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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 dates17,244Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,807 approved or refused records
767Refused applications
15,040 approved · 767 refused · 636 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2004 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided13/0753/EO
Screening opinion in respect of establishing a Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ)
Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 31 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0754/SZ
Proposal to Prepare a Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ) Scheme.
Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 31 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0752/TP
Fell of one Dutch Elm.
Site 10 Metres South Of No 21 Craigburn Crescent Houston Johnstone
Received 31 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0085/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
63 Renshaw Road Bishopton PA7 5HL
Received 6 Feb 2014 - Decided15/0249/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and formation of dormer window to front of dwellinghouse.
23 King's Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9LY
Received 2 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0106/CL
Erection of garage and store to side of dwellinghouse
4 Whirlie Drive Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7AN
Received 18 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0075/PP
Erection of flue to rear of building.
Unit A 7 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2EF
Received 6 Feb 2015 - Decided14/0842/TP
Removal of two Scots pines.
6 Taylor Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LS
Received 13 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0815/TP
Crown reduce two sycamore trees and one lime tree.
Land Adjacent To 25/27 Blackstoun Road Paisley
Received 29 Oct 2014 - Decided15/0250/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
7 Middlepenny Place Langbank Renfrewshire PA14 6XD
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Decided14/0774/TP
Crown lifting of one lime tree
2 Yew Place Johnstone PA5 0DY
Received 13 Oct 2014 - Decided15/0007/LB
Erection of a single storey extension, installation of dormer window, rooflights, solar panels, formation of external access, stone work repairs, painting of exterior, erection of lift shaft, refurbishment of windows, internal and external alterations to buildings
Kelvin House Marshall's Lane Paisley PA1 1YS
Received 7 Jan 2015 - Decided14/0773/TP
Pruning works to one tree
31 Pine Crescent Johnstone
Received 13 Oct 2014 - Decided15/0006/PP
Change of use from offices to hotel (Class 7) with ancillary bar/brasserie, event space, microbrewery, business centre and car parking and erection of single storey extensions, installation of dormer windows, solar panels, rooflights, formation of external access, erection of lift shaft and external alterations
Kelvin House Marshall's Lane Paisley PA1 1YS
Received 7 Jan 2015 - Decided14/0135/PP
Approval of matters specified in Condition 7 and 17 of outline permission 06/0602/PPCondition 7: Phase one design code: Addendum relating to the Southern GatewayCondition 17: Revision to the Bird Management Plan
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 24 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0248/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
19 Manse Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JN
Received 4 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0055/AD
Display one internally illuminated fascia sign and two non-illuminated fascia signs.
Unit 3 Phoenix Retail Park Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 24 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0054/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs and one internally illuminated projecting sign.
19J Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DB
Received 24 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0053/PP
Creation of cyclepath and associated works linked to proposed phase 2 residential development at Burnbrae Drive (ref: 13/0869/PP)
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 24 Jan 2014 - Decided13/0644/PP
Alteration to roof of industrial unit.
1 Seedhill Paisley PA1 1JL
Received 24 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0625/PP
Redevelopment of town centre including erection of Class 1 superstore, Class 1, 2, 3 shop units and hot food take-away, community centre, library, offices (Class 4), ancillary car parking and access.(amendment to planning permission 11/0092/PP)
Land At Hart Street And Kashmir Avenue And Bridge Street Linwood Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0624/PP
Installation of a telecommunications equipment cabinet on edge of footway.
Site 20 Metres East Of Russell Institute Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0623/PP
Installation of solar panels
Castlehead High School Camphill Paisley
Received 6 Sept 2013 - Decided14/0312/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
19 Earn Avenue Renfrew PA4 0UX
Received 24 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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