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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 dates11,351Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,260 approved or refused records
340Refused applications
9,920 approved · 340 refused · 380 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 May 2009 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided21/1603/PP
Conversion of garage to form habitable room
70 Bleasdale Road Renfrew PA4 8ZT
Received 19 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1604/EA
Request for screening opinion as to the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment relating to the erection of a battery storage facility.
Site 200 Metres West Of Whitehouse Of Milliken Bridge Of Weir Road Brookfield Johnstone
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1605/TP
Felling of one lime tree and one sycamore tree
Sites 10 Metres South West Of No 3 Rooksdell Avenue Paisley
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1606/AD
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign, one externally illuminated secondary sign, two internally illuminated totem signs and two non illuminated directional signs
5 King's Inch Place Renfrew PA4 8WF
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1607/PP
Erection of boundary fence
127 Wright Street Renfrew PA4 8AN
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1608/PP
Erection of glazed canopy to rear of dwellinghouse
15 High Calside Paisley PA2 6BY
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1609/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Anderson Road Bishopton PA7 5EN
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1611/PP
Section 42 application to delete condition no. 4 of planning permission ref no. 18/0737/PP
142 Abercorn Street Paisley PA3 4DF
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1612/PP
Erection of kennels and formation of associated run area and change of use of office to residential
Estate Office Waterlea Farm Kilallan Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HY
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1613/AD
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs
21 Watt Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4RY
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1614/PP
Change of use from offices to fourteen flats with car parking and installation of six gable windows
Unit A 41 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1EX
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1615/LB
Removal of church pews from ground floor of building.
St Luke's Church 20 Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6LN
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1616/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
25 Brierie Hills Court Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7DU
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1617/PP
Installation of replacement Exhaust Fan and Ventilation Stack.
5 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1618/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
23 Drumbeg Road Bishopton PA7 5GS
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1619/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear, one and a half storey extension to side, reprofiling of roof and formation of dromer feature to front elevation of dwellinghouse
10 Broomfield Houston Johnstone PA6 7DH
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1620/EA
Request for screening opinion as to the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment relating to the erection of solar farm comprising ground mounted fixed solar panels, invertors, access track and associated infrastructure.
Site Between Nether Southbar And East Fulwood Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1621/PN
Demolition of existing office and development of residential properties with associated access and landscaping
2 Lonend Paisley PA1 1SS
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1622/PP
Erection of single storey detached garage to side of dwellinghouse
31 Southfield Avenue Paisley PA2 8BX
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1623/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to side of dwellinghouse.
Drumgreen Cottage Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5NT
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1624/PP
Change of use from car park to form extension to existing transfer station yard
Yard B Murray Street Paisley
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1625/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse (in principle).
Barochan West Lodge Chapel Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7AX
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1626/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Millfield Lane Erskine PA8 6JG
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decided21/1627/TP
Felling of poplar, willow and alder trees adjacent to electricity compound (in retrospect)
Site 120 Metres North Of Nos 1 To 27 Ben Lawers Drive Paisley
Received 28 Oct 2021
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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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