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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates12,444Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,288 approved or refused records
423Refused applications
10,865 approved · 423 refused · 423 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2008 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided25/0225/PP
Change of use from public house (Sui Generis) to shop (Class 1) alongisde shopfront alterations and installation of shutters (Renewal of Planning Permission 22/0039/PP)
Unit A 9 Caledonia Street Paisley PA3 2JG
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0227/LB
Roof replacement of old Ballachulish slates with Spanish slates
Elderslie Kirk 284 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EF
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0228/TP
Removal of overhanging limbs, maintenance work to trees and removal of deadwood
Land Behind Nos 35 To 74 Hillfoot Houston Johnstone
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0231/PP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and adjoining decking
45 Park Gardens Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LR
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0232/PP
Installation of a ground-mounted solar array and associated infrastructure
Land At Middleton Farm Middleton Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3AG
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0233/FUR
Erection of four buildings comprising eleven units for General Industrial (Class 5) use with associated access, parking and associated works (amendment to approved planning permission 22/0610/PP).
Site Betrween Lovat Place And No 22 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0234/TP
Clearance of storm damaged trees and removal of 9 scots pine trees
Haddockston House West Glen Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7GU
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0235/PP
Erection of first floor extension and formation of balcony to front of dwellinghouse. Erection of outbuilding and decking to rear (in retrospect)
32 Park Avenue Paisley PA2 6HL
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0236/PP
Erection of mixed commercial development comprising electric vehicle charging hub, Class 3 restaurant unit with drive-through, and associated access, servicing and landscaping.
Site On Northern Edge Of Highway St James Avenue Paisley
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0237/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and associated alterations to dwellinghouse
Ruslan Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0238/PP
Erection of proposed single storey side and rear extension
15 Craigholme Houston Johnstone PA6 7DB
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0239/PP
Removal of existing revolving doors and installation of replacement automatic sliding doors
WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND Renfrew Building West College Scotland - Paisley Campus Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DR
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0240/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and installation of fencing
25 Woodside Houston Johnstone PA6 7DD
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0241/FUR
Section 42 application to vary planning condition 10 (offsite improvements) of planning permission 20/0510/PP in relation to an alternative footpath location.
Former Thornly Park Campus Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0242/PP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
1 Elie Drive Bishopton PA7 5RD
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0243/PP
Installation of dormer windows front and rear and ground floor alteration to dwellinghouse.
85 Southwold Road Paisley PA1 3AL
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0244/PP
Erection of a garage
15 Cassley Avenue Renfrew PA4 0YQ
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0245/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear
49 Houstonfield Quadrant Houston Johnstone PA6 7EX
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0246/PP
Erection of detached single storey garage to the rear
10 Broompark Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9QF
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0251/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
27 Craigiehall Crescent Erskine PA8 7DD
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0252/PP
Part change of use from retail (Class 1A) to include Storage and Distribution (Class 6) use
Unit 15 Blythswood Industrial Estate West Lodge Road Renfrew PA4 9EN
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0253/PP
Part change of use from retail (Class 1A) to include Storage and Distribution (Class 6) use
Unit 14 Blythswood Industrial Estate West Lodge Road Renfrew PA4 9EN
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0254/AD
Installation of 2 fascia box signs
2 Buccleuch Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4NR
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/0255/PP
Erection of extension to industrial unit
9 Earl Haig Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JU
Received 8 Apr 2025
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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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