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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 dates18,716Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,182 approved or refused records
838Refused applications
16,344 approved · 838 refused · 720 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2004 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0391/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
1 Breck Avenue Paisley PA2 0UD
Received 27 May 2014 - Decided12/0855/TP
Pruning works to one sycamore tree comprising removal of dead branches, vegetation within cavities, ivy and branches encroaching on adjacent church.
Houston And Kilellan Kirk Kirk Road Houston Johnstone
Received 10 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0854/TP
Works to various trees including felling, crown works, removal of deadwood and branches.
Bridge Of Weir Primary School Warlock Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0853/PP
Change of use from care home to house in multiple occupancy.
Willowbrae 12 Brewster Avenue Paisley
Received 7 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0852/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
21 Castle Crescent Bishopton PA7 5HA
Received 7 Dec 2012 - Decided13/0695/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit A Blackhall Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AG
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0694/PP
Erection of 15,330sq.m. non food retail warehouse park with 2,323sq.m. of ancillary garden centre and 1,858sq.m. of ancillary bulk storage area; provision of roundabout at Renfrew Road/Washington Avenue; private internal accesses and car parking; landscap
Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0535/CL
Construction of a 1394sqm internal mezzanine floor for retail use. Operation of a 185sq.m Coffee Shop within retail unit.
Unit A Braehead Retail Park 172 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 9 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0232/PP
Formation of dormer to front of dwellinghouse.
11 Alton Road Paisley PA1 3NH
Received 27 Mar 2013 - Decided12/0682/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
94 Afton Drive Renfrew PA4 0XH
Received 27 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0569/NA
Erection of 40.5m high anemometer mast for temporary period of 18 months
Mossneuk Farm Sergeantlaw Road Neilston
Received 6 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0787/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
15 Millfield Lane Erskine PA8 6JG
Received 8 Nov 2012 - Decided12/0786/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse
Priorshill Knox Avenue Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AR
Received 8 Nov 2012 - Decided12/0631/LB
Erection of 1 1/2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and alterations to garden wall to form double gate access.
Burnfoot House Burnfoot Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4AN
Received 6 Sept 2012 - Decided13/0591/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
58 Gartmore Road Paisley PA1 3NQ
Received 27 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0805/PP
Erection of an agricultural shed, riding arena and access road (Retrospective). An amendment to previous permission 12/0441/PP.
Girthill Farm House Warlock Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3SR
Received 14 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0804/PP
Change of use from restaurant (Class 3) to dwellinghouse (Class 9) and installation of two replacement doors.
Elliston Bridge Cottage Beith Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DJ
Received 14 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0690/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
40 Morar Crescent Bishopton PA7 5DZ
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0800/LB
Replacement of internal doors.
Ashtree House 7-9 Orr Square Paisley PA1 2DL
Received 13 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0476/PP
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions to dwellinghouse
19 Cunningham Gardens Houston Johnstone PA6 7GA
Received 11 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0475/PP
Change of use from Class 1 (retail) to taxi booking office and erection of aerial
4 Gordon Street Paisley
Received 11 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0047/TP
Felling of one beech tree.
Site 50 Metres West Of No 37 Craigburn Avenue Houston Johnstone
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided12/0620/PP
Erection of a forestry shed to accommodate biomass boiler and office building with ancillary accommodation (In Principle)
Land At Lairdside Wood Auchenhean Road Lochwinnoch
Received 30 Aug 2012 - Decided13/0072/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs.
Unit 3 Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley PA3 4EP
Received 29 Jan 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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