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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,804Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,689 approved or refused records
372Refused applications
10,317 approved · 372 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided22/0437/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
44 Kelburne Drive Paisley PA1 3PH
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0441/TP
Crown cleaning, height reduction and pruning of lower overhanging limbs from one sycamore tree
The East Wing Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 21 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0443/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
9 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NT
Received 22 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0445/PP
Installation of replacement windows to flat
Flat 1/3 2 Marshall's Lane Paisley PA1 1UU
Received 22 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0446/PP
Two storey side extension to dwellinghouse and formation of dormers on front and rear roof planes.
Brownside Farm Cottage Hartfield Road Paisley PA2 8UU
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0447/AD
Display of two non-illuminated individual letter signs
14 Wallace Street Paisley PA3 2BU
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0450/TP
Felling of conifer and pruning work to conifer
22 Balgonie Avenue Paisley PA2 9LP
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0451/TP
Crown reduction, shaping and lifting of one sycamore tree
19 Balgonie Avenue Paisley PA2 9LP
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0452/TP
Pruning of one Maple Tree
16 Acer Crescent Paisley PA2 9LR
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0453/PP
Erection of Agricultural Shed (In Retrospect)
Strathardale Linthills Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DL
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0454/PP
Change of use of class 1 (retail) to class 3 (food and drink), including retail area.
Units 11 And 12 Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0455/PP
Formation of access ramp to front of dwellinghouse
37 Avondale Drive Paisley PA1 3TN
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0456/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
110 Neuk Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7DS
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0457/PP
External alterations to function suite including infilling of roller shutter doors, formation of windows and installation of canopy and cladding
Main Building Ingliston Country Club Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PA
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0458/TP
Felling of 17 trees and pruning work to 24 trees
Glynhill Hotel 169 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XB
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0459/PP
Installation of ventilation louvres, flues and plant to industrial building
5 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0460/PP
Erection of summerhouse to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
24 Fleet Avenue Renfrew PA4 0YT
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0461/PP
Change of use of retail unit to form cafe (Class 3) including erection of flue at rear
408 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3BE
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0462/PP
Installation of access ramp to front of dwellinghouse
264 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EL
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0463/PP
Erection of fencing to front of nursery to enclose outdoor garden areas
Unit A 6 Albert Road Renfrew PA4 8ET
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0428/TC
Removal of two evergreen trees
14A Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SD
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0465/PP
Erection of hospitality accommodation with viewing deck
St Mirren Park 75 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RU
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0466/PP
Change of use from betting shop to hot food takeaway and installation of extraction flue to rear
Unit B 74 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YP
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0467/CL
Erection of front porch
4 Manor Park Grove Paisley PA2 9FE
Received 29 Jun 2022
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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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