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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
- Decided96/0862/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
102 Leander Crescent Renfrew
Received 11 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0836/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
35A Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 4 Sept 1996 - Unknown02/1240/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension & single garage to side of semi detached villa.
137 Whitehaugh Avenue Paisley
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1239/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
1 Millfield Place Erskine
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1238/PP
Installation of 12.5m high slimline telecommunications monopole with 2no. ground based equipment cabinets.
Newshot Drive Erskine.
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1237/PP
Erection of a development for very sheltered flats and amenity dwelling houses.
Maree Road Paisley
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1236/LB
Erection of mock chimney to rear of existing pediment on south east elevation to house permitted telecommunications equipment.
24 High Street Renfrew
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1235/PP
Erection of mock chimney to rear of existing pediment on south east elevation to house permitted telecommunication equipment.
24 High Street Renfrew
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1234/PP
Installation of replacement shopfront including repositioning of entrance (to have canopy over), replacement roller shutters, removal of canopies and replacement stallriser.
39 Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 18 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1330/PP
Renewal of planning permission, for 1700sqm class 6 storage building (97/974/PP).
Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 13 Dec 2002 - Decided03/0034/PP
Formation of ramp with handrail to provide disabled access.
St Machar's Ranfurly Church Of Scotland Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1390/PP
Alterations to roof to form slope.
Milliken Primary Substation Cochranemill Road Johnstone
Received 31 Dec 2002 - Decided03/0086/PP
Erection of a detached pitched roof garden store to the south east side of the dwellinghouse.
44A Glebe Street Renfrew
Received 27 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1259/PP
Two storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling.
14 Oldhall Road Paisley
Received 21 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1335/PP
Conversion of barn to form dwelling house.
Muirfauld House Lochwinnoch
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1366/PP
Change of use from class 1 shop to hot food take away (microwave cooking only).
23 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 23 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1364/PP
Regrading of embankment area and formation of cycle link.
Land Adjoining Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 20 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1363/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 15 no. dwelling houses and 8 no. flats in five blocks together with access roads and parking provision.
Mull Avenue Paisley
Received 20 Dec 2002 - Decided96/0863/AD
Erection of 5 internally illuminated free - standing signs and erection of 13 non - illuminated free standing signs.
Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 11 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0813/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
7 Stanely Drive Brookfield
Received 29 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0812/PP
Erection of a single storey extension.
100 Crookston Drive Paisley
Received 28 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0837/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
90 Banchory Avenue Inchinnan
Received 5 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0814/PP
Erection of chain link fence and gates.
Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 29 Aug 1996 - Decided02/1362/PP
Erection of residential development consisting of 19 houses and 8 flats in eight blocks of two storey housing together with access roads and parking provision.
Glenburn Road Paisley
Received 20 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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