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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 Hallidale Crescent Renfrew
Received 4 Feb 2002Former "Saints" Petrol Filling Station 48 Underwood Road Paisley
Received 20 Dec 200124 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 20 Dec 200134 Park Avenue Elderslie
Received 20 Dec 2001George Street Paisley
Received 19 Dec 2001Fountain Gardens North & South Lodge Love Street Paisley
Received 19 Dec 2001463 Brieriehill Road Houston
Received 19 Dec 20013 Speirs Road Houston
Received 19 Dec 2001Former Clydesdale Bank Property Ewing Street Kilbarchan
Received 19 Dec 2001St Vincents Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 13 Nov 2001St Vincents Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 9 Nov 200196 Arkleston Road Paisley
Received 13 Nov 200173 Greenlaw Crescent Paisley
Received 12 Nov 200116 Birchgrove Houston
Received 12 Nov 2001Cairellot Day Nursery Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 12 Nov 2001Block Of Flats Adjacent To 46 Oakshaw Street West Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2001Harvey Terrace Lochwinnoch
Received 12 Nov 20015 South Campbell Street Paisley
Received 15 Oct 200163 Hairst Street Renfrew
Received 15 Oct 200179 Stuart Road Bishopton
Received 15 Oct 20011/0 100 Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 15 Oct 20019 Cartha Crescent Paisley
Received 15 Oct 200153 High Street Paisley
Received 15 Oct 200122 Buchlyvie Road Paisley
Received 12 Oct 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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