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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/0221/PP
Erection of two storey side extension.
10 King George Way Renfrew PA4 0AY
Received 26 Feb 2003 - Unknown03/0398/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear.
26 Clairinsh Gardens Renfrew
Received 3 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0507/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
5 Brierie Hill Grove Houston
Received 25 Apr 2003 - Unknown03/0500/PP
Alteration to change garage to kitchen.
36 Troubridge Avenue Kilbarchan
Received 24 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0530/PP
Erection of dwelling house.
Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 1 May 2003 - Decided03/0529/PP
Alterations to east elevation to form a small extension to the building to house a new disabled lift and the formation of a disabled ramp to the rear.
St Mark's Oldhall Church 334 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 1 May 2003 - Decided03/0559/AD
Erection of 5 advertisement banners.
Paisley Centre 23 High Street Paisley
Received 12 May 2003 - Decided03/0504/PP
Change of use and rehabilitation of existing stone building to form children's day nursery, together with associated car parking and boundary treatment.
Portnauld House Inchinnan
Received 24 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0552/PP
Erection of residential development comprising six flats and five housing units with associated parking and landscaping (substitution of house types as amendment to previous consent 02/895/PP).
St Ninians Road Paisley
Received 12 May 2003 - Decided03/0445/RD
Erection of sports pavilion (changing facilities/clubroom) linked to external playing fields and formation of car parking, boundary fence and access road (from Dean Park Road).
King George V Playing Fields Off Dean Park Road Renfrew
Received 10 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0386/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
3 Southmains Cottage Craigends Road Houston
Received 1 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0442/PP
Change of use and conversion of vacant building to dwelling house and erection of 3.8m high boundary wall.
Johnstone Castle Tower Road Johnstone
Received 10 Apr 2003 - Unknown03/0264/PP
Conversion of integral garage to form a new room and erection of extension to the front elevation of the house.
8 King George Park Avenue Renfrew
Received 5 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0508/AD
Erection of individual non-illuminated perspex lettering on High Street Elevation and New Street Elevation and 1 no. non-illuminated projecting sign.
39 High Street Paisley
Received 25 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0207/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
40 Burnside Gardens Kilbarchan
Received 24 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0424/AD
Display of non illuminated signs at access points to development (2 no.)
Imperial Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 8 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0304/AD
Display of 3 fascia signs comprising non illuminated lettering and one externally illuminated hanging board sign.
4 Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 13 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0230/PP
Erection of second storey add-on extension to side of dwellinghouse.
4 Lounsdale Grove Paisley
Received 27 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0246/PP
Erection of conservatory style extension to restaurant.
Unit 2 Phoenix Leisure Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2003 - Decided03/1065/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
8 Woodend Drive Paisley
Received 4 Sept 2003 - Decided03/0485/LB
Removal of 4 no. timber louvres from existing rooftop ventilation lantern and replacement with glass reinforced plastic replica, installation of panel antennae within lantern, installation of a telecommunications electrical cabinet adjacent to churchyard
24 High Street Renfrew
Received 22 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0441/PP
Change of use from Class 1 to Class 2 for continued use as sunbed salon (Retrospective).
18 Thornhill Johnstone
Received 10 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0440/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
21 Meadows Drive Erskine
Received 10 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0439/PP
Sub-division of a flatted dwelling to form two flats.
23 Main Road Castlehead Paisley
Received 10 Apr 2003
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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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