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Renfrewshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Renfrewshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates32,320Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,835 approved or refused records
1,930Refused applications
27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 1987 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided93/0809/EN
Erection of extension to operational offices.
Glasgow Airport St Andrew's Drive Paisley
Received 9 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0808/EN
Installation of an anemometer mast.
Glasgow Airport St Andrew's Drive Paisley
Received 3 Aug 1993 - Decided96/0692/PP
Elevation Alterations consisting of replacement windows and door.
43 Carlyle Avenue Hillington
Received 24 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0806/VR
Removal of Condition three of Planning Consent No. 92/235/PP.
'Six Lums' Castle Semple Lochwinnoch
Received 9 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0805/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
'Ochanbar' Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan
Received 9 Aug 1993 - Decided93/1083/EN
Erection of a weather protection canopy.
Glasgow Airport Caledonia Way Paisley
Received 14 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1082/PP
Formation of new frontage.
Colliers Bar/Diner 58A High Street Johnstone
Received 15 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1081/PP
Change of use from public house to form dental surgery.
6 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 15 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1080/PP
Installation of suspended bay window.
18 Lomond Place Erskine
Received 15 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1079/PP
Installation of treatment tanks.
Sandyford Road Paisley
Received 15 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1078/PP
Erection of an entrance lobby.
Food Giant East Lane Paisley
Received 15 Oct 1993 - Decided93/0942/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
20 Ingliston Drive Bishopton
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0941/PP
Erection of a first floor side extension to dwelling house.
98 Afton Drive Renfrew
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0940/PP
Erection of garage.
10B Cartside Avenue Johnstone
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0939/TC
Pollarding of trees.
7 Orr Square Paisley
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0938/TP
Felling, lopping and pruning of trees.
41 & 43 Nethercraigs Road Paisley
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0937/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
6 Cedar Court Kilbarchan
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0936/PP
Part change of use from storage and distribution to form cash and carry.
Ainslie Road Hillington
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0935/PP
Erection of garage to the side of dwelling house.
31 Millfield View Erskine
Received 10 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0804/PP
Substitution of housetypes and elevations plus minor alterations to road layout as approved by planning consent no. 90/722/PP.
Strathmore Avenue/Newtyle Road Paisley
Received 9 Aug 1993 - Decided96/0693/PP
Erection of 15 dwelling houses (amendement to approved housing layout 94/0017/PP).
Mossneuk Drive Paisley
Received 24 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0802/TC
Pruning of one Fir tree and one Oak tree.
Airlie Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 6 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0801/PP
Change of use from Joiners/Plumbers premises to form Hot Food Take Away.
11 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 6 Aug 1993 - Decided96/0694/PP
Change of use from leisure centre to childrens play centre(in order to form extension to existing childrens play centre).
Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 24 Jul 1996
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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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