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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.
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Renfrewshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Renfrewshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates32,320Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,835 approved or refused records
1,930Refused applications
27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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.
More application records
- Decided98/0045/PP
Alterations and extension of service station shop to allow for installation of an autoteller machine (Amendment to Planning Consent 97/1074/PP).
10 Greenock Road Paisley
Received 21 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0044/PP
Erection of garage and rear extension.
10 Greenlaw Drive Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0043/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
West Manse Main Street Houston
Received 20 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0042/TP
Proposed felling of a tree.
26 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0041/TP
Proposed felling of four Acer trees.
28 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0039/RD
Erection of boiler house building.
Trinity High School Glebe Street Renfrew
Received 19 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0460/PP
Proposed light industrial and office development class 4, with associated class 6 storage and distribution development of 3300 sq.m. and outline consent for second phase.
Erskine Park Erskine
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/0459/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
Blythswood Dr/Caledonia St/Andrews St Paisley
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/0458/PP
Proposed conservatory to side/rear of dwelling house.
Fairways Dennistoun Road Langbank
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/0457/PP
Extension to existing garage.
Lyleburn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/0456/PP
Installation of 9 no. 600mm microwave dishes and associated equipment on roof.
Ardgowan Court Cartha Crescent Paisley
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/0455/PP
Installation of replacement windows to 1st floor flat.
27 Houston Road Houston
Received 11 May 1998 - Decided98/0454/PP
Installation of compressed natural gas storage and filling station. (In retrospect).
Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 11 May 1998 - Decided98/0453/PP
Conversion of existing restaurant into four dwellings.
Fulwood Mains Moss Road Linwood
Received 11 May 1998 - Decided98/0452/PP
Alteration and extension to existing rear dormer.
5 Carruth Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 11 May 1998 - Decided98/0323/PP
Erection of a carport and security gates.
81 Mainscroft Erskine
Received 7 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0322/PP
Formation of first floor extension above existing garage (and conversion of existing garage to habitable room).
8 Redhurst Way Paisley
Received 7 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0321/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
4 Stonefield Gardens Paisley
Received 7 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0320/PP
Formation of a front dormer and 2 no. rooflights to a detached dwelling house.
26 Brierie Hills Court Houston
Received 7 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0319/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and a single detached garage.
9 Broomlands Gardens Erskine
Received 6 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0318/PP
Installation of new shopfront.
Unit 9 The Piazza Paisley
Received 6 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0317/AD
Proposed shopfront fascia sign and logo on side window.
Unit 9 The Piazza Paisley
Received 6 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0316/PP
Alteration to dwelling house to form dormer.
37 Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 6 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0315/PP
Erection of extension to existing workshop/showroom premises.
2 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 6 Apr 1998
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What these statistics cover
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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