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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
84 Dunchurch Road Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2001Whitecart Road Glasgow Airport
Received 28 Feb 2001Flat G/2 Mayfield 3 North Street Houston
Received 28 Feb 200118 Kirkfield Wynd Howwood
Received 28 Feb 200118 Gifford Wynd Paisley PA2 0PF
Received 29 May 200116 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ET
Received 29 Jun 20053 Elm Grove Langbank
Received 23 Mar 2001100 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 22 Mar 200169 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 22 Mar 2001NTL Depot Rocep Drive Formerly Kings Inch Road Renfrew
Received 28 Feb 200134 Troubridge Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 27 Feb 20016 Darvel Crescent Paisley
Received 27 Feb 20014 Oxford Drive Linwood
Received 27 Feb 200156 Gleniffer Road Renfrew
Received 27 Feb 200137 Gauze Street Paisley
Received 21 Mar 2001Wellington Street/ Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 20 Mar 2001Elderslie Hospital Site Cherrywood Road Elderslie
Received 22 Feb 2001Bar Roma 63 Hairst Street Renfrew
Received 22 Feb 200159 Stravaig Walk Paisley PA2 0RX
Received 6 May 20054 Storie Street Paisley PA1 2AR
Received 11 May 2005Land At Acer Crescent And Acacia Drive Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 10 May 20053 Dunsmore Road Bishopton PA7 5EL
Received 30 Mar 2005190 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3LT
Received 28 Apr 200533 Kelvin Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4LT
Received 21 Jan 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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