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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 dates16,278Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,904 approved or refused records
702Refused applications
14,202 approved · 702 refused · 586 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0544/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and first floor extension to garage.
25 Balmoral Drive Bishopton PA7 5HR
Received 20 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0528/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
9 Ladysmith Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AS
Received 13 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0529/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
104 Sempill Avenue Erskine PA8 6DB
Received 13 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0701/TP
Crown lift and prune one Lime tree, prune and shape one Hawthorn, crown lift one Birch and one Lime tree and remove three Leylandii.
Residential Property 14A High Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EF
Received 22 Sept 2015 - Decided17/0302/PP
Installation of dormer on front elevation, erection of single storey extension to rear and porch to front and re-roofing of dwellinghouse.
24 Victoria Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UA
Received 19 Apr 2017 - Decided17/0279/PP
Erection of single storey laundry building and covered walkway, installation of water tank and erection of timber fence.
The Erskine Home Erskine Hospital Bishopton PA7 5PU
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Decided17/0278/PP
Installation of vents on roof of building
Rolls Royce 75 Inchinnan Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9AF
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Decided16/0772/LB
Alteration to frontage.
32 Old Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2AL
Received 7 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0756/PP
Erection of porch to front and single storey extension with balcony to rear of dwellinghouse.
9 Mayfield Drive Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BJ
Received 31 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0755/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
2 Leeburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7DN
Received 31 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0633/DD
Demolition of six blocks of three storey flats
87 - 97 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5
Received 6 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0632/DD
Demolition of six blocks of three storey flats.
75 - 85 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5
Received 6 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0537/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
77 Willow Drive Johnstone PA5 0DJ
Received 27 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0536/PP
Conversion of garage to living accommodation and erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
The Glen Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AD
Received 27 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0535/PP
Erection of single storey extension and formation of pitched roof over existing single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
72 Balmoral Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9RA
Received 27 Jul 2016 - Decided15/0944/TP
Removal of five trees comprising three sycamore and two beech and crown lifting, crown thinning and removal of overhanging branches from three beech trees.
37 Gates Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4HF
Received 15 Dec 2015 - Decided15/0939/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised patio to rear of dwellinghouse.
19 Pearson Drive Renfrew PA4 0BD
Received 10 Dec 2015 - Decided15/0480/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, alterations to roof over existing side extension and installation of flue.
Loretto Ulundi Road Johnstone PA5 8TF
Received 18 Aug 2015 - Decided16/0051/PP
Formation of two dormers, one to front and one to rear of dwellinghouse.
159A Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6QL
Received 1 Feb 2016 - Decided15/0457/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
9 Renshaw Road Bishopton PA7 5HN
Received 15 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0462/PP
Change of use of office (Class 4) to dwellinghouse (Class 9) with associated external alterations, erection of detached garage, boundary fence, access gate and formation of hardstanding.
Mid Dykebar Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 15 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0456/AD
Display of one internally illuminated ATM sign.
1 Penilee Road Paisley PA1 3ES
Received 15 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0831/PP
Substitution of housetypes on plots 9 & 29 and amendments to layout adjacent to plot 29 (Amendment to application Ref No: 14/0831/PP).
Site On Northern Boundary Of Shillingworth Steadings Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 4 Nov 2015 - Decided15/0830/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
15 St Andrews Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HS
Received 4 Nov 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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