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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided02/1214/PP
Partial change of use of workshop/storage area and staff areas to provide training and display areas.
28 Earl Haig Road Hillington
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1213/PP
Erection of cooling fan units on roof.
Seaforth House Seaforth Road Hillington
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1212/PP
Erection of equipment cabin, antennae and ancillary equipment within extended plant room.
Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1211/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
26 Castleview Drive Paisley PA2 8ED
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1210/PP
Erection of two storey side extension to include elevational alterations to detached dwelling house.
23 Fisher Avenue Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1209/LB
Insertion of a fan flue (10 cm) diameter on the rear elevation of flatted property.
Flat 4 15 Forbes Place Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1177/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwellinghouse & detached garage to side/rear.
2 Fereneze Avenue Renfrew
Received 4 Nov 2002 - Decided02/1306/AD
Erection of two externally illuminated advertisement hoardings.
Post Office Sorting Office 62 Underwood Road Paisley
Received 6 Dec 2002 - Decided02/0458/PP
Erection of engineering/manufacturing facility with associated office accommodation, access and car parking.
Inchinnan Drive Inchinnan
Received 8 May 2002 - Decided99/0579/PP
Erection of an entrance porch.
56 Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 16 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0208/PP
Painting of shopfront (retrospective).
The Pantry 2 Silk Street Paisley
Received 4 Mar 1999 - Decided98/0888/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
34 Afton Drive Renfrew
Received 9 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0760/PP
Erection of 8 no., 4 bed, detached houses with integral double garage and service road.
Station Road Langbank
Received 4 Aug 1998 - Decided02/1336/PP
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 - Decided02/1333/PP
Change of use from petrol filling station to use for manufacture, distribution and sale of wood products.
Bridge Motors Johnstone Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 16 Dec 2002 - Decided96/0800/AD
Erection of 4 no. internally illuminated box signs.
Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0054/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
99 High Street Renfrew
Received 22 Jan 1993 - Decided96/0801/PP
Formation of rear dormer.
1 Ramsay Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 26 Aug 1996 - Decided93/0052/PP
Change of use from retail shop and extension to form public house.
21/23 Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 22 Jan 1993 - Decided96/1008/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension.
25 Ranfurly Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 25 Oct 1996 - Decided96/1037/TP
Proposed felling of two trees.
Woodland Area Between Netherburn Gardens/Hillside Houston
Received 4 Nov 1996 - Decided96/1039/PP
Proposed side extension to dwelling.
25 Lossie Crescent Renfrew
Received 4 Nov 1996 - Decided96/1054/TP
Proposed topping of 8 trees.
2 The Beeches Brookfield
Received 7 Nov 1996 - Decided96/1009/PP
Erection of new external steel access stair.
128/130 Main Road Elderslie
Received 25 Oct 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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