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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/0138/PP
Conservatory to rear of house.
7 Mainscroft Erskine
Received 5 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0087/PP
Housing Development of 12 no. 2 and 3 bedroom flats with associated car parking and landscaping, access off Kilnside Road, including the demolition of existing single storey building.
20 Kilnside Road Paisley
Received 27 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0220/PP
Demolition of existing surgery and erection of 4 flats including associated parking and landscaping.
The Surgery Station Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 25 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0027/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of property.
76 Neuk Crescent Houston
Received 8 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0259/PP
Erection of 2 no. dwelling houses together with formation of associated driveways and garden ground.
136A Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5DL
Received 4 Mar 2003 - Decided03/0234/LB
Conversion of Paton's Mill and immediate surroundings to form 72 no. flatted dwelling houses, and 904 sq.m. of commercial floorspace, alteration and demolition of outbuildings and formation of ancillary access roads, car parking and footways.
Patons Mill High Street Johnstone
Received 28 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0030/PP
Proposed alterations and new first floor extension to existing house.
10 Dee Avenue Renfrew
Received 9 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1284/PP
Formation of 2 new dormer windows to side of dwellinghouse.
19 Acacia Drive Paisley
Received 29 Nov 2002 - Decided03/0202/PP
Single storey rear extension to existing offices.
10 Shuttle Street Paisley
Received 24 Feb 2003 - Decided96/0936/PP
Change of use of redundant outbuildings/garage to pre school nursery.
Back 0 Hill Farm Strawberry Field Road Houston
Received 3 Oct 1996 - Decided96/0884/PP
Erection of a garage.
33 Windsor Road Renfrew
Received 16 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0885/PP
Change of use from ironmongers to licensed betting office.
11 Canal Street Renfrew
Received 17 Sept 1996 - Unknown96/0919/PP
Erection of a front porch.
28 Arran Drive Johnstone
Received 1 Oct 1996 - Decided96/0886/PP
Proposed installation of double glazing windows.
Flat 2/2 6 Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 18 Sept 1996 - Decided03/0144/PP
Conversion of retail unit to office/consulting unit for general medical practice.
16 Quarry Street Johnstone
Received 7 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0198/VR
Varation of condition no. 8 of planning permission ref: 00/656/PP for erection of a housing development; to reduce the parking provision from 29 spaces to 28 spaces (retrospective application).
Thompson Brae Paisley
Received 21 Feb 2003 - Decided02/0943/PP
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to use for the sale of food or drink for consumption on or off the premises (in retrospect).
70A Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 4 Sept 2002 - Decided03/0167/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
27 Balmoral Road Elderslie
Received 14 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0204/PP
Alterations and first floor extension to dwelling house.
61 Gryffebank Avenue Houston
Received 24 Feb 2003 - Decided03/0159/PP
Erection of 2 storey side extension.
6 Ben Alder Drive Paisley
Received 12 Feb 2003 - Decided02/1325/TP
Pollarding of 8 trees.
Greenways Court Paisley
Received 12 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1150/PP
Erection of front porch to dwellinghouse.
5 Anchor Wynd Paisley
Received 25 Oct 2002 - Decided03/0077/PP
Erection of a dormer extension to dwelling house.
2 Thornhill Avenue Elderslie
Received 23 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0044/TP
Pruning and crown thinning of 8 trees.
Greenways Court Paisley
Received 13 Jan 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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