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Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,182Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,045 approved or refused records
408Refused applications
10,637 approved · 408 refused · 412 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 2009 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
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- Decided24/0235/LB
Internal and external alterations to second floor of Place of Paisley to provide self contained residential accommodation
KIRK SESSION OF PAISLEY ABBEY Main Building Paisley Abbey Abbey Close Paisley PA1 1JG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0236/PP
Erection of extension with balcony platform above to rear of dwelling house
19 Dennistoun Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0237/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign and externally illuminated wall-mounted sign
46 Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DR
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0238/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse
East Barnaigh Farm House Lawmarnock Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PX
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0239/PP
Erection of dormer to rear of dwelling house
10 Stanely Drive Paisley PA2 6HE
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0240/CL
Installation of bi-fold doors and french doors
16 Stanley Drive Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UG
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0243/DOC
Application to discharge conditions 4 and 6 of planning application 23/0477/PP for the erection of Class 1A retail foodstore of 1,145sqm gross internal area, with associated access, parking, landscaping, public realm, and servicing.
Former Royal Ordnance Site - Area R2 Station Road Bishopton
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0244/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and detached garage to side
22 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone PA5 8LH
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0245/PP
Formation of community garden including hard and soft landscaping and erection of men's shed, outdoor classroom and multipurpose room
Site 40 Metres South West Of Lochwinnoch Parish Church Lochhead Avenue Lochwinnoch
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0246/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
16 Douglas Road Renfrew PA4 8BB
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0247/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
73 Hillside Road Paisley PA2 6UD
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0248/PP
Installation of ground mounted photo-voltaic panels, erection of battery container units (system capacity up to 2MW) and boundary fencing
Former Water Treatment Works Middleton Road Linwood Paisley
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0249/PP
Erection of upper floor extension to side of dwelling house
7 Gadie Avenue Renfrew PA4 0YL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0250/TP
Treeworks to six trees to comprise monolithing of one sycamore and one ash and crown reduction through limb subordination and limb removal of four sycamores
Rear Of 6 Cairnmaith Erskine PA8 7FA
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0251/CL
Erection of rear single storey extension and part garage conversion to playroom
12 Barmore Crescent Bishopton PA7 5QU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0252/PP
Change of use of vacant land to van storage and sales centre, with associated shed for use as workshop, office and welfare facilities, installation of containers for use as self storage (Class 6), installation of prefabricated modular units for business use (Class 4) and associated access, hardstanding and landscaping.
4 Linwood Road Paisley PA1 2TN
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0253/TP
Felling of one ash tree
Site 30 Metres South Of Nos 100 To 110 Polsons Crescent Paisley
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0254/CL
Installation of flue to rear of building
Advanced Forming Research Centre 85 Inchinnan Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LJ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/0255/CL
The installation of mechanical services comprising of one vent and two flues to service a new piece of equipment within the NMIS
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE - ESTATES MANAGEMENT National Manufacturing Institute Scotland 3 Netherton Square Paisley PA3 2EF
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0257/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
16C Main Road Paisley PA2 6AW
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0258/PP
Sub-Division and Change of Use of Motor Vehicle Retail Showroom to form a Class 1A retail warehouse with ancillary cafe.
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0259/PP
Erection of pergola and decking/ platform in rear garden of dwellinghouse
35 Glenvilla Circle Paisley PA2 8TS
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0260/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse including raised decking and boundary fence
74 The Moorings Paisley PA2 9AY
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided24/0261/PP
Erection of holiday lodge
Site On Northern Boundary Of High Linthills Linthills Road Lochwinnoch
Received 5 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Renfrewshire, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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