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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided96/0725/PP
Proposed alterations and extension to existing nursing home.
21 High Calside Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0535/PP
Formation of new shopfront.
Unit 16 Phoenix Business Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 27 May 1993 - Decided96/0726/LB
Proposed replacement windows.
North Muirdykes Farm Howwood
Received 2 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0533/PP
Elevational alterations and renewal of existing flue duct.
59 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 27 May 1993 - Decided93/0532/PP
Erection of a front and rear porch to dwelling house.
14 Ettrick Drive Bishopton
Received 26 May 1993 - Decided93/0398/PP
Erection of a garage and conservatory to the side of dwelling house.
11 Greenlaw Drive Paisley
Received 22 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0396/AD
Erection of internally illuminated fascia signage and projecting box sign and erection of non-illuminated freestanding sign.
59-61 High Street Johnstone
Received 21 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0395/PP
Formation of new shopfronts and installation of roof mounted air conditioning plant.
59-61 High Street Johnstone
Received 21 Apr 1993 - Decided96/1142/PP
Erection of 5 dwelling houses and formation of associated vehicular access.
Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 11 Dec 1996 - Decided93/0394/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Adj To 61 Tantallon Drive Paisley
Received 21 Apr 1993 - Decided96/0749/TP
Proposed felling of 4 trees, crown lifting of 8 trees and crown thinning of 1 tree.
Glasgow Road Renfrew
Received 9 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0392/PP
Erection of a garage.
27 Bourne Crescent Inchinnan
Received 21 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0391/PP
Residential Development.
Station Road Langbank
Received 19 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0390/TP
Felling and Pruning of trees.
Balgonie Avenue/Acacia Drive Balgonie Estate Paisley
Received 20 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0389/PP
Alterations and change of use of redundant farm buildings to form 2 dwelling houses and reconstruction of derelict building to form 1 dwelling house.
Drumcross Farm Bishopton
Received 19 Apr 1993 - Decided93/0251/PP
Erection of 32 no. dwelling houses, formation of associated roads, footpaths, landscaping etc.
Park Road Johnstone
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0250/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Little Burntshields Farm Kilbarchan
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0249/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house and erection of garden wall.
35 Ross Avenue Renfrew
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0248/PP
Formation of 2 no. serviced house plots.
Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0247/PP
Change of use and alterations/extension to existing manse to form residential home, erection of manse and erection of church hall, formation of access and parking areas.
Hill Road/Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0246/AD
Erection of an advertisement hoarding.
Linwood Road/Main Road Paisley
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0245/AD
Erection of a sign board.
71 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 15 Mar 1993 - Decided93/0105/PP
Erection of Boathouse.
Lochside Castle Semple Loch Lochwinnoch
Received 8 Feb 1993 - Decided96/0788/PP
Proposed external roof repairs.
Beith Road Howwood
Received 21 Aug 1996
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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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