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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/1427/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
12 Broomfield Houston
Received 8 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0088/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension to side of dwelling house.
4 Glenmoss Avenue Erskine
Received 2 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0087/RD
4000 tonne capacity proprietary eurodome bulk storage building to store road salts.
Scotts Road Paisley
Received 2 Feb 2004 - Decided03/1440/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
10 Kaimhill Holdings Crosslee Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0081/PP
Erection of extension to existing church building to form additional hall.
New Erskine Parish Church Rashielea Erskine.
Received 28 Jan 2004 - Unknown03/1429/RD
Formation of disabled toilet and entrance lobby with ramped access.
Morton Nursery Mill Place Linwood
Received 8 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0080/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective).
39 Balmoral Drive Bishopton.
Received 28 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0079/PP
Erection of extension to steel framed storage building.
Golf Road Bishopton.
Received 28 Jan 2004 - Decided03/1406/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and formation of front, rear and side dormers.
19 Allanton Avenue Ralston Paisley
Received 2 Dec 2003 - Decided04/1046/PP
Erection of permanent stairway and entrance canopies located within the blue, red and green car parks.
Braehead Shopping Centre Kings Inch Road Renfrew
Received 16 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0048/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
212 Ritchie Park Johnstone
Received 20 Jan 2004 - Decided03/1458/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
38 Tylney Road Paisley
Received 15 Dec 2003 - Decided03/1460/PP
Attic conversion and erection of front and rear dormers.
29 Duchray Drive Paisley PA1 3BP
Received 15 Dec 2003 - Decided95/0877/AD
Formation of signs.
58 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 31 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0742/PP
Extension and alterations to roof.
2 Nether Johnstone Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 21 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0741/VR
Variation to extend the period for submission for approval of Reserved Matters by 3 years in Condition 2 (a) (as previously varied by Consent 92/323/VR) attached to Consent PRW/88/403 relating to proposals for Business Park, Industrial Warehouse and Offic
Linwood Road Paisley
Received 21 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0740/PP
Extension to palletisation building to house new conveyor system.
111 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 21 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0739/TP
Crown lifting and crown thinning of trees.
2 Fulton Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 21 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0738/TC
Felling of trees.
Paisley Abbey Cotton Street Paisley
Received 21 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0737/NA
Change of use of premises to showroom.
438 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 20 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0736/LB
Erection of a satellite dish.
1 High Street Paisley
Received 20 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0735/PP
Erection of satellite dish.
1 High Street Paisley
Received 20 Jul 1995 - Decided95/1151/PP
Erection of a single storey bungalow.
Grahamston Road Barrhead
Received 27 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1150/AD
Erection of fascia signs.
138 Main Road Elderslie
Received 27 Nov 1995
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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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