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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 dates19,542Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,960 approved or refused records
901Refused applications
17,059 approved · 901 refused · 762 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jun 2002 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided13/0399/PP
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to (Class 2).
14 High Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EF
Received 12 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0398/PP
Erection of porch to front elevation, single storey extension to rear and installation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
25 Crookhill Gardens Lochwinnoch PA12 4BB
Received 12 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0397/PP
Erection of 6 detached dwellinghouses (amendment to planning application 11/0181/PP comprising the change of house types on plots 510, 511, 512, and 515 and deletion of plot 516)
Glenvilla Wynd Paisley PA2 8TR
Received 12 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0155/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to western elevation.
Paisley Abbey Abbey Close Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/0154/PP
Amendment to condition one of consent 09/0514/PP to extend time limit for commencement of development
95 Wright Street Renfrew PA4 8AN
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/0153/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
130 John Lang Street Johnstone PA5 8HN
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Unknown13/0152/PP
Formation of dormer extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
10 Cyprus Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NA
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/0151/PP
Alteration to frontage
65 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided12/0485/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension to side and single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
27 Castle Gardens Paisley PA2 9RA
Received 9 Jul 2012 - Decided13/0022/NO
Retail and residential development including car parking and associated works.
Land At Glasgow Road And Old Govan Road Rocep Drive Renfrew
Received 9 Jan 2013 - Decided12/0845/CL
Use of land as mobile caravan park for up to a maximum of 17 caravans.
Vacant Ground A McGown Street Paisley
Received 5 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0598/EO
Request for screening notice for erection of mixed use development comprising Class 1 (retail use), Class 2 (financial, professional and other services), Class 3 (food & drink use), Class 7 (hotel use), Class 11 (assembly & leisure), including an events a
Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 20 Aug 2012 - Decided14/0098/EO
Request for a screening opinion for erection of one wind turbine.
Castle Hill Lochwinnoch
Received 11 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0092/PP
Formation of two dormers and erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
12 Balgonie Drive Paisley PA2 6HH
Received 10 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0030/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
360 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3BQ
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Decided13/0370/PP
Installation of shopfront and ATM machine.
38 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YH
Received 3 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0364/PP
Reconfiguration of parking layout and erection of boundary wall (in retrospect).
Benn Avenue Paisley PA1 1SY
Received 31 May 2013 - Decided13/0387/PP
Installation of louvres on west elevation of building
Rashielee Avenue Erskine PA8 6HA
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided12/0580/PP
Erection of detached two storey dwellinghouse
Woodside Cottage Merchant's Close Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JL
Received 9 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0579/PP
Erection of 2.7m high security fencing
Former Water Treatment Works Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 9 Aug 2012 - Decided13/0369/PP
Erection of two class 1 retail units with alterations to parking provision and ancillary works including formation of hard standing, bin stores and landscaping.
Land At Phoenix Park And West Avenue Linwood Road Paisley
Received 3 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0367/PP
Erection of single storey extension, dormer window and raised patio to rear, detached garage and gate to side, installation of flue and external alterations to dwellinghouse
15 Watt Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DN
Received 3 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0366/AD
Display of three illuminated fascia signs and one illuminated free standing pylon sign.
7 Pegasus Avenue Paisley PA1 2BH
Received 31 May 2013 - Decided13/0362/PP
Increase in roof height of dwellinghouse, erection of one and a half storey extension and decking to rear, erection of wall and gates to front and re-surfacing of driveway.
Tower Lodge Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2DB
Received 30 May 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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