5 New Street Paisley PA1 1XU
Approved on 8 October 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)8 conditions
Proposal
Change of use from former College/Education Facility (Class 10) to Business (Class 4) at ground floor and Residential comprising 8 flats (sui generis) at first, second and third floors alongside associated external alterations
- Received
- 23 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 6 November 2026
- Council
- Renfrewshire Council
- Ward
- 5 - Paisley East And Central
- Agent
- John Taylor - Architect
- ReceivedReceived23 Jan
- ValidatedValidated23 Jan
- Consult.Consultation17 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 258 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 5 New Street Paisley PA1 1XU. Renfrewshire has handled 696 applications of this type. This one was decided in 258 days, 29 weeks longer than Renfrewshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across 5 - Paisley East And Central. We hold 165 applications in total for the PA1 postcode area.
98% of full applications at Renfrewshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- PA1 1XU
- Application type
- Planning Permission (Local)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Paisley West And Central Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 17 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- John Taylor - Architect
- Agent address
- 3 Crosslaw Avenue Lanark ML11 9AY
Planning decision
- Case officer
- James McCafferty
Additional information
- Documents
- 23
- Constraints
- 13
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 202623 Jan
External and internal alterations associated with conversion of building
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/0046/LB - 202623 Jan
Change of use from former College/Education Facility (Class 10) to Business (Class 4) at ground floor and…
This applicationApprovedFull26/0047/PP
Source: Renfrewshire
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