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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 dates19,032Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,484 approved or refused records
868Refused applications
16,616 approved · 868 refused · 734 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2003 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided13/0162/PP
Erection of a commercial kennels and temporary siting of residential caravan.
Land To North Of East Auchenhean Auchenhean Road Lochwinnoch
Received 3 Mar 2013 - Decided14/0009/PP
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to hot food take-away and erection of flue to rear.
60 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 8 Jan 2014 - Decided13/0520/PP
Use of unit as hot food takeaway
Unit 2 Mossedge Industrial Estate Moss Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3HR
Received 2 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0329/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign
32-34 Central Way And 21-33 Smithhills Street Paisley
Received 13 May 2013 - Decided13/0330/PP
Partial change of use of dwelling to office (Class 4) (in retrospect).
Glenelg Ulundi Road Johnstone PA5 8TE
Received 14 May 2013 - Decided13/0352/LB
Installation of replacement doors and windows.
5 Johnshill Lochwinnoch PA12 4ES
Received 23 May 2013 - Decided13/0220/PP
Erection of a pitched roof over flat roofed rear extension and erection of a single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
47 Wright Street Renfrew PA4 8AU
Received 25 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0219/PP
Re-roofing of the dwellinghouse and erection of a single storey extension, canopy and raised patio at the rear.
Kinnoull Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EH
Received 25 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0218/LB
Erection of one and a half storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, installation of three rooflights to front elevation and erection of flue.
Beltrees Cottage Newton Of Belltrees Lochwinnoch PA12 4JL
Received 22 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0217/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
Beltrees Cottage Newton Of Belltrees Lochwinnoch PA12 4JL
Received 22 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0216/LB
Erection of single storey extension to side of building.
Public House Howwood Inn Main Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BQ
Received 21 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0048/PP
Erection of two entrance porches and one side extension and external alterations to tower blocks
Gallowhill Court And Glencairn Court Montgomery Road Paisley
Received 17 Jan 2013 - Decided14/0011/PP
Erection of one and half storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
14 Balgair Drive Paisley PA1 3TJ
Received 9 Jan 2014 - Decided13/0521/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and first floor gable extension to include raised patio decking
Cockmylane 31 Gates Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4HF
Received 2 Aug 2013 - Decided14/0037/PP
Erection of one and a half storey outbuilding comprising garage and store to rear of dwellinghouse.
4 Ritchieston Cottages Golf Road Bishopton PA7 5PJ
Received 17 Jan 2014 - Decided13/0337/PP
Erection of canopy and boundary fence to rear of dwellinghouse.
46 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AA
Received 21 May 2013 - Decided13/0336/PP
Change of use from community facility (Class 10) to three residential flats with associated external alterations, formation of parking and erection of bin store.
72 - 80 Back Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2BY
Received 20 May 2013 - Decided13/0268/NO
Erection of 84 dwellinghouses.
Site Between Gockston Road Shortroods Road And Springbank Road Paisley
Received 12 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0060/PP
Erection of a detached garage
1 Katrine Drive Paisley PA2 9BW
Received 24 Jan 2013 - Decided12/0878/PP
Demolition of dwellinghouse and outbuildings and erection of dwellinghouse.
Meadowbank New Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LN
Received 20 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0725/PP
Conversion of barn to residential use including alterations to roof and formation of balcony, erection of single storey rear extension and alterations to attached cottage to include partial demolition and raising of roof.
Muirfauldhouse Linthills Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DL
Received 19 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0723/PP
Demolition of garage and outbuildings and erection of two storey extension and single storey extension to side, single storey extension to rear and external alterations to dwellinghouse
18 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SD
Received 16 Oct 2012 - Decided13/0799/PP
Erection of seven flats with off street car parking and landscaping (Renewal of Planning Consent 06/1172/PP)
Land West Of Nos 17A To 17H Hunter Street Paisley
Received 13 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0798/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia box signs.
16 Thornhill Johnstone PA5 8JG
Received 13 Nov 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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