Talks will take place on how to protect wildlife habitat on land saved from bulldozers.
There are two listed wildlife zones within the beauty spot on the bank of the River Clyde in Erskine.
These could now be key to keeping development off the entire 27-acre site where red squirrels, deer, bats and seabirds prosper.
The move follows Persimmon Homes’ failure to win approval for 246 properties.
Beaten Persimmon failed to answer this week when asked if it would appeal the Renfrewshire Council planning board ruling.
Council leader Iain Nicolson - who is an Erskine councillor - told the Paisley Daily Express: “All applications refused by the board have a right of appeal to the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division of the Scottish Government.
“It is up to the applicant to decide if they have sufficient grounds for success given the reasons for refusal.
“The council will only know of an appeal once it is lodged.”
He was instrumental in blocking the deal at a meeting last week, before moving to refuse it, saying: “For a number of reasons, but mainly for the protection of our environment, we have to say no to this.”
Objectors from community councils including Jim O’Neil, ecologist Liz Parsons and Andrew Horner had joined in protests which also saw a 1,200 name petition started by Erskine student Ross Kerr.
One of the wildlife havens - designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) - is the nine-acre Old Wood near the former Erskine Bridge Hotel which was due to be chopped.
These sites are listed as being of importance to wildlife and the status does have an impact on planning and land management.
Councillor Nicolson, above, added: “The future of the two SINCs are clearly at risk from development.
“While we wait for a settled decision further work will be ongoing with a number of individuals on how we protect the habitats from being lost and in particular from neglect by the owners including the council owned one.”
The decision effectively meant Renfrewshire Council lost millions of pounds by selling a section of the site to Persimmon, was well as hundreds of thousands of pounds every year in council tax.
