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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 dates12,604Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,437 approved or refused records
435Refused applications
11,002 approved · 435 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/0911/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Condition 11 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan), 13 (Archaeological Works), 15 (Abnormal Loads), 17 (Landscape Strategy), 18 (Drainage), 19 (Lighting), 21 (Final Design Specification), 23 (Ground Levels) of deemed planning permission 24/0052/EB
Neilston Battery Storage System Site Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0913/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive elements of Condition 1 (Archaeological Watching Brief), 2 (Habitat Management Plan) and 3 (Scheme for replacement planting) of planning permission 24/0513/PP
Elderslie Golf Club 63 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0914/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Conditions 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 7 (Boundary Treatments), 9 (Landscaping), 10 (Energy Design Analysis), 11 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy), 12 (Resurfacing and Upgrading of Blackhall Street Frontage), 13 (Cycle Parking Facilities) 14 (Servicing Plan) and 15 (Final Design of Site Access) of planning permission 23/0300/PP
Hamilton House Blackhall Lane Paisley
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0915/LB
Installation of lights and cameras to the external elevations of gatehouse
The North Gatehouse Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0916/PP
Installation of patio doors and decking and erection of pergola to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
17 Lithgow Crescent Paisley PA2 6UN
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0917/PP
Conversion of integral garage
12 Bleasdale Road Renfrew PA4 8ZJ
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0918/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of premises (unit 4) for the sale of retail goods (unrestricted Class 1A)
69 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4BX
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0921/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
78 Osprey Road Paisley PA3 2QH
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0922/LB
Internal alterations and installation of flue
1 High Street Renfrew PA4 8QJ
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0923/PP
Erection of raised decking and removal of dining room window to provide new patio door access
53 Hamilton Crescent Bishopton PA7 5JT
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0924/TP
Treeworks comprising removal of 33 trees
South Lodge Houston Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7BA
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0925/PP
Part change of use of carpark to form hand carwash including the siting of a steel cabin, installation of a canopy over a valleting area and other associated works.
75 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4FB
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0926/AD
Installation of 9 x Fascia Signs and 6 x Freestanding Signs at Proposed Car Wash
75 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4FB
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0927/PP
Use of yard for the storage of scrap metal (sui generis) (in retrospect)
6 Neil Street Renfrew PA4 8TA
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/0928/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Conditions 5 (Financial Guarantee) 7 (Landscaping) and 14 (Sight Lines) of planning application 24/0248/PP
Former Water Treatment Works Middleton Road Linwood Paisley
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0929/DOC
Request to discharge suspensive element of Condition 1 (Compensatory Planting) of Treeworks application 22/0696/TP
Clyde Waterfront And Renfrew Riverside Infrastructure Project Meadowside Street Renfrew
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0931/PP
Replacement of former Multi Use Games Arena dome with new Multi Use Games Arena structure and associated works
St Mirren Park 75 Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0932/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed installation of a mezzanine floor to be used as a pet care, treatment and grooming facility
Unit 2 Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley PA3 4EP
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0933/PP
Extension to existing car park providing additional 100 parking spaces and associated works including erection of fencing and gates
Inkerman Bowling Club Blackstoun Road Paisley PA3 3AA
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0934/PP
Replacement of existing Scottish slate with Spanish slate alongside replacement of two rooflights
The Sycamore Kirk Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HN
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/0935/TC
Notification under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to remove one Lime tree
17 George Street Paisley PA1 2LB
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0937/PP
Erection of agricultural shed, formation of hardstanding to form yard, siting of four temporary storage containers with adjoining roof structure, upgrading of access and associated works (in part retrospective)
Land Adjacent To A8 Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LB
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0938/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension and installation of section of retaining wall
27 Langside Park Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/0939/PP
Installation of external flue to side elevation of dwellinghouse and erection of raised platform to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Carruth Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HQ
Received 12 Nov 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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