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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 dates11,963Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,837 approved or refused records
388Refused applications
10,449 approved · 388 refused · 402 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided22/0650/PP
Use of premises as Class 3 Cafe/Restaurant with hot food takeaway and erection of flue to rear of building
Unit 1 71 High Street Johnstone PA5 8QG
Received 13 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0651/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
26 Alexandra Drive Paisley PA2 9DS
Received 13 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0652/TE
Prior Notification for erection of 15m telecommunications monopole and three associated equipment cabinets
Site 35 Metres South Of No 22 Springbank Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0653/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
17 Castle Crescent Bishopton PA7 5HA
Received 13 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0654/AD
Display of one internally illuminated advertisement hoarding
Site On North Eastern Boundary Of No 27 Ferguslie Paisley
Received 14 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0657/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
50 Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DT
Received 15 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0660/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
45 Haining Road Renfrew PA4 0AH
Received 16 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0661/DD
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
24A Campbell Street Johnstone PA5 8LB
Received 16 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0663/TC
Large Cypress tree - Full felling
Main Building Kilbarchan West Parish Church Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JJ
Received 19 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0664/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
18 Ben Wyvis Drive Paisley PA2 7LB
Received 21 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0666/PP
External alterations and erection of raised landing to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Low Road Paisley PA2 6AG
Received 21 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0667/PP
Formation of driveway to front of flatted dwelling
8 Fulwood Avenue Linwood Paisley PA3 3HL
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0668/TP
Removal of one cherry tree and crown thinning by 25% of two tulip trees
The Gables East End Lochwinnoch PA12 4ER
Received 23 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0669/AD
Display of five illuminated signs comprising - externally illuminated individual letters installed above drive thru structure, internally illuminated round projecting signs, internally illuminated box sign, internally lluminated box menu sign.
SPLASH AUTOCARE 2 Thorn Brae Johnstone PA5 8HE
Received 26 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0670/PP
Demolition of garage and erection of two storey side extension
40 Ben Alder Drive Paisley PA2 7NJ
Received 26 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0672/PP
Replacement of car park hardstanding
Erskine Bridge Hotel Erskine Harbour Erskine PA8 6AN
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0673/TC
Felling of two beech trees and crown reduction of one sycamore
Penrhyn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HW
Received 28 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0674/TP
Felling of one Oak tree
14 Brierie Lane Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7LS
Received 28 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0675/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
16 Helmsdale Drive Paisley PA2 0PG
Received 28 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0676/TP
Pruning works to three trees comprising silver birch, sycamore and conifer
25 Balgonie Avenue Paisley PA2 9LP
Received 28 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0677/PP
Partial change of use from Farmshop to Swim school facility and installation of gas tanks to side of building
Unit A Barnhill Farm Houston Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LU
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0678/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and formation of driveway
33 Wenlock Road Paisley PA2 6UG
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0679/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
5 Poplar Crescent Bishopton PA7 5AF
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0680/PP
Approval of matters specified in condition 10 of planning permission in principle 17/0394/PP (Site H24 - Erection of residential development comprising 181 dwellinghouses and 16 flats with associated infrastructure and landscaping)
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 30 Sept 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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