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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided93/0735/PP
Erection of extension to public house.
Gryffe Inn Main Street Bridge Of Weir
Received 19 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0734/PP
Formation of front and rear dormer windows.
6 Darvel Crescent Paisley
Received 19 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0733/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
26 Regent Street Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0732/PP
Erection of garage.
11 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0731/PP
Installation of patio doors.
9B Hamilton Court Paisley
Received 19 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0729/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
No 23 Alexandra Drive Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0728/PP
Part change of use of shop to centre for Aromatherapy
9 Stoddard Square Elderslie
Received 16 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0727/PP
Extension of existing dormer.
No 24 Stanely Avenue Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1993 - Decided93/0726/PP
Erection of garage.
136 Gallowhill Road Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1993 - Decided93/1148/PP
Erection of fence and formation of vehicular access.
Quarrelton Nurseries Beith Road Johnstone
Received 2 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1147/TP
Felling of one tree.
15 Churchill Place Kilbarchan
Received 2 Nov 1993 - Decided93/1145/PP
Alterations to frontage to change the approved materials on Gauze Street and Smithhills Street.
Piazza Central Way Paisley
Received 29 Oct 1993 - Decided93/1144/PP
Change of use of premises to form taxi office and workshop.
17 High Street Johnstone
Received 29 Oct 1993 - Decided96/0904/PP
Change of use from bedroom to male toilet on first floor and proposed extension to lounge area.
Bishopton Inn Old Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 24 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0673/TP
Felling and prunning of elm trees.
Bluebell Woods Castle Avenue Elderslie
Received 19 Jul 1996 - Decided03/0311/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
1 Brierie Lane Houston
Received 14 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0406/PP
Change of use of barn and stables to swimming pool associated with alterations and extension to existing dwelling house.
Moniabrock Farm Lochwinnoch Road Kilbarchan
Received 4 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0459/PP
Change of use from retail to office accommodation.
Unit 12 Castle Terrace Bridge Of Weir.
Received 15 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0336/PP
Erection of first floor extension to rear of dwelling house.
60 Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 20 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0231/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
15B Moorburn Place Linwood
Received 27 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0318/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
12 Leathen Place Erskine
Received 17 Mar 2003 - Decided02/1289/PP
Residential development with associated parking landscaping and access.
Land At Glenpatrick Works Glenpatrick Road Elderslie
Received 29 Nov 2002 - Decided03/0453/PP
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses to include demolition of existing building.
Plot 1 Quarrelton Beith Road Johnstone.
Received 15 Apr 2003 - Decided03/0327/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
18 Park View Kilbarchan
Received 19 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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