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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Last Post County Square Paisley
Received 18 May 200029 Spruce Avenue Johnstone
Received 17 May 200019 St Annes Wynd Erskine
Received 17 May 2000Fullerton Street Paisley
Received 17 May 200030 Hunterhill Road Paisley
Received 10 Apr 2000Barnsford Road/Barnsford Avenue Inchinnan
Received 10 Apr 2000Weels Farm Lochwinnoch
Received 10 Apr 2000Houston Square Opp. Rankin Street High Street Johnstone
Received 10 Apr 2000Opp Safeway High Street Renfrew
Received 10 Apr 2000Victoria Drive Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 10 Apr 2000Opp. 142 Moorpark Court Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 10 Apr 2000The Olympia Churchill Avrnue East Kilbride
Received 15 Mar 200022 Hawthorn Avenue Johnstone
Received 15 Mar 200037 Methuen Road Paisley
Received 15 Mar 200019 Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 14 Mar 200020 High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 14 Mar 2000Reid Macewen Training And Conference Centre Erskine Hospital Bishopton PA7 5PU
Received 14 Mar 2000122 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 22 Jun 200019/1 Espedair Street Paisley
Received 22 Jun 20009 Brierie Gardens Houston
Received 22 Jun 200044 Tay Place Johnstone
Received 22 Jun 20009 Wrightlands Crescent Erskine
Received 22 Jun 20006A Silk Street Paisley
Received 21 Jun 2000Newton Of Belltrees Farm Lochwinnoch
Received 21 Jun 2000Records 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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