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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.
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Renfrewshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Renfrewshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates30,895Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 28,488 approved or refused records
1,820Refused applications
26,668 approved · 1,820 refused · 1,337 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 1987 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided15/0918/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
12 Sherwood Avenue Paisley PA1 3SJ
Received 2 Dec 2015 - Decided08/0154/PP
Erection of sprinkler tank and pump house
1 Jubilee Court Hillington Park G52 4LB
Received 25 Feb 2008 - Decided08/0153/PP
Installation of an ATM and associated ramp and railings to front elevation of shop.
Bargarran Post Office Bargarran Square Erskine PA8 6BS
Received 25 Feb 2008 - Decided07/1126/PP
Conversion of outbuilding to create a dwellinghouse.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Kilmory House Beith Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JG
Received 8 Nov 2007 - Decided08/0071/AD
Display of 3 no. non-illuminated signs
Roundabout Junction To South Of Shiels King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 28 Jan 2008 - Decided08/0070/AD
Display of 3 no. non-illuminated signs
Roundabout Junction At Hewlett Packard Factory Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton
Received 28 Jan 2008 - Decided07/1063/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
2 Lossie Crescent Renfrew PA4 0YJ
Received 25 Oct 2007 - Decided08/0216/PP
Amendment to application ref: 06/1147/PP to include patio areas.
Land At Burns Drive Bruce Avenue Johnstone
Received 12 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0224/LB
Removal of existing extension and erection of new single storey side extension
26 New Street Paisley
Received 13 Mar 2008 - Decided07/1301/PP
Erection of two storey extension and alterations to dwelling house
24 Glamis Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NR
Received 27 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1235/PP
Part change of use from residential to childminding service
57 Fischer Gardens Paisley PA1 2ST
Received 11 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1246/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house
25 Wright Street Renfrew PA4 8BA
Received 12 Dec 2007 - Decided08/0127/PP
Erection of an awning to public house
13-19 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UW
Received 14 Feb 2008 - Decided08/0126/PP
Change of use of part of dwelling (upper floor) to form children's nursery associated with existing children's nursery on lower floor
3 Ardgowan Street Paisley PA2 6SS
Received 14 Feb 2008 - Decided08/0032/AD
Display of 6 no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 3no. non-illuminated fascia signs
Unit A 6 Central Way Paisley PA1 1EL
Received 16 Jan 2008 - Decided08/0055/PP
Conversion of garage to form habitable accommodation.
17 Millfield Crescent Erskine PA8 6JE
Received 23 Jan 2008 - Decided07/1255/VR
Extension of opening hours of cafe to 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 9pm on Sunday (modification of condition 2 of planning consent 07/0025/PP)
Unit B And Unit C At No 4 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 13 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1023/AD
Display of internally illuminated sign
Site 50 Metres SW Of No 3 Marchburn Drive Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 16 Oct 2007 - Decided07/1252/PP
Demolition of garage and erection of garage to side of dwelling house.
2 Stanley Drive Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UF
Received 13 Dec 2007 - Decided08/0237/AD
Display of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign
142-144 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8DA
Received 20 Mar 2008 - Decided07/1251/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
8 Craigston Road Johnstone PA5 8LU
Received 13 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1287/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
15 Poplar Avenue Bishopton PA7 5AD
Received 21 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1269/PP
External repairs to building including replacement of windows, new roof covering and new render to walls.
Bishopton Health Centre Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5AW
Received 18 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1248/PP
Installation of three velux roof lights.
10 Ranfurly Court Ranfurly Place Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DF
Received 13 Dec 2007
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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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