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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
High Auchencloich Farm Kilbarchan
Received 9 Jun 1997Burnbrae Drive Linwood
Received 9 Jun 199711 Moss Street Paisley
Received 9 Jun 1997The Old House 14 Main Road Paisley
Received 6 Jun 199748 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 6 Jun 1997St Andrews Drive West Paisley
Received 6 Jun 199715 Baron Street Renfrew
Received 8 May 1997South Street Houston
Received 8 May 1997265 Lochfield Road Paisley
Received 7 May 1997Barochan Farm Houston
Received 7 May 1997Rear Of 5 Argyle Street Paisley
Received 6 May 1997Abbotsinch Trading Estate Washington Road Paisley
Received 6 May 199729 Luckinsford Avenue Inchinnan
Received 6 May 19975 & 7/9 Murray Street Paisley
Received 6 May 1997Unit 5 Greenhill Business Park Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 27 Mar 19977 Lady Acres Inchinnan
Received 27 Mar 1997Park Erskine Cottage Langbank
Received 26 Mar 1997Old Ravenshaw Farm Netherton Road Langbank
Received 26 Mar 19973 Redwood Crescent Bishopton
Received 26 Mar 1997Unit 34 The Paisley Centre Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 25 Mar 1997Club House Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Mar 1997Club House Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Mar 1997Linwood Road Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1997Dennistoun Road Langbank
Received 16 Jul 1997Records 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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