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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided95/0321/PP
Re - roofing of single storey wing of property.
8 Millfield Walk Erskine
Received 30 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0320/PP
Erection of a side porch and rear canopy.
1 Campbell Avenue Bishopton
Received 30 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0319/PP
Re-roofing and re-roughcasting of property.
84 Barscube Terrace Paisley
Received 30 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0318/PP
Erection of a front porch to dwelling house.
18 Marmion Road Paisley
Received 29 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0317/PP
Erection of a Research and Development Building.
3 Fountain Drive Inchinnan
Received 29 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0316/PP
Erection of a garage and utility room.
77 Fischer Gardens Paisley
Received 28 Mar 1995 - Decided96/0431/TC
Prunning of four Malus trees.
4/6 Mansion House Road Paisley
Received 13 May 1996 - Decided96/0452/PP
Proposed extension to provide additional office accommodation and link corridor.
Maintenance Hanger Campsie Drive Paisley
Received 17 May 1996 - Decided95/0184/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
12 Netherburn Avenue Houston
Received 22 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0183/PP
Erection of a dwelling house with integral garage.
Plot 6 West Freelands Erskine
Received 22 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0182/LB
Erection of extension to residential home.
Ailsa Lodge Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton
Received 21 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0181/PP
Recladding of roof.
Lancefield Works Rankine Street Johnstone
Received 21 Feb 1995 - Decided96/0453/PP
Erection of new workshop/offices and re-organisation of existing scrap yard.
Rannoch Road Johnstone
Received 17 May 1996 - Decided03/1206/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
90 Moorhouse Avenue Paisley
Received 15 Oct 2003 - Decided03/1013/GD
Erection of 2 non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated projecting sign.
9-11 New Street Paisley
Received 20 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1237/TP
Felling of one tree.
23 Broom Terrace Johnstone
Received 21 Oct 2003 - Decided03/1032/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
14 Lounsdale Avenue Paisley
Received 26 Aug 2003 - Decided02/0486/EB
Proposed enclosure for the protection of plant and equipment within substation site.
Erskine Primary Substation Old Greenock Road Erskine
Received 15 May 2002 - Decided03/1047/PP
Change of house types and layout at plots 12 and 16-22 inclusive (amendment to application 03/0368/PP).
Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 29 Aug 2003 - Decided03/1155/PP
Change of use from dwellinghouse to children's nursery, including associated car parking.
Drumhirk Main Road Langbank
Received 1 Oct 2003 - Decided04/0020/PP
Single storey sunroom extension to side of dwelling house and enlargement of patio.
15 Hillside Houston
Received 9 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0019/PP
Proposed sun lounge to rear of property ( in retrospect )
37 Millfield Wynd Erskine
Received 9 Jan 2004 - Decided03/0561/PP
Erection of restaurant and hot food carry out with drive-through facility.
Earl Haig Avenue/Kelvin Avenue Hillington.
Received 12 May 2003 - Decided03/1168/PP
Installation of two satellite dishes and 3 air conditioning units to the rear elevation of the premises, and recessed roller shutter to front elevation.
81 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 3 Oct 2003
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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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