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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided96/0832/PP
Proposed additional 300mm added to height of existing stone wall.
Ferguslie Road Paisley
Received 4 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0809/PP
Erection of a front porch.
Stonedyke Watt Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0834/PP
Change of use from Petrol Filling Station forecourt to Used Car Centre.
10 New Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 4 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0835/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
35 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 4 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0860/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
22 Millfield View Erskine
Received 9 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0861/PP
Erection of residential development, comprising 11 flats, formation of access and car park.
West Brae Paisley
Received 10 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0810/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
11 Chisholm Avenue Bishopton
Received 28 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0811/PP
Proposed mono-pitch roof to existing flat roof extension.
21 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew
Received 28 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0825/PP
Erection of a garage.
1 Nethergreen Wynd Renfrew
Received 3 Sept 1996 - Decided03/0011/PP
Proposed 20m mast to replace existing 15m mast and accommodate site share with Orange PCS Ltd - Extension to compound and associated works.
Nether Southbar Inchinnan
Received 6 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1371/PP
Alterations to store.
20 High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 23 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1370/PP
Change of use from butchers shop class 1 to licensed book makers class 2.
66 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 23 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1368/LB
Formation of disabled access ramp to church shop/cafe.
Paisley Abbey Abbey Close Paisley
Received 23 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1241/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
17 Ninian Avenue Houston
Received 19 Nov 2002 - Decided96/0930/PP
Installation of patio doors and replacement windows.
18 Blackhall Street Paisley
Received 1 Oct 1996 - Decided96/0876/PP
Proposed (A)3300sq.m. class 4 Light Industrial & Office Development with associated class 11 storage and distribution in detail and (B)3300sq.m. second phase in outline.
Fountain Crescent Inchinnan
Received 12 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0833/PP
Erection of 6 residential flats.
Green Road Paisley
Received 4 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0616/AD
Display of 3 no. fascia signs, externally illuminated by spotlight.
The Paisley Centre 27 - 29 New Street Paisley
Received 3 Jul 1996 - Decided96/0859/AD
Proposed road sign.
Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 9 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0851/PP
Replacement of existing windows.
10 Morar Drive Paisley
Received 9 Sept 1996 - Unknown96/0852/PP
Proposed driveway.
64 Limecraigs Crescent Paisley
Received 9 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0821/PP
Erection of 18 no. residential flats with integral community facility.
20-42 Fulbar Street Renfrew
Received 2 Sept 1996 - Decided02/1332/PP
Erection of first floor rear extension and erection of one and a half storey side extension.
90 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1328/PP
Erection of a covered car inspection area.
Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 13 Dec 2002
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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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