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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 dates12,035Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,903 approved or refused records
392Refused applications
10,511 approved · 392 refused · 407 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided23/0010/PP
Erection of canopy on rear elevation of ground floor flat (in retrospect)
27 India Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LF
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0011/CL
Installation of four rooflights
101 Sandy Road Renfrew PA4 0BU
Received 12 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0012/TP
Removal of 11 trees comprising three ash, two sycamore, two pine, two birch, one Norway maple and one larch and pruning works to an additional 22 trees
Main Building Inchinnan Primary School Old Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PH
Received 12 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0013/PP
Extension of hardstanding area to form container storage and trailer parking area with associated modular building, drainage and lighting proposals
500 Renfrew Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4SA
Received 13 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0014/TP
Crown reduction of one yew, one horse chestnut, two grey ash and one tropical ash
25 McCrorie Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BF
Received 16 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0015/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse
25 Ninian Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7JF
Received 16 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0017/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
107 Craigielea Road Renfrew PA4 8EW
Received 19 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0018/PP
Erection of a battery energy storage system.
Former Gasholder Station At Junction With Underwood Road Well Street Paisley
Received 19 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0019/LB
Erection of battery energy storage system
Former Gasholder Station At Junction With Underwood Road Well Street Paisley
Received 19 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0020/PP
Change of use from hairdressers (class 1) to estate agents (class 2)
AILSA'S SALON Unit D Kirkinner Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AA
Received 19 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0021/AD
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign
AILSA'S SALON Unit D Kirkinner Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AA
Received 19 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0022/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of pitched roof over dormer on front elevation
20 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JU
Received 20 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0023/PP
Formation of two dormers to rear of dwellinghouse
18 Donaldfield Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JG
Received 23 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0024/CL
Conversion of integral garage to form a habitable room with associated alterations to front elevation
11 Osbert Wynd Renfrew PA4 8GD
Received 23 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0026/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
112 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NX
Received 23 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0028/PP
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse with detached single storey garage
91 Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5BB
Received 24 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0029/TP
Crown reduction and pruning of 3 Sycamore trees
4 Dunlin Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JX
Received 26 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0031/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear and single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
5 Dalmahoy Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HZ
Received 26 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0032/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and balcony to rear of dwellinghouse
31 Bowfield Way Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BF
Received 27 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0033/AD
Display of three internally illuminated Fascia signs
Unit 173 Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BS
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0034/PP
Erection of first floor extension over existing single storey extension.
28 Windsor Crescent Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9QU
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0036/PP
Erection of two storey building for use as Cafe (Class 3) on ground floor and flat (sui generis) on first floor, including installation of mural on south west elevation
12A MacDowall Street Johnstone PA5 8QL
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0037/TE
Installation of telecommunications equipment
Site 25 Metres South Of No 74 Netherhill Road Paisley
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided23/0038/PP
Formation of parking area to front of ground floor flat
9 Cockels Loan Renfrew PA4 0PB
Received 1 Feb 2023
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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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