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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gitterton Cottage Drumcross Road By Bishopton
Received 17 Nov 19943 Semple Avenue Lochwinnoch
Received 16 Nov 1994Main Road Langbank
Received 16 Nov 19941 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 16 Nov 199472 Clark Street Paisley
Received 28 May 19963 Kilpatrick Drive Renfrew
Received 29 Jun 2004The Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 29 Jun 20046 Carriagehill Drive Paisley
Received 11 May 200429 Balmoral Road Elderslie
Received 25 Sept 2003215 Linburn Road Erskine
Received 1 Dec 20032 Gibson Road Renfrew
Received 24 Nov 2003Glenview Shuttle Street Kilbarchan
Received 24 Nov 200326 Donaldswood Road Paisley
Received 24 Nov 200310 Glenfield Grange Paisley
Received 20 Nov 2003Hayweighs Bar King Street Paisley
Received 24 Oct 20032 St. Peters Close Paisley.
Received 26 Nov 200327 Calside Paisley
Received 25 Sept 2003Bridgewater Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 25 Jul 2003Trident House 175 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 20 Nov 200329 Balgair Drive Paisley
Received 8 Dec 200324 Netherdale Drive Ralston Paisley
Received 26 Nov 200321 St Andrew's Drive Bridge Of Weir
Received 1 Dec 200315 Dunrobin Avenue Elderslie
Received 1 Dec 2003Clydesdale Bank Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 18 Nov 2003Records 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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