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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Thornliemuir Paisley
Received 24 Apr 19988D Charles Avenue Renfrew
Received 24 Apr 1998Russell Street/Mary Street Johnstone
Received 23 Mar 1998Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 23 Mar 19988 Cherrywood Road Elderslie
Received 23 Mar 199815 Rowan Street Paisley
Received 23 Mar 1998Lyndhurst Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 20 Mar 1998Craigton Farm Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 20 Mar 1998Sandyford Road Renfrew
Received 20 Mar 199811-12 Lovat Place Hillington
Received 16 Feb 1998St Andrews Drive Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 16 Feb 1998Stuart Industrial Estate Linwood
Received 16 Feb 199840 Roffey Park Road Paisley
Received 16 Feb 1998Dilkhusha Ranfurly Place Bridge Of Weir
Received 16 Feb 1998High Street And The Cross Paisley
Received 16 Feb 1998115 Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 16 Feb 1998Loom Walk Kilbarchan
Received 13 Feb 1998Wilgar 44 Hagg Crescent Johnstone
Received 13 Feb 1998Castlehead Nursing Home 21 High Calside Paisley
Received 2 Jun 1998Penilee Road Hillington
Received 2 Jun 1998Abbotscroft 6 Woodside Road Brookfield
Received 2 Jun 19984 Acacia Drive Paisley
Received 1 Jun 199819 Fisher Avenue Paisley
Received 1 Jun 199831 Broadloan Renfrew
Received 1 Jun 1998Records 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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