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
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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided03/0893/PP
Proposed 1.5 storey rear extension to dwelling house to form kitchen/dining room and garage with first floor bedroom.
10 Pentland Crescent Paisley
Received 23 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0753/PP
Erection of side extension, rear conservatory and detached garage within curtilage of dwelling house.
18 Broom Avenue Erskine
Received 19 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0824/PP
Erection of a rear single storey conservatory.
47 Peockland Gardens Johnstone
Received 4 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0917/PP
Installation of velux windows
36 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 29 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0105/AD
Proposed erection of trough light above two existing static advertisement hoarding.
Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 30 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0913/TP
Felling of one oak tree.
Yewtree Gardens Houston
Received 28 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0103/AD
Proposed erection of trough light above an existing static advertisement hoarding.
Maxwellton Street Paisley
Received 30 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0911/RD
Installation of floodlights to upgrade multi sports court.
Cardell Road Paisley
Received 28 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0752/TP
Pruning of 2 trees.
Bluebell Woods Johnstone
Received 20 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0787/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory and relocation of rear fence.
39 Cromptons Grove Paisley PA1 2NF
Received 27 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0556/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Adj. Lakemba Overton Road Johnstone
Received 12 May 2003 - Decided03/0862/PP
Erection of part 2 storey and part single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
35 Redhurst Way Paisley
Received 17 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0861/PP
Elevational alterations to units 3,4 and 5 of industrial building (amendment to previous consent 02/1195/PP) and introduction of trade counter at unit 4.
Murray Street Paisley
Received 17 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0670/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
8 Maclay Avenue Kilbarchan
Received 3 Jun 2003 - Unknown03/0639/PP
Erection of conservatory.
16 Park Gardens Kilbarchan
Received 28 May 2003 - Decided03/1407/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
33 Lamont Avenue Bishopton
Received 2 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0029/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
40 Kilnknowie Cottages Midton Road Howwood.
Received 14 Jan 2004 - Decided03/0539/CL
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of use of pemises as a takeaway for hot and cold filled rolls/sandwiches, tea/coffee, soup.
Meadowside Snacks 47 Ferry Road Renfrew
Received 6 May 2003 - Decided03/0741/PP
Change of use and alterations to existing barns to form dwelling.
Home Farm Houston
Received 17 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0757/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and one and a half storey side extension to dwelling house.
106 Springbank Road Paisley
Received 20 Jun 2003 - Decided03/0568/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
2 Calside Avenue Paisley
Received 13 May 2003 - Decided03/0826/PP
Regrading of land by means of landfill (Retrospective).
Yardfoot Farm Lochwinnoch
Received 4 Jul 2003 - Decided03/0638/PP
Erection of rear conservatory to dwelling house.
7 Mainscroft Erskine
Received 28 May 2003 - Decided03/0880/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house.
507 Ritchie Park Johnstone
Received 21 Jul 2003
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in Renfrewshire
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in Renfrewshire
Start 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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage