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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates18,311Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,804 approved or refused records
819Refused applications
15,985 approved · 819 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0591/PP
Alterations to frontage and side elevation
Unit A Braehead Retail Park 172 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 4 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0589/PP
Alteration to shopfront
Unit A 15 Napier Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3AJ
Received 1 Aug 2014 - Decided13/0861/PP
Change of use from office (class 4) to residential (class 9).
61 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9BA
Received 6 Dec 2013 - Decided13/0823/PP
Erection of 20 holiday lodges with associated infrastructure
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 21 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0822/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised platform to rear of dwellinghouse
45 Macduff Erskine PA8 6EL
Received 21 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0821/PP
Demolition of existing and erection of replacement agricultural shed.
Easter Yonderton Farm Walkinshaw Road Paisley Renfrew PA4 9LP
Received 21 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0796/TP
Crown lifting and pruning works to one lime tree.
105F Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9PR
Received 12 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0794/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
5 Merlinford Crescent Renfrew PA4 8XW
Received 11 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0793/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse.
110 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AB
Received 11 Nov 2013 - Decided14/0637/PP
Installation of access ramp to front of dwellinghouse.
38 Cathcart Crescent Paisley PA2 7EJ
Received 19 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0463/PP
Erection of a single wind turbine 34.2m to blade tip and associated infrastructure including electrical cabinet and access track.
Castle Hill Lochwinnoch
Received 23 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0462/PP
Erection of garage workshop, offices and car parking area
Site 50 Metres North East Of St James' Church Underwood Road Paisley
Received 23 Jun 2014 - Decided13/0663/PP
Erection of first floor extension to western elevation of dwellinghouse.
14 Netherburn Gardens Houston Johnstone PA6 7NG
Received 1 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0670/PP
Change of use from industrial unit (class 5) to gym (class 11).
23 Scott's Road Paisley PA2 7AN
Received 3 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0669/LB
Demolition of B listed building (Ross House)
Ross House 145 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BN
Received 3 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0668/PP
Demolition of B listed building and erection of 22 dwellinghouses with associated landscaping, parking and SUDS pond
Ross House 145 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BN
Received 3 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0667/PP
Extension to industrial premises to form workshop to the rear and offices to the front
1-7 Russell Street Johnstone PA5 8BZ
Received 2 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0666/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
57 Balmoral Drive Bishopton PA7 5HR
Received 2 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0677/AD
Display of two free standing internally illuminated totem signs.
75 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4FB
Received 5 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0676/TP
Pruning of one Lime tree
47 Greenways Court Paisley PA2 9HH
Received 5 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0167/PP
Formation of short and long stay car park.
Baltic Business Park Murray Street Paisley
Received 10 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0166/PP
Installation of generator and fuel tank.
Renfrew Pumping Station North Lodge Road Renfrew
Received 10 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0461/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
117 Spencer Drive Paisley PA2 0TW
Received 23 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0460/PP
Erection of porch and formation of dormer to front of dwellinghouse and erection of raised terrace to side.
2 Hawick Avenue Paisley PA2 9LD
Received 20 Jun 2014
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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