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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided93/1018/PP
Installation of front porch.
12 Forth Place Johnstone
Received 28 Sept 1993 - Decided93/1017/PP
Sub-division of dwelling house to form 2 flats.
19 Hunterhill Road Paisley
Received 28 Sept 1993 - Decided93/0882/PP
Erection of a non-food retail warehouse development and formation of new access.
Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 30 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0881/PP
Change of use from vacant retail unit to form licensed betting office.
Unit 8 Kelvin Avenue Hillington
Received 30 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0880/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
35 Dunsmore Road Bishopton
Received 30 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0879/PP
Erection of a fence to the front of dwelling house.
20 New Avenue Howwood
Received 30 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0878/PP
Alterations to dwelling house to form patio doors, the installation of a velux window and a first floor door balcony.
8 Newton Of Barr Lochwinnoch
Received 27 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0877/PP
Erection of a side extension and front porch to dwelling house.
6 Ryatt Linn Erskine
Received 27 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0876/PP
Revised layout of new west stand incorporating sports facility under stand, move turnstiles and amend access to stadium, erection of 72 dwelling houses and formation of new access.
Albion Street/Mossvale Street Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0875/PP
Tenement rehabilitation.
39 41 43 45 & 47 Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1993 - Decided93/0744/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
26 Albert Road Brookfield
Received 21 Jul 1993 - Decided96/0704/LB
Proposed partial demolition of church halls and conversion of church and front hall and vestry to form twenty one dwellings (amendment to Listed Building Consents 95/818/LB and 95/1229/LB).
Orr Square Church Paisley
Received 26 Jul 1996 - Decided93/0742/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
40 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 20 Jul 1993 - Decided02/1256/AD
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign.
46 Hairst Street Renfrew
Received 21 Nov 2002 - Decided03/0328/AD
Display of one non-illuminated panel sign.
Blythswood Estate Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 19 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0072/PP
Alterations to external elevations and change of use from agricultural shed to use as commercial stables.
Turningshaw Farm Turningshaw Road By Houston
Received 3 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0326/PP
Conversion of attic space to living accomodation.
Greenbank North Street Houston
Received 18 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0111/TP
Felling of two trees.
2 Springfield Woods Johnstone PA5 8JR
Received 31 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0279/AD
Display on an non-illuminated sign on roof of building.
Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 10 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0085/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
2 Cromptons Grove
Received 27 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0385/PP
Erection of 30m tall telecommunications mast with associated equipment housing.
Hillington West Station Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington
Received 31 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0378/PP
Erection of ground floor and upper floor extensions to side of dwellinghouse.
16 Afton Drive Renfrew
Received 31 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0379/PP
Demolition of existing 3 storey flats
2-10 9-13 Almond Crescent Paisley
Received 31 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0380/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
32 Broompark Drive Inchinnan
Received 31 Mar 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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