in src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameProject.java [172:178]
protected boolean canRename(ProjectResource rsrc) {
PermissionBackend.WithUser userPermission = getUserPermissions();
return isAdmin()
|| userPermission.testOrFalse(new PluginPermission(pluginName, RENAME_PROJECT))
|| (userPermission.testOrFalse(new PluginPermission(pluginName, RENAME_OWN_PROJECT))
&& isOwner(rsrc));
}