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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided93/1035/PP
Extension to garden and erection of a garage and stable.
Steel Cottage Gallahill Road Langbank
Received 4 Oct 1993 - Decided96/0684/LB
Partial demolition to reduce height of chimney stack by 2.4m.
Johnstone Mill High Street Johnstone
Received 23 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0897/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 22 Brierie Hills Crosslee Houston
Received 3 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0896/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
19 West Street Paisley
Received 3 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0895/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
3 Churchill Drive Bishopton
Received 2 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0894/PP
Alteration, extension and sub-division of existing offices and workshops.
101 Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 1 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0893/TC
Felling of trees.
Paisley Abbey & Municipal Buildings Cotton Street Paisley
Received 2 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0903/PP
Installation of replacement windows (in retrospect)
3B Houstoun Square Johnstone
Received 3 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0892/PP
Replacement of flat roof with pitched roof to side extension of dwelling house.
44 Stanely Avenue Paisley
Received 1 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0762/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
37 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 23 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0761/PP
Change of use of vacant industrial unit to form sub post office and general store.
38 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington
Received 23 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0760/TP
Felling of one tree.
Plot 1 Area 4 Crosslee South Houston
Received 23 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0759/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
14A Calside Paisley
Received 23 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0758/PP
Erection of 2 no. dwelling houses.
9C Stanely Road Paisley
Received 23 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0757/PP
Temporary change of use of car park to form car boot sale.
Storie Street Paisley
Received 23 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0756/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
115 Ritchie Park Johnstone
Received 22 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0755/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
The Range House Mackiesmill Road Elderslie
Received 22 Jul 1993 - Decided96/0701/PP
Formation of 4 house plots and formation of new access road.
Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 25 Jul 1996 - Decided96/0656/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
45 Allanton Avenue Paisley
Received 15 Jul 1996 - Decided93/1172/PP
Erection of a boundary wall (in retrospect).
148 Gilmartin Road Linwood
Received 9 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1171/PP
Erection of a front porch to dwelling house.
9 Lamont Avenue Bishopton
Received 9 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1170/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
20B Park Road Paisley
Received 9 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1169/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
127 Greenlaw Crescent Paisley
Received 8 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1168/PP
Erection of a garage.
8 Strathcarron Road Paisley
Received 8 Nov 1993
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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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