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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided95/1124/PP
Proposed window replacement, external render and roof repair.
4 Orr Square Paisley
Received 20 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1123/PP
Proposed re-roofing and demolition of 2 chimneyheads.
23 Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 20 Nov 1995 - Decided96/0343/EN
Proposed alterations to ground floor of west international pier.
Bute Road Paisley
Received 11 Apr 1996 - Decided95/1121/PP
Change of use from public house to entertainment/function suite
Carnegies 6 New Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 17 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1120/LB
Demolition of existing rear outbuilding and formation of new rear outbuilding and roof formations to same and to include internal alterations and upgrading.
9 Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 17 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1119/TP
Lopping and pruning of 3 oak trees.
Woodcote Gardens Brierie Hills Road Houston
Received 17 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1118/PP
Demolition of rear outbuilding and formation of new rear outbuilding and formation of roofs to same and to include internal alterations and upgrading.
9 Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 17 Nov 1995 - Decided95/0987/PP
Change of use from farm building outhouses to domestic dwelling house apartments.
Gateside Cottage Bridesmill Road Lochwinnoch
Received 9 Oct 1995 - Decided95/0986/PP
Erection of garage and rear extension.
26 Craigieliea Park Renfrew
Received 6 Oct 1995 - Decided95/0985/PP
Demolition of mutual gable chimneyhead & front single vent and chimneyhead and re-roofing of the property.
Dental Surgery 11 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 6 Oct 1995 - Decided95/0984/PP
Change of use of warehouse complex to multi leisure complex.
95 Wright Street Renfrew
Received 5 Oct 1995 - Decided95/0983/PP
Conversion of attic to form bedrooms, provision of dormer to roofspace and erection of front porch.
16 Parkhill Drive Lochwinnoch
Received 5 Oct 1995 - Decided95/0982/PP
Removal of existing garage and erection of 2 new garages at rear of properties.
Bridgend Cottages Bridgend Lochwinnoch
Received 5 Oct 1995 - Decided96/0357/LB
Proposed demolition of redundant vacant building.
Muirpark House Muirpark Avenue Renfrew
Received 16 Apr 1996 - Decided95/0850/LB
Reconstruction of derelict buildings to form dwellinghouse.
Calderhaugh Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 24 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0849/PP
Erection of a rear extension for disabled resident.
111 Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 24 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0848/PP
Formation of 2 bay windows in existing window openings.
14 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 24 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0847/PP
Change of use from hair salon to car rental buisness.
9 St James Street Paisley
Received 24 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0846/AD
Erection of V shaped signboards.
Dean Park Road Renfrew
Received 24 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0845/PP
Enlargement of rear dormer window.
20 Strathdon Avenue Paisley
Received 24 Aug 1995 - Decided04/0005/PP
Erection of rear conservatory to terraced dwelling house and erection of 1.8 metre high boundary fence.
25 Findochty Erskine
Received 6 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0117/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of end-terraced dwelling house.
223 Linburn Road Erskine
Received 5 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0134/PP
Erection of replacement roof above single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration.
Freeland Cottage Old Ferry Road Bishopton
Received 10 Feb 2004 - Decided94/0035/PP
Change of use from warehouse to childrens playcentre.
13/15 Hunter Street Paisley
Received 14 Jan 1994
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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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