Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
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 dates32,320Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,835 approved or refused records
1,930Refused applications
27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided02/0429/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
306 Castle Gait Paisley
Received 29 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0428/PP
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 5 industrial units (class 5) and associated parking.
Murray Street Paisley
Received 29 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0427/PP
Erection of a side extension to dwelling house and alterations to roof.
102 Garnie Avenue Erskine
Received 29 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0426/PP
Formation of dormer.
Mid Barnaigh Lochwinnoch Road Kilbarchan
Received 29 Apr 2002 - Decided05/1432/PP
Rationalisation of public car park and public realm works.
Car Park South Of Black Cart Water Collier Street Johnstone
Received 23 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1443/PP
Erection of single storey detached dwelling house.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
4 Park Mains Holdings Barrhill Road Erskine PA8 6AH
Received 30 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1442/PP
Erection of side dormer and internal alterations to form bedroom to dwelling house.
Netherby Park Road Johnstone PA5 8LS
Received 30 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1406/PP
Flatted private housing development comprising of 44 separate units (43 No. 2 bed flats and 1 No. 1 bed flat).(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Longcroft Garage Porterfield Road Renfrew PA4 8HJ
Received 20 Dec 2005 - Unknown05/1405/AF
Erection of steel framed equipment storage shed.
Callochant Kibbleston Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PH
Received 20 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1401/PP
Change of use of two vacant units to form a hot food takeaway outlet including erection of rear vertical flue.
Unit B And Unit C At No 4 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 20 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1399/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house to include demolition of existing timber garage.
23 Kinpurnie Road Paisley PA1 3HG
Received 20 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1203/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
132 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NX
Received 25 Oct 2005 - Decided05/1370/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
Riverside 1 Cartside Terrace Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AB
Received 9 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1242/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and formation of new roof to rear.
68 Craw Road Paisley PA2 6AE
Received 4 Nov 2005 - Unknown05/1213/AF
Erection of double garage to rear of existing garages.
Land To South Of Millers Tower Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton
Received 28 Oct 2005 - Decided05/1195/PP
Formation of dormer and 2 storey rear extension.
16 Dykebar Crescent Paisley PA2 7AB
Received 21 Oct 2005 - Decided05/0954/PP
Erection of farm workers dwellinghouse.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Barrangary Farm Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5NN
Received 25 Aug 2005 - Decided05/1407/LB
Alterations to outbuildings to form bedroom and lounge together with conservatory and garage extensions.
South Fairhills And Braes Corsefield Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DN
Received 21 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1431/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
Freeland House Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AE
Received 23 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1430/PP
Substitution and re-arrangement of house types, amendment to planning application 02/0258/PP.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Former St Mirin's High School Ferguslie Paisley
Received 23 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1429/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house. (Retrospective application)
30 King's Crescent Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AA
Received 23 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1428/PP
Erection of first floor side extension to dwelling house.
8 Garnie Avenue Erskine PA8 7BE
Received 23 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1385/AD
Display of internally illuminated fascia, tablet and projecting signs.
Unit A 71 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PE
Received 14 Dec 2005 - Decided05/1397/PP
Change of use of residential flat to house of multiple occupancy.
13 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2EF
Received 19 Dec 2005
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in Renfrewshire
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in Renfrewshire
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage