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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 dates17,046Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,634 approved or refused records
754Refused applications
14,880 approved · 754 refused · 613 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2004 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0790/PP
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse and garage to include vehicular access
Plot 2 Adjacent To 6 Albert Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UJ
Received 20 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0788/TP
Felling of one lime tree and one beech tree.
39 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9DB
Received 17 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0789/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse, alteration to ground levels, and formation of access.
Site On Western Boundary Of Clevans Farm House Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 17 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0692/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and ramp to rear of dwellinghouse.
45C Main Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AH
Received 16 Sept 2014 - Decided16/0793/PP
Conversion of two nursery buildings to form two detached dwellinghouses and external alterations
Farm House Back O Hill Farm Strawberry Field Road Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7BY
Received 14 Nov 2016 - Decided14/0419/PP
Formation of car park with associated landscaping and external alterations to factory.
Hewlett Packard Factory Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton PA7 5PP
Received 4 Jun 2014 - Decided16/0792/PP
Erection of entrance foyer and formation of access path
Salvation Army Hall 11 Kilpatrick Drive Erskine PA8 7AF
Received 14 Nov 2016 - Decided14/0672/PP
Alterations to ground levels, formation of hard standing, and erection of fence to side and rear of office.
Cardea House 5 Sandyford Road Paisley PA3 4HP
Received 4 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0675/PP
Installation of two external flues and vent grille.
Advanced Forming Research Centre 85 Inchinnan Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LJ
Received 4 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0186/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
5 Craigburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7ND
Received 17 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0185/NO
Residential development.
Land To West Of Andrew Avenue Renfrew
Received 17 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0697/TP
Felling of three trees, crown reduction by 30% of three trees and removal of deadwood and crown thinning of two trees.
41 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 16 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0768/TP
Felling of five sycamore trees.
Rear Of 7 Falside Road Paisley
Received 10 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0753/PP
Erection of waste storage facility
Rolls Royce 75 Inchinnan Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9AF
Received 8 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0752/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse, formation of pitched roof over garage and erection of raised platform to rear.
19 Horsewood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3BD
Received 7 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0751/TP
Felling of one beech tree.
3 Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 7 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0297/PP
Alterations to frontage and installation of cycle stand.
Mypad 26 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1EQ
Received 16 Apr 2014 - Decided13/0702/PP
Change of use of Public House to Bar/Bistro and erection of single storey extension, formation of external seating area and change of use of first floor from flat to offices. External alterations and installation of extraction flue.
1-3 Canal Street Renfrew
Received 16 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0751/AD
Display of four internally illuminated wall-mounted signs, one internally illuminated free-standing sign and four non-illuminated directional signs (in retrospect).
180 Abbotsinch Road Paisley PA3 2RY
Received 30 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0750/VS
Discharge of Section 75 agreement relating to planning consent 07/0292/PP
Land At Lyon Road Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 30 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0749/VS
Discharge of Section 75 agreement relating to planning consent 07/0291/PP
Land At Lyon Road Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 30 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0587/LB
Display of commemorative plaque on west elevation.
Paisley Arts Centre New Street Paisley PA1 1EZ
Received 31 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0450/PP
Change of use from retail unit (Class 1) to Dental Clinic (Class 2) and alterations to frontage
Unit 47A Neilston Road & 2 Barterholm Road Paisley PA2 6NY
Received 17 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0319/PP
Erection of two storey extension to the side and single storey extension to the rear of dwellinghouse.
17 Victoria Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8TZ
Received 28 Apr 2014
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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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