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Scotland · Local authority
Renfrewshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates13,945Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,708 approved or refused records
528Refused applications
12,180 approved · 528 refused · 483 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 2006 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0048/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
124 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9PZ
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decided20/0548/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
92 Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5BB
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0547/PP
Installation of lighting and associated works
Former Phoenix Industrial Estate 105 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0546/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
61 Woodlands Crescent Johnstone PA5 0AZ
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0545/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear
15 Iona Road Renfrew PA4 0DZ
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0544/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
Glendale Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EU
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0539/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and raised patio to rear of dwellinghouse
89 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AZ
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0793/PP
Erection of a grid stability facility including grid stability unit with associated ancillary equipment, access, landscaping, drainage, car parking, operations centre and boundary enclosures
Neilston Grid Electricity Sub - Station Complex Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 14 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0792/PP
Erection of car port to side of the existing garage.
Monkland Forehouse Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PT
Received 11 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0791/TP
Crown raising of two beech trees, removal of limb from one oak tree and removal of epicormic growth from base of one lime tree
27 Stanely Drive Paisley PA2 6HD
Received 11 Dec 2020 - Decided20/0790/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
8 South Mound Houston Johnstone PA6 7DX
Received 11 Dec 2020 - Decided21/0126/PP
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey outbuilding for use as home office
38 Fauldswood Crescent Paisley PA2 9PB
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided20/0497/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse
17 Oxford Road Renfrew PA4 0SJ
Received 26 Aug 2020 - Decided20/0496/PP
Change of use from Class 1 to Class 3 and external alterations
Unit B 77 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PE
Received 25 Aug 2020 - Decided19/0828/EO
Request for screening opinion as a requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment relating to the installation of a 400kV overhead line between tower ZN90 and Neilston substation, via existing tower XB098 with ancillary hardstandings for cable pulling
Neilston Grid Electricity Sub - Station Complex Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 4 Dec 2019 - Decided20/0596/TC
Lopping of overhanging branches to four trees
Barrfield Main Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7EL
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0595/TP
Felling of two oak trees at the rear of the back garden.
20 Goldenlee View Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7ED
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0594/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Strathcarron Drive Paisley PA2 7AW
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0593/PP
Erection of single storey extension to nursing home, erection of single storey building within the curtilage of nursing home, installation of access ramp and alterations to windows
Lancefield Care Home Rankine Street Johnstone PA5 8BG
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0592/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Davaar Road Renfrew PA4 0DG
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0570/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of building
Bishopton Inn Hotel 2 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JN
Received 21 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0569/AF
Prior Notification for Farm-related building works (non-residential)
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Barnbrock Farm Auchencloich Road Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 17 Sept 2020 - Decided20/0254/PP
External alterations to rear of dwellinghouse comprising installation of windows and formation of decking & steps (in retrospect).
5 Nether Johnstone Farm Barochan Road Johnstone PA5 8YP
Received 13 May 2020 - Decided19/0839/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
245 Ritchie Park Johnstone PA5 8JL
Received 11 Dec 2019
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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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