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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 dates16,442Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,061 approved or refused records
711Refused applications
14,350 approved · 711 refused · 591 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0253/PP
Alteration to frontage
24 Skye Crescent Paisley PA2 8EL
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Decided16/0607/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
11 Rossland View Bishopton PA7 5NB
Received 29 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0606/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
52 Lammermuir Drive Paisley PA2 8AL
Received 29 Aug 2016 - Decided15/0296/PP
Erection of single storey extension and detached smoking shelter to side of industrial premises.
Cartbank Clark Street Johnstone
Received 21 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0746/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
56 Bruce Road Bishopton PA7 5EY
Received 7 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0591/PP
Change of use from office and light industrial (Class 4) to Class 4 (Business), Class 5 (General Industrial) and Class 6 (Storage and Distribution).
30 Fountain Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RF
Received 10 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0013/PP
Installation of telecommunications cabinet.
Site 15 Metres South East Of No 1 Mansefield Road Lochwinnoch
Received 8 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0012/PP
External alterations to front and rear elevations.
4 Forbes Place Paisley PA1 1UT
Received 8 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0467/PP
External alterations to dwellinghouse comprising replacement of windows to rear.
Cruachan Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EH
Received 17 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0226/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 12 flats with associated landscaping and parking.
Site 20 Metres South West Of Castlehead High School Main Road Paisley
Received 27 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0180/PP
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse
1A Low Road Paisley PA2 6AQ
Received 13 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0138/LB
External alterations to building to form a door from a window, installation of stair and internal alterations.
1 North Barnbeth Cottages Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RS
Received 26 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0852/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of two windows on front elevation.
15 Cricketfield Lane Houston Johnstone PA6 7JD
Received 9 Nov 2015 - Decided15/0461/PP
Erection of single storey extension and formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
Stella Maris Chestnut Avenue Bishopton PA7 5PD
Received 15 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0460/PP
Installation of one wall mounted AC unit with security cage.
7-9 George Street Johnstone PA5 8SL
Received 15 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0887/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwelling
32 Birchwood Drive Paisley PA2 9NF
Received 23 Nov 2015 - Decided15/0678/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
37 Millfield View Erskine PA8 6HE
Received 14 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0677/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
43 Millfield View Erskine PA8 6HE
Received 14 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0534/PP
Erection of boundary wall and fencing, and formation of hardstanding
6 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 14 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0757/LB
Removal of chimney and reinstatement works to roof.
4 County Place Paisley PA1 1BN
Received 8 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0756/PP
Change of use from former industrial use to waste transfer station, siting of storage skips/, portable office building, formation of parking areas and erection of fencing.
Site On South Western Boundary Of Junction With Mary Street Gas Street Johnstone
Received 8 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0537/PP
Engineering operations comprising the reinstatement of land to former ground level
6 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 14 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0536/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of dormer to side elevation
Stella Maris 1 Cherrywood Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EE
Received 14 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0535/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
12 Pearson Drive Renfrew PA4 0BD
Received 14 Jul 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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