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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 dates12,576Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,410 approved or refused records
433Refused applications
10,977 approved · 433 refused · 429 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2008 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/0762/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive aspects of Condition 3 (Floodlight specifications) and Condition 4 (Assessement of floodlight impacts on bats) of planning permission 24/0591/PP
JOHNSTONE BURGH JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Keanie Park 50 Auchenlodment Road Johnstone PA5 9DJ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0763/TP
Tree works to include crown reduction to 2 x oak and 1 x ash
Hillside Houston Johnstone PA6 7NT
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0764/TC
Felling of 1 x tree
37 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SE
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0765/PP
Erection of a single storey rear sunroom extension
Crooks Farm House Stepends Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4LA
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0769/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development for removal of rear conservatory and erection of replacement single storey rear extension
39 Mayfield Crescent Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BL
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0770/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
15 Glenluce Drive Bishopton PA7 5LX
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0771/LB
Window alterations to front of property comprising of replacement of single glazing with double glazing
15 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ES
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0774/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Ladyacres Way Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9NQ
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0775/FUR
Section 42 application to delete condition 2 (plan and specification including installation of 2.5m wide path) of planning permission 25/0358/PP
The Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0777/PP
Erection of two and a half storey extension with raised balcony to rear of dwellinghouse and installation of dormers on both side elevations
Braeburn Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2DD
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0778/PP
External alteration to shopfront
22 Spey Avenue Paisley PA2 0EG
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0779/PP
Erection of 49.5MW battery energy storage system (BESS) comprising a compound of batteries and associated electrical equipment, access tracks, transmission compound, stores, fencing, security, ancillary development and landscaping
Laighpark Water Treatment Works Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0780/PP
Alteration and extension to outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse to form new two storey dwellinghouse and erection of single storey extension to the existing dwelling to adjoin the new dwelling, thereby resulting in the formation of a semi-enclosed courtyard between dwellings
Westbank North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0782/PP
Remove rear window and install french doors and decking
6 Mccrorie Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BF
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0783/LB
Replacement of six single-glazed skylight windows with heritage conservation skylight windows.
The Doocot House Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0789/PP
Change of use from retail (Class 1A) to hot food takeaway (sui generis), installation of flue and associated external alterations
Unit A 4 High Street Paisley PA1 2YA
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0790/LB
Internal and external alterations associated with the change of use from retail unit (Class 1A) to hot food takeaway (sui generis)
Unit A 4 High Street Paisley PA1 2YA
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0791/PP
Erection of outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse
38 Cambridge Road Renfrew PA4 0SR
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0792/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
37 Windsor Road Renfrew PA4 0SS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0795/PP
Formation of two dormers windows to front of dwellinghouse
7 Ardgowan Street Paisley PA2 6SX
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0798/PP
Installation of overhead lifting crane, erection of extension to blower building and installation of above ground pipework
Erskine Waste Water Treatment Works Old Mains Farm Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PB
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0799/FUR
Section 42 application to vary Condition 5 (Phasing Plan) of planning permission 21/1087/PP to change the timescale for the submission of the phasing plan from 6 months to prior to the commencement of development
Land To The North Of Ryefield Avenue Ryefield Place Johnstone Renfrewshire
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0800/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
6 Viking Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7LQ
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0801/PP
Erection of single storey front and side extension with associated alterations
21 Braehead Lochwinnoch PA12 4AS
Received 29 Sept 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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