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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided96/0843/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
29 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 6 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0844/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
66F High Street Renfrew
Received 6 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0865/AD
Erection of illuminated Roof- Mounted letter and logo signs and erection of a non - illuminated wall mounted logo sign.
Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 11 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0815/AD
Erection of internally illuminated flexface sign (In Retrospect).
Unit 2 Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 29 Aug 1996 - Decided03/0029/PP
Part change of use of garage to form office and alterations to front elevation.
Cochranemill Cottage Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan
Received 8 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1303/AD
Diaplay of internally illuminated free standing sign in forecourt.
Arnold Clark East Lane Paisley
Received 5 Dec 2002 - Decided03/0082/PP
Erection of 30 dwelling houses.
Phase 2 Candren South Paisley
Received 27 Jan 2003 - Decided02/1360/PP
Extension to house at rear.
13 Churchill Avenue Johnstone
Received 20 Dec 2002 - Decided03/0073/AD
Erection of non-illuminated sign on front entrance canopy.
Abbey House Seedhill Road Paisley PA1 1AJ
Received 22 Jan 2003 - Decided96/0820/PP
Erection of a garage and a two storey side extension.
9 Tarras Drive Renfrew
Received 2 Sept 1996 - Decided96/0850/PP
Erection of a garage.
309 Ritchie Park Johnstone
Received 9 Sept 1996 - Decided93/0058/CL
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of a hot food take-away.
9 Well Street Paisley
Received 25 Jan 1993 - Decided02/1342/PP
Mixed use development (reserved matters no. 5 application for 140 bedroom hotel).
St James Interchange Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1341/PP
Mixed use development (reserved matters no. 6 application for relocation of petrol filling station).
St James Interchange Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1340/PP
Mixed use development (reserved matters no. 4 application for relocation of licensed restaurant as alternative to earlier position shown in 02/1304/PP).
St James Interchange Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1218/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling house.
Shilton Cottage Shilton Lane Bishopton
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided03/0109/PP
Rear/side extension and associated alterations.
90 Flures Drive Erskine
Received 31 Jan 2003 - Decided02/0926/PP
Constructon of light industrial/business park with associated servicing areas and car parking modification works to form access.
Underwood Road Paisley
Received 2 Sept 2002 - Decided02/1339/PP
Mixed Use development (reserved matters no. 3 application for landscaping works and drainage/sewerage works).
St James Interchange Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1338/PP
Mixed use development (reserved matters no. 2 application for 140 bedroom hotel to include increased leisure facilities).
St James Interchange Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1337/LB
Change of use from former textile mill to childrens nursery and alterations to form new entrance, new window and internal partition walls.
Mile End Mill 12 Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided02/1217/LB
Erection of window signs.
4 St Mirren Street Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1216/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated sign.
4 St Mirren Street Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1215/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
27 Ninian Avenue Houston
Received 12 Nov 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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