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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided02/0573/PP
Erection of extension to side of dwelling house.
78 Gartmore Road Paisley
Received 6 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0565/PP
Formation of rear dormer to dwelling house.
20 Balmoral Crescent Inchinnan
Received 5 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0444/VR
Amend terms of condition 1 of Planning Consent 88/802/PP to enable extension of time to complete landfill operations until 2017.
Reilly Quarry Bishopton
Received 7 May 2002 - Decided02/0443/PP
Alterations to parking area and the addition of security gates and fences.
Ainslee Road Hillington
Received 3 May 2002 - Decided02/0442/PP
Erection of two flagpoles at entrance to unit 1.(In retrospect)
Osprey House Gateway Int'L Business Park 71/76 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 2 May 2002 - Decided02/0441/PP
Renewal of existing consent (Ref 01/297/PP) to erect an extension to temporary office building together with an extension to time period for existing buildings.
100 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 2 May 2002 - Decided02/0440/PP
Alterations and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house and erection of 1.8m high screen fence to rear.
35 Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 2 May 2002 - Decided02/0439/PP
Conversion of disused agricultural buildings to form two new dwelling houses.
Pannell Farm Road Kilbarchan
Received 2 May 2002 - Decided02/0438/PP
Alterations and extension to side of dwelling house.
169 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 1 May 2002 - Decided02/0309/TP
Pruning of 1 tree and crown lifting of 1 tree.
East Lodge Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0308/PP
Erection of a front and side extension to dwellinghouse.
17 Station Road Kilbarchan
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0307/PP
Erection of garage and balcony
3 Lomond Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0306/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
18 Kilknowne Cottage Midton Road Howwood
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0305/PP
Erection of kennels.
Laigh (Low) Barfod Netherhouses Road Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0304/PP
Conversion of outbuildings to form 2 dwelling houses.
7 Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0303/PP
Erection of a front porch to dwelling house.
5 Mar Avenue Bishopton
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Unknown02/0302/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
47 Brodie Park Avenue Paisley
Received 28 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0694/PP
Installation of velux roof lights in front and both sides of roof and a roof light and a velux in rear roof of existing first floor flat.
30A Hunterhill Road Paisley
Received 3 Jul 2002 - Decided02/0418/PP
Installation of velux windows.
23 Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 25 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0417/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to rear of dwelling house.
41 Hallidale Crescent Renfrew
Received 26 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0416/PP
Erection of a single storey front and rear extension and a first floor addition to side of dwelling house.
85 Afton Drive Renfrew
Received 26 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0415/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to side/rear to dwellinghouse.
23 Hallidale Crescent Renfrew
Received 26 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0413/PP
Installation of replacement double glazed windows.
16C Main Road Paisley
Received 26 Apr 2002 - Unknown02/0412/PP
Erection of porch to rear of dwelling house.
115 Bathgo Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Apr 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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