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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Old Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2AL
Received 14 Jul 2005Grove Cottage Mill Of Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3LZ
Received 14 Jul 2005Waterside Kilbarchan Road Kilbarchan
Received 4 Oct 200066 Murray Street Paisley
Received 4 Oct 20003 Elmbank Road Langbank
Received 4 Oct 2000Dooleys Cycles (Adj) 40 Moss Street Paisley
Received 4 Oct 200027 McGown Street Paisley
Received 4 Oct 2000170 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 3 Oct 2000Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 3 Oct 200036 Walnut Crescent Johnstone
Received 2 Oct 2000Kibble Education & Care Centre Goudie Street Paisley
Received 16 May 2001Paisley Rugby Club Ross Street Paisley
Received 16 May 200115 Mansionhouse Road Paisley
Received 16 May 2001Near No 72 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 16 May 200135 Brodie Park Avenue Paisley
Received 15 May 2001170 Glenpatrick Road Elderslie
Received 17 Apr 200123 Ferguslie Main Road Ferguslie Paisley
Received 12 Apr 2001Anchor Mills Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 12 Apr 200119 Rosshall Place Renfrew
Received 12 Apr 20012 Torbracken Howwood
Received 11 Apr 200171 Greenock Road Paisley
Received 11 Apr 200145 Troubridge Avenue Kilbarchan
Received 13 Mar 200118 Craighead Road Bishopton
Received 13 Mar 200116 Craighead Road Bishopton
Received 13 Mar 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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