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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 dates16,965Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,557 approved or refused records
750Refused applications
14,807 approved · 750 refused · 610 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0149/TP
Felling of one tree and crown reduction of four trees.
26 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 27 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0033/PP
Sub-division and part change of use of two Class 1 (Retail) units to form mixed use development comprising Class 1 (units 1 & 2); Class 1 or Class 2 ( unit 3) and Class 1 or Public House (unit 4) and external alterations.
Site To South Of Junction With Houston Town Square Church Street Johnstone
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Decided13/0691/CL
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
37 Gleniffer Road Renfrew PA4 0RD
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0318/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
3 Beatrice Gardens Houston Johnstone PA6 7ES
Received 25 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0317/TP
Fell one beech, one oak and one lime tree.
Garpel House Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JD
Received 25 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0316/PP
Erection of a single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
5 Middlepenny Place Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XD
Received 25 Apr 2014 - Decided13/0761/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse.
61 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LQ
Received 4 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0765/PP
Installation of two replacement equipment cabinets, one additional meter cabinet and ancillary development (amendment to previous approval 13/0175/PP) (in retrospect)
Site 30 Metres South East Of No 2 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 5 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0858/PP
Erection of a secondary filtration building and associated works
Water Treatment Works Bowfield Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DA
Received 5 Dec 2013 - Decided13/0857/PP
Extension to golf clubhouse to form extended restaurant and bar.
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 5 Dec 2013 - Decided14/0122/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse and external alterations to front and side elevations.
8 John Gregor Place Lochwinnoch PA12 4HD
Received 17 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0121/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of premises.
1 Porterfield Road Renfrew PA4 8JB
Received 17 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0120/TP
Crown reduction and crown thinning of 8 trees.
Site On Southern Boundary Of No 25 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone
Received 17 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0029/PP
Refurbishment of petrol station.
Linwood Service Station Kashmir Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3JS
Received 14 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0598/PP
Erection of decking to side and flue to rear of dwellinghouse.
11 Waterston Way Lochwinnoch PA12 4EQ
Received 5 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0484/PP
Erection of single storey side extensions to form small animal veterinary clinic, reception area and feed store.
Ground At Brown Egg Farm Houston Road Inchinnan
Received 27 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0483/PP
Change of use from bank (Class 2) to cafe (Class 3) and formation of awnings to front and side.
Unit A 71 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PE
Received 27 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0482/AD
Display of one internally illuminated directional sign, one internally illuminated pylon sign, two internally illuminated fascia signs, one non illuminated wall mounted sign, and one internally illuminated entrance sign.
1 Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 27 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0479/AD
Display of 48 sheet non- illuminated hoarding.
7 Dunlop Street Renfrew PA4 8PG
Received 26 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0478/PP
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse with associated access
Site H Royal Ordnance 28 Millbank Circle Bishopton PA7 5NF
Received 26 Jun 2014 - Decided13/0850/PP
Formation of pitched roof over rear extension
122 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NX
Received 29 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0849/PP
Approval of matters specified in Conditions 4, 36 (insofar as it relates to LQMA05 and LQMA11 only), 53 and 56 of the outline planning permission 06/0602/PP
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 29 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0847/LB
Formation of two rooflights on north-west elevation.
The Courtyard 15 Weighhouse Close Paisley PA1 1AG
Received 29 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0846/PP
Formation of two rooflights on north-west elevation.
The Courtyard 15 Weighhouse Close Paisley PA1 1AG
Received 29 Nov 2013
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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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