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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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Received 8 Oct 200120 Millfield View Erskine
Received 8 Oct 2001The Knowe Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 4 Sept 200114 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 4 Sept 2001Waterside Lane Kilbarchan
Received 4 Sept 200116 Crosslee Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7DT
Received 4 Sept 20011 Ben Venue Way Paisley
Received 4 Sept 200120 Ben Wyvis Drive Paisley
Received 3 Sept 2001Castlehead Nursing Home High Calside Paisley
Received 3 Sept 2001Ashbank Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan
Received 31 Aug 200115 Sycamore Avenue Johnstone
Received 31 Aug 20016 Balgonie Drive Paisley
Received 31 Aug 2001Dykebar Phase 5 Strathcarron Road Paisley
Received 30 Jul 2001Flat 1/2 17 Queen Street Paisley
Received 30 Jul 2001Atlantic Telecom Site Makro Hillington Industrial Estate
Received 30 Jul 20016 St Mirren Street Paisley
Received 30 Jul 20012 Mar Avenue Bishopton PA7 5BS
Received 27 Jul 20058 Steeple Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JE
Received 22 Sept 2005Land Between Nos 2B And 4 Miller Street Johnstone
Received 13 Oct 2005141 Nethergreen Wynd Renfrew PA4 8HT
Received 5 Aug 200574 Oakshaw Street West Paisley PA1 2DE
Received 13 Oct 2005Nos 3 To 9 Johnston Street Paisley
Received 13 Oct 20054 Saucel Crescent Paisley PA1 1UB
Received 20 Jun 2005Pibroch Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DH
Received 13 Oct 2005Records 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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