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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
- Decided00/0686/PP
Residential development (amendment to previous approval - 99/440/PP).
Old Greenock Road Erskine
Received 25 Jul 2000 - Decided00/0684/PP
Erection of a residential dwelling house.
Laigh Hatton Farm Bishopton
Received 24 Jul 2000 - Decided00/0683/PP
Change of use from shop unit to residential use.
26B Argyle Street Paisley
Received 24 Jul 2000 - Decided00/0682/PP
Alterations and change of use of shop unit to form tanning salon.
148 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 24 Jul 2000 - Decided00/0681/PP
Change of use from licenced restaurant and nightclub to public house.
63 - 67 Hairst Street Renfrew
Received 24 Jul 2000 - Decided00/0680/PP
Erection of a side extension to dwelling house.
6 Kaimhill Crosslee Road Houston
Received 24 Jul 2000 - Decided96/1160/VR
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission (94/448/PP) to allow opening between the hours of 08.00.A.M. to Midnight.
Unit 2 14/16 Thorn Brae Johnstone
Received 18 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1148/AD
Proposed non-illuminated fascia and freestanding signs to indicate public car park (in retrospect).
Gordon Street/Saucel Street Paisley
Received 13 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1149/PP
Erection of gatehouse.
Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 13 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1150/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
124 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 16 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1151/PP
Formation of 2 dormers and erection of garage.
14 Cyprus Avenue Elderslie
Received 16 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1170/LB
Refurbishment works to station including repairs to stonework, new timber cladding, replacement chimneys, replacement windows, resurfacing of platforms 1-4, general upgrading of booking hall subway stair and platform building, recondition of canopies and
Gilmour Street Railway Station County Square Paisley
Received 20 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1166/PP
Proposed extension to existing car park.
Cameron Court Cameron Street Hillington
Received 20 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1167/TP
Pruning of 2 no. Oak trees.
Rear Of Craigburn Avenue Houston
Received 20 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1161/PP
Erection of a water pump house.
South Mound Pumping Station Houston
Received 18 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1162/PP
Erection of manufacturing unit, workshop and carpark.
Locherfield Bridge Of Weir
Received 18 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1163/PP
Change of use of Old School sheds to bed & breakfast accommodation.
The Old School Barochan Road Houston
Received 18 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1164/PP
Change of use from dental surgery to form a dwelling house.
2/3 2 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 19 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1165/LB
Erection of new timber and glass screen on front elevation to Ferry Road and proposed internal alterations to form exhibition area, office accommodation and public toilets.
The Brown Institute Ferry Road Renfrew
Received 19 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1168/PP
Erection of a detached garage.
16 Morriston Crescent Renfrew
Received 20 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1172/LB
Internal and external alterations in association with conversions of church hall to form 6 flats, alongwith the provision of a parking courtyard.
Arthur Alison Hall 83 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 23 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1173/PP
Erection of 13 dwellings (constituting a part amendment to Planning Approval 96/587/PP).
Nethergreen Park Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 23 Dec 1996 - Decided96/1174/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling.
24 Buchanan Avenue Bishopton
Received 23 Dec 1996 - Decided94/1082/PP
Change of house types at plots 18-21A, 29-29A, 47-49 and erection of fence at Park Road boundary.
St Margarets Brodie Park Crescent Paisley
Received 5 Oct 1994
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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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