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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/0076/PP
Erection of extension to side of dwelling house.
112 Locher Crescent Houston
Received 23 Jan 2003 - Decided03/0078/PP
Erection of an extension to hall.
Mission Hall 41 High Street Renfrew
Received 23 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1354/PP
Proposed installation of 3 No. antennae on existing rooftop stub mast and associated ancillary development - total number of antennae on headframe would be 6 as 3 are existing.
Sir James Clark Building Abbey Mill Business Centre Paisley
Received 19 Dec 2002 - Unknown96/0848/PP
Erection of a garage.
25 Stockholm Crescent Paisley
Received 9 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0795/PP
Erection of 14 dwellings (change of house types).
Castle Gardens Station Road Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0796/PP
Re-roofing of existing buildings and back court alterations.
30 & 7 Espedair Street/9 Barterholm Road Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0797/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
24 Beech Avenue Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0819/PP
Erection of garden fence and renewal of flat roof porch.
17 Braemar Road Inchinnan
Received 30 Aug 1996 - Decided96/0271/AD
Erection of a double sided illuminated projecting sign.
Restaurant Mirage 59 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 20 Mar 1996 - Decided02/1352/PP
Erection of a Salvation Army hall and associated roads, (footway and landscaping).
Bridgewater Kilpatrick Drive Erskine
Received 18 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1351/LB
To supply and fit 4 No. air handling units for air conditioning system to rear elevation.
Club 30/Viennas 20 New Street Paisley
Received 18 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1350/PP
To fit four air handling units to rear elevation on flat roof area.
Club 30/Viennas 20 New Street Paisley
Received 18 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1348/RD
Change of use of residential flat to a wardens office.
14 Thrushcraig Crescent Paisley
Received 17 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1347/PP
Removal of existing garage and erection of side/rear single storey extension to provide disabled access/facilities.
27 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie
Received 17 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1346/PP
Formation of two dormer windows to side of dwelling house to form bathroom and en-suite shower room.
10 Troon Drive Bridge Of Weir
Received 17 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1225/AD
Non illuminated display advertisement on airport piers (domestic).
Domestic Pier Terminal Building Glasgow Airport St Andrews Drive Paisley
Received 14 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1224/AD
Display of three internally illuminated flexface box signs, three sets of individually illuminated letters, one internally illuminated product box, and one internally illuminated fascia sign.
Unit 1 Braehead Retail Warehouse Park Renfrew
Received 14 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1222/TP
Felling of 1 Beech tree and 1 Sycamore tree plus pruning of 1 Oak and crown thinning of a group of trees all within Brierie Hills Court , Houston.
Brierie Hill Court Crosslee Houston
Received 13 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1221/PP
Erection of 41 No. detached and semi-detached houses with new access formed from Arkleston Road and new road junction.
Arkleston Road Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1220/PP
Change of house types at plots 24-26, 28-34, 37, 68, 69, 71 and 72 within residential development (amendment to approved layout 01/0089/PP).
Plots 24-26 28-34 37 68 69 71 And 72 High Street Renfrew
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1219/PP
Formation of rear dormers to form en-suite shower room & study.
1 Fields Lane Houston
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided03/0074/PP
Part change of use of manufacturing and fabrication workshop for the sale and display of windows and conservatories (retrospective).
Block 9 2 South Street Inchinnan
Received 22 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1251/PP
Proposed alterations and extension to dwelling house.
51 Newtyle Road Paisley
Received 20 Nov 2002 - Decided96/0842/PP
Erection of CCTV camera (extension to Town Centre scheme).
52 High Street Paisley
Received 5 Sept 1996
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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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