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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 dates18,354Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,848 approved or refused records
820Refused applications
16,028 approved · 820 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0254/PP
Change of use from nursing home (Class 8) to form 9 flats, and associated external alterations to premises.
Castlehead Nursing Home 21 High Calside Paisley PA2 6BY
Received 7 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0252/AD
Display two externally illuminated fascia signs and two non illuminated glazing vinyls.
Units 17 And 18 Blythswood Industrial Estate West Lodge Road Renfrew PA4 9EN
Received 7 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0080/TP
Crown reduction and crown thinning of 13 trees.
Site On Southern Boundary Of No 27 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone
Received 4 Feb 2014 - Decided13/0692/PP
Change of use of vacant land to car display area, with formation of hardstanding and erection of temporary single storey sales office.
Site On Western Boundary Of 4 Fulbar Road Ferguslie Paisley
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0834/PP
Installation of telecommunications cabinet.
Site 20 Metres South West Of No 37 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 7 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0821/CL
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
25 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AQ
Received 3 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0695/PP
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to a beauticians (Class 2).
38 Macdowall Street Johnstone PA5 8QL
Received 15 Sept 2014 - Decided17/0415/DS
Discharge of planning obligation attached to planning permissions 01/0154/PP and 06/1145/VR (requiring a Green Travel Plan; a restriction on the use of units; and a no build zone for the provision of landscaping.)
Land To South Of M8 Motorway Mossland Road Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 2 Jun 2017 - Decided14/0374/PP
Installation of access ramp and pedestrian staircase with associated lighting and formation of hardstanding.
Bishopton Railway Station Station Road Bishopton PA7 5AB
Received 16 May 2014 - Decided14/0119/PP
External alterations to dwellinghouse.
Amherst Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DH
Received 17 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0358/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
33 Burnside Avenue Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UT
Received 12 May 2014 - Decided14/0229/NO
Residential development with associated access roads, open space and landscaping.
Site On Northern Boundary Of Shillingworth Steadings Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0251/PP
Erection of fence to side of dwellinghouse
19 Loch Place Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NY
Received 7 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0384/PP
Installation of ATM (in retrospect)
4 New Inchinnan Road Paisley PA3 2PP
Received 22 May 2014 - Decided14/0228/EO
Request for a screening opinion on the need for Environmental Impact Assessment (Residential development)
Site On Northern Boundary Of Shillingworth Steadings Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Decided15/0040/PP
Partial demolition and change of use of retail warehouse to Head Quarters (Class 4), car sales and servicing facility and formation of parking and associated works
454 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XY
Received 21 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0037/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
21 Polsons Crescent Paisley PA2 6AU
Received 20 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0036/LB
Replacement of first floor windows on front and side elevations of dwellinghouse with double glazed windows.
Cochrane Place 2 South Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7ET
Received 20 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0035/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
1A Pearson Drive Renfrew PA4 0BG
Received 19 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0033/PP
Alterations to frontage
36 Macdowall Street Johnstone PA5 8QL
Received 19 Jan 2015 - Decided14/0628/TP
Crown reduction of 3 trees to rear of property
Glencoats Park Oakridge Crescent Paisley
Received 14 Aug 2014 - Decided15/0034/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign.
36 Macdowall Street Johnstone PA5 8QL
Received 19 Jan 2015 - Decided13/0526/PP
Erection of first floor extension and formation of pitched roof to rear of dwellinghouse
1 The Grove Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DU
Received 6 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0534/PP
Change of use from office to place of worship with ancillary social and recreational use (Class 10).
35 Moss Street Paisley PA1 1DL
Received 7 Aug 2013
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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