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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 dates14,059Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,819 approved or refused records
537Refused applications
12,282 approved · 537 refused · 485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/0528/PP
Erection of 1.8m fence to side of dwellinghouse
78 Ben Nevis Road Paisley PA2 7LY
Received 7 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0527/CL
Erection of single storey extension to the side of dwellinghouse
99B Castle Gardens Paisley PA2 9RA
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0525/DD
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings
Inchinnan Primary School Old Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0515/PP
Use of land as storage yard with associated boundary fence, and erection of storage shed.
Unit B 188 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EP
Received 1 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0445/PP
Formation of vehicle delivery and short-term storage compound, erection of vehicle valet building and transport office and associated works.
Land Adjacent And North Of Arnold Clark Honda Mitsibushi And Hyundai And Kia Pegasus Avenue Linwood
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0444/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 15 dwellinghouses with associated access road, drainage and landscaping
Greenhead Nursery Old Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PH
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided20/0626/LB
Replacement of rooflights on north elevation of choir vestry roof and removal of rooflights on south elevation
The Church Of The Holy Trinity And Saint Barnabas 56 Moss Street Paisley PA3 2AB
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0625/AD
Display of one pole mounted LED screen
76 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JB
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided20/0624/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
40 Millfield Drive Erskine PA8 6JA
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided19/0524/PP
Single storey extension of school gym building to form Early Years and Childcare Centre and extension to school building to form gym hall with new pedestrian access, external play areas, fencing and alterations to car park
Inchinnan Primary School Old Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0523/PP
Erection of single storey extension with associated external play deck and ramp to front of Early Years and Childcare Centre
St Margaret's Nursery Quarrelton Road Johnstone PA5 8RX
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided20/0610/TP
Crown reduce and crown lift two beech trees
Site On Eastern Boundary Of No 6 & 8 Ash Place Johnstone
Received 5 Oct 2020 - Decided19/0846/TP
Trim growth of nine Lime trees back to trunk
Main Building Roneil 8 Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HA
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided19/0792/EO
Request for screening opinion as a requirement for a Environmental Impact Assessment relating to the erection of class 4 (business), class 5 (general industrial) and class 6 (storage & distribution) development
127 Wright Street Renfrew PA4 8AN
Received 27 Nov 2019 - Decided19/0791/NA
Erection of materials recycling and wash plant
Loanhead Quarry Beith
Received 25 Nov 2019 - Decided19/0623/PP
Formation of extension to car parking area
2 Fountain Crescent Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RE
Received 18 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0522/DD
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings
Houston Nursery Crosslee Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7EJ
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided19/0626/PP
Erection of residential development with associated access, landscaping and other associated works.
Site On Southern Boundary Of Woodend Houston Road Houston Johnstone
Received 19 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0432/PP
Formation of dormer window to side of dwellinghouse
14 Parkhill Drive Lochwinnoch PA12 4EN
Received 26 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0431/PP
Formation of extension to watersports storage compound and erection of boundary fence
Site On Eastern Edge Of Castle Semple Sailing Club Lochlip Road Lochwinnoch
Received 26 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0430/LB
Installation of window fans to rear of crematorium
Woodside Crematorium 46 Broomlands Street Paisley PA1 2NP
Received 25 Jun 2019 - Decided19/0275/PA
Erection of enclosure to house electrical substation
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 29 Apr 2019 - Decided19/0274/PP
Change of use from waste recycling facility to general industrial use (Class 5) and external alterations to building
40 Floors Street Johnstone PA5 8QS
Received 29 Apr 2019 - Decided19/0273/PP
Variation of condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission No. 16/0541/PP to enable the limited sale of food from Unit 2.
1 Wallneuk Road Paisley
Received 29 Apr 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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