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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Renfrewshire website
27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
16 Redhurst Lane Paisley
Received 5 Jul 2001Titanium House 15 Kings Inch Place Kings Inch Road Renfrew
Received 5 Jul 20016 St Mirren Street Paisley
Received 5 Jul 20016 St Mirren Street Paisley
Received 5 Jul 200133 McConnell Road Lochwinnoch
Received 4 Jul 20019 South Avenue Renfrew
Received 4 Jul 2001Teucheen Wood Rear Of 28 Balmoral Crescent Inchinnan
Received 4 Jun 200146-48 George Street Paisley
Received 4 Jun 2001Land To North Of St Clair Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 4 Jun 2001Ormlie 11 Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 1 Jun 20011 Porton Place Bishopton PA7 5LT
Received 1 Jun 2001109 Clydesdale Avenue Paisley
Received 31 May 2001Vacant Ground 8 Silk Street Paisley
Received 31 May 200171A Gleniffer Road Renfrew
Received 30 May 2001Mid Gavin Equestrian Centre Mid Gavin Farm Howwood
Received 14 Sept 200115 Netherburn Avenue Houston
Received 14 Sept 2001142 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 2001Kilmacolm Golf Club Porterfield Road Kilmacolm
Received 13 Sept 2001Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan
Received 13 Sept 2001East Ave Phoenix Business Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 2001Unit 2 Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 200131 Loanhead Road Linwood
Received 10 Aug 2001Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 10 Aug 2001Locherfield Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Aug 2001Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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.
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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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