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You can search for information on planning and related applications using our online search facility or through map search system. This guide provides an introduction to using these facilities.
Use the links below to find out how to search for information on planning and related applications:
- Planning application and appeals search - Use the application reference number, location, applicant, agent name or date of registration to see details of planning and related applications.
- Making a representation online
- Planning application map search - Use the council's interactive mapping system - LocalView - to see the boundaries of planning and related applications dating back to 2000.
- Quick 'how to' guide for search on LocalView.
You can access the planning application and appeals search facility here. You should then use one of the following options to begin your search:
Planning applications and appeals quick search page
- Application quick search - use this option if you already know the application reference number. The reference number will be shown on correspondence sent by the council about an application.
- Search by address – you can type in a full address, or part of an address, or a post code and you will get a list showing summary information on applications which match the address details you have entered.
- More search options – by selecting this option you will be taken to the 'advanced planning search' page, which provides a range of search options which allow you to refine your search – see below for more information.
This page allows you to search on a number of factors including location, applicant and agent name, community council, council ward, as well as date of registration or decision on the application. You can search on these individually or in combination.
For example, if you want to know what applications have been registered for a particular community council area over a period, you should select the community council from the drop down list and enter the start and end dates of the period for which you want to see the applications which were registered. This will give you a list showing summary information on applications which match the information which you have entered. The information used in the search is shown at the top of the results page.
Search results
If there is more than one application which matches your search criteria the search results will be presented as a summary list of applications which match the details you have searched on. The blue boxes along the top of each application indicate what stage has been reached in the processing of the application. Click on the application reference number to view the details of each application. This takes you to the 'details of planning application' page.
Details of planning application page
This page provides detailed information on the selected application. If the council has reached a decision, the page will show the decision made, conditions attached to approvals and reasons for refusal. You can get further information on the selected applications by the following means:
- For applications submitted on or after 1 April 2009 and not determined click on 'Documents' at the top of the page. This lets you look at selected documents lodged as part of the application. This includes the location and site plan. It should be noted that, for reasons of privacy, plans relating to applications are removed from the web site once a decision is made. The full application file can be inspected at the Customer Service Centre.
- Clicking on 'View application boundaries on map' opens the map search system, LocalView. This shows a push-pin on a map centred on the location of the application and displays the boundary of all applications submitted since 2000. Applications for each year can be displayed separately by selecting 'View map layers' from the dialogue box on the left hand side of the page. This provides a list of each year starting from 2000. Select the year you are interested in and click on the arrow
beside 'Display on Map' at the foot of the list. Further information of the use of LocalView is provided below.
- For most applications decided after January 2003 you can read the officer's report by clicking on 'Click here for the officer's report.'
Making a representation online
If you wish to make a comment (known as a representation) on an application which has not yet been determined, you can do this online by clicking on the 'Online Representations' box at the foot of the details page. You will have to enter some details such as your name and address to allow the council to register it as a valid representation. When you have followed the online instructions and submitted your representation, it will be recorded and considered when a decision is made. Please note that the period for making representations is set by legislation.
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Planning application map search
You can access the planning application map search facility by clicking on the link below:
Search for Planning ApplicationsUsing the map search system
There are two means of navigation available on the LocalView mapping system, the two tabs along the top of the page and the dialogue box on the left hand side, which changes depending on which tab is selected.
Using the tabs at the top of the page
Starting from the right hand tab the functions provided are listed below:
'On the map' tab.
This allows you to view a map, and by using the tool bar you can pan
The Dialogue box on the left allows you to:
- 'View map layers' which shows planning application boundaries for different years
- 'Zoom to location' which allows you to move the map to a selected location
- 'Map Help' which provides online assistance in using the mapping system.
This provides, in the dialogue box on the left hand side, a list of the years for which planning application information is available on LocalView. If a location has been selected using the 'On the map' or 'Location details' tabs you can select a year and get details of applications for the selected year. The applications are ordered by distance from the selected location.
- Click on the reference number on the left side to view details of the application.
- Click on arrow
on the right hand side to view a map showing applications for the relevant period with the selected application shown hatched in red.
Quick 'how to' guide
If you know the address of the property you are interested in, you should use the address search in the planning application search pages as explained above. The following explains how to get information using the LocalView mapping system.
Selecting a location
Select the 'On the Map' tab, then you can either:
(a) Locate the site in which you are interested. You can do this by using the pan
Or
(b) Using the 'Zoom to location' box on the left hand side of the map which allows you to enter an address (see above) or select any of the settlements in Renfrewshire.
Use the push pin
Finding information on planning applications
If you want to find information using the map you can do the following. After selecting the location which you are interested in (see above), click on the 'On the map' tab. Click on the 'View map layers' box in the dialogue box on the left hand side. This provides a drop-down box showing the years for which planning application boundaries are available to view.
- To view the boundaries of applications:-
Select 'View map layers' from the 'On the map' tab. Select a year or 'All planning applications' and click on the arrowbeside 'Display on map'. The planning application boundaries for the selected time period will be displayed on the map. Use the inquiry tool
to click inside any of the application boundaries to provide a pop-up box listing applications submitted during the relevant years covering the selected location. Click on the reference number displayed in the pop-up box to view details of the application.
- To get a list of applications covering a location, you should select an address or an area under 'Zoom to Location' on the 'On the Map' tab. Then select the year you are interested in from the 'View map layers' box.
- To get a list of applications nearest to your selected location, you should select the location you are interested in then click on the 'In the Area' tab. Select the year you would like information on or, if you want to see the nearest applications dating back to 2000, select 'All Planning Applications'. The list of applications is ordered by distance from the selected location. Click on the reference number on the left side to view details of the application. Click on arrow
on the right hand side to view a map showing boundaries of applications for relevant period with the selected application shown hatched in red. Please note that, where an application covers a small area, careful inspection may be required to identify the hatched area.
Further information on how to use the system is available by clicking on 'Map Help' on the left hand side of the page.
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For further information contact:
- Development Management
Planning and Transport
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1LL - phone: 0141 842 5811/5822
- fax: 0141 842 5040
- email: pt@renfrewshire.gov.uk
