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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided02/0342/PP
Erection of a conservatory to side of dwelling house.
2 Pearson Drive Renfrew
Received 8 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0341/CL
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of premises for nightclub/ bar.
Club 30 20 New Street Paisley
Received 8 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0221/AD
Erection of 2 x 48 sheet non-illuminated advert hoardings.
10 - 12 Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 11 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0220/PP
Change of use of land of former school ground, as an extension to security car parking together with boundary treatment and security lights and cameras.
Marchfield Avenue Paisley
Received 11 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0219/TP
Felling of 2 trees, and pruning of one tree.
10 Manor Park Avenue Paisley
Received 11 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0218/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
47 Meikle Avenue Renfrew
Received 11 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0217/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
45 Meikle Avenue Renfrew
Received 11 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0216/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
1 Millfield Walk Erskine
Received 8 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0215/PP
Change of use of 1st floor office (class 4) to a flatted dwelling.
First Floor Office Space 2 School Wynd Paisley
Received 7 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0214/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
9 Lounsdale Avenue Paisley Paisley
Received 7 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0609/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
14 Melrose Avenue Paisley
Received 14 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0608/AD
Display of one internally illuminated double-sided pole mounted advertisement
Glenburn Filling Station Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 14 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0607/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
4 Claymore Drive Houston
Received 14 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0606/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
17 Parkmains Holdings Erskine
Received 14 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0605/EN
Erection of extension to business avaiation centre
Business Avaiation Centre Abbotsinch Road Paisley
Received 13 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0604/PP
Extension to workshop to install inspection pit
8A Underwood Road Paisley
Received 13 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0603/PP
Extension, alterations and Change of use of class 1 shop on ground floor to form tanning, hairdressing and beauty salon and 3 self contained flats on the first floor and shopfront and change of use of 1st floor commercial unit to form 2 no. self contained
4 Macdowall Street Johnstone
Received 13 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0602/PP
Erection of conservatory extension at rear of dwelling house
78 Sandy Road Renfrew
Received 13 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0481/PP
Erection of multi sport court with floodlighting.
Playing Field Fronting Todholm Road Paisley
Received 15 May 2002 - Decided02/0480/PP
Erection of multi sports court with floodlighting.
Open Area Braehead Road/Glenburn Road Braehead Road Paisley
Received 15 May 2002 - Decided02/0479/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
5 Ben Lui Drive Paisley
Received 14 May 2002 - Decided02/0478/PP
Conversion of outbuilding to form extension and erection of rear extension to dwelling house and formation of dormers to rear.
Boghead Stepends Road Lochwinnoch
Received 13 May 2002 - Decided02/0477/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
22 Kirkfield Wynd Howwood
Received 13 May 2002 - Decided02/0476/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house.
1 Royal Inch Crescent Renfrew
Received 13 May 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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