drink (Class 3) with ancillary hot food takeaway and external alterations including formation of entrance, fire exit and outdoor seating area and installation of ventilation equipment.
Unit 48 Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BP
Received 4 Nov 2015 - Decided15/0130/PP
Enlargement of window opening on rear elevation of flat to enable installation of patio doors.
1A Lysander Way Renfrew PA4 0NU
Received 24 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0485/PP
Replacement of eight upvc windows to side of dwellinghouse.
Holly Lodge Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DB
Received 24 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0484/PP
Erection of four single storey extensions to hotel incorporating formation of roof terraces and external alterations.
Gleddoch House Hotel Old Greenock Road Langbank PA14 6YE
Received 24 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0517/PP
Installation of French doors to rear of flat
Flat 0/1 24 Rannoch Place Paisley PA2 7ED
Received 6 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0635/TP
Works to 16 trees, comprising felling, pruning and crown lifting
Gallacher Avenue Paisley PA2 9HE
Received 26 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0768/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and porch extension to front of dwellinghouse.
23 School Road Paisley PA1 3AR
Received 13 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0938/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
7 Cairns Road Bishopton PA7 5EH
Received 10 Dec 2015 - Decided15/0525/PP
Demolition of dwellinghouse and erection of two storey dwellinghouse.
52 Kingston Road Bishopton PA7 5BG
Received 7 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0563/PP
Installation of two telecommunication cabinets.
Land 70 Metres South West Of Junction With Maxwellton Street And Corsebar Road Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 27 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0562/PP
Installation of one equipment cabinet.
Land To North Of Junction With Arkleston Road Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 27 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0850/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
62 Sandielands Avenue Erskine PA8 7BS
Received 9 Nov 2015 - Decided15/0509/AD
Display of 4 internally illuminated and 1 non-illuminated fascia signs.
Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley
Received 2 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0248/PP
Installation of ground source heat pump within service yard
Unit J Braehead Retail Park 110 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 2 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0247/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
29 Semple View Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BT
Received 2 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0245/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
9 Kingsburgh Drive Paisley PA1 3TP
Received 1 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0244/PP
Erection of primary school, formation of access, parking, landscaping, boundary treatment, all weather pitch and associated works.
Site On Eastern Boundary Of Glencoats Primary School Blackstoun Road Paisley
Received 1 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0243/PP
Erection of single storey building to house biomass boiler and fuel store.
Main Building Bishopton Parish Church Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton PA7 5PP
Received 1 Apr 2015 - Decided16/0110/PP
Erection of residential development including formation of vehicular access, open space, landscaping and associated engineering works
Site Between Sandholes Farm And No 33 Sandholes Road Brookfield
Received 19 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0008/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated, double-sided projecting sign.
9 Bridgewater Shopping Centre Bridgewater Place Erskine PA8 7AA
Received 8 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0007/AD
Replacement of one internally illuminated back-lit 96-sheet hoarding with one 48-sheet hoarding to feature internal illumination by digital LEDs.
Advertising Station At Former Petrol Station St James Street Paisley
Received 6 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0009/LB
Replacement of roof slates.
Cochrane Place 2 South Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7ET
Received 11 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0109/PP
Formation of temporary access road and hard standing to provide off-street parking.
Land To East Of H4B Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 19 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0065/PP
Erection of a one and a half storey dwellinghouse.
33 Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HG
Received 5 Feb 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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