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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 dates17,625Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,162 approved or refused records
793Refused applications
15,369 approved · 793 refused · 659 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0534/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
Burnbrae Horsewood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AT
Received 11 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0296/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign
Unit 4 Bridge Street Linwood PA3 3DL
Received 15 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0295/PP
Installation of two air conditioning condensers and two extract vents on roof of retail unit.
Unit 4 Bridge Street Linwood PA3 3DL
Received 15 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0293/PP
Siting of steel container to house biomass installation unit with associated flue, to rear of timber yard
50 Abercorn Street Paisley PA3 4AZ
Received 14 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0292/PP
Installation of shop fronts; renewal of entrance door; replacement of windows to the front elevation; stonecleaning and roof repairs to tenement flats.
Unit A 41 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 14 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0412/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 12 dwellinghouses with associated parking and landscaping.
Former Urquhart House Fleming Road Houston Johnstone
Received 2 Jun 2014 - Decided13/0622/PP
Erection of front porch and single storey extension to the rear and side of dwellinghouse.
4 Newton Road Bishopton PA7 5JP
Received 9 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0621/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
15 Cruachan Avenue Renfrew PA4 0PH
Received 10 Sept 2013 - Decided14/0218/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 102 dwellinghouses and 30 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
Area E4 Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0217/PP
Erection of storage shed.
Linwood Community Sports Hub Brediland Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3RA
Received 26 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0216/PP
Erection of a first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
4 Blackland Grove Paisley PA2 8EH
Received 26 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0215/PP
Change of use from vacant Job Centre (Class 2) to Motorcycle Showroom (Sui Generis), with ancillary cafe and external alterations.
61 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4NQ
Received 26 Mar 2014 - Decided13/0881/PP
Alteration to frontage.
16-18 Earl Haig Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JU
Received 13 Dec 2013 - Decided13/0880/LB
Alteration to frontage and display of one externally illuminated fascia sign
Unit B 70 High Street Johnstone PA5 8SG
Received 13 Dec 2013 - Decided15/0391/VS
Modification of S75 Agreement to reflect change in land title.
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 22 May 2015 - Decided15/0389/PP
Installation of an ATM to side of shop.
1 Penilee Road Paisley PA1 3ES
Received 22 May 2015 - Decided15/0281/PP
Demolition of dwellinghouse and erection of two storey, 54 bed care home and associated access, parking and landscaping.
Unit A Dykebar House 101 Barrhead Road Paisley PA2 7AD
Received 17 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0283/PP
Formation of first floor extension over garage
45 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 20 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0282/PP
Erection of day care centre, vehicle garage, outbuildings and associated access, parking and landscaping.
Dykebar House Lodge Barrhead Road Paisley PA2 7AD
Received 17 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0390/PP
Change of use of shop (Class 1) to hot food takeaway and installation of flue to rear elevation
34 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AH
Received 22 May 2015 - Decided15/0279/AD
Display of five externally illuminated fascia signs and two externally illuminated logo signs.
Unit C 25 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 16 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0263/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
Meikle Cloak Calderside Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB
Received 9 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0262/LB
Alterations to roof comprising the application of liquid plastic coating over flat lead section
Barshaw House Blairmore Avenue Paisley PA1 3JH
Received 9 Apr 2015 - Decided13/0745/PP
Alterations to frontage.
6-8 Walkinshaw Street Johnstone PA5 8AB
Received 29 Oct 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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