Former Renfrew Museum The Brown Institute 41 Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QA
Approved on 26 February 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions1 condition
Proposal
Change of use of vacant site (former Brown Institute building) to form publicly accessible garden and community/amenity open space with associated street furniture and hard and soft landscaping
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Council
- Renfrewshire Council
- Ward
- 1 - Renfrew North And Braehead
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Feb
Decided in 70 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Former Renfrew Museum The Brown Institute 41 Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QA. Renfrewshire has handled 1,629 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Renfrewshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across 1 - Renfrew North And Braehead. We hold 127 applications in total for the PA4 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- PA4 8QA
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Andrew Mackenzie
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Renfrewshire
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