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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 dates14,178Searchable applications
147Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,928 approved or refused records
541Refused applications
12,387 approved · 541 refused · 491 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided17/0182/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
13 Blythswood Avenue Renfrew PA4 8NX
Received 13 Mar 2017 - Decided17/0476/PP
Erection of two single storey extensions to dwellinghouse.
32 Sandpiper Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4NB
Received 27 Jun 2017 - Decided17/0475/PP
Installation of dormer to rear and rooflight to front of dwellinghouse.
27 Ballater Drive Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9QD
Received 27 Jun 2017 - Decided16/0784/PP
Change of use from Office (Class 4) to Tanning Salon (Class 2)
8 Glasgow Road & 2A Christie Street Paisley
Received 11 Nov 2016 - Decided17/0030/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Plot Adjacent To Langbank Cottage Main Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XR
Received 19 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0095/CL
Installation of rooflight on rear elevation of dwellinghouse.
1 Allandale Johnshill Lochwinnoch PA12 4EL
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0791/LB
Internal and external alterations to shop unit and display of signage
5A-5B Moss Street Paisley PA1 1BG
Received 11 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0790/AD
Display of three externally-illuminated fascia signs, one externally illuminated projecting sign and vinyl window signs.
5A-5B Moss Street Paisley PA1 1BG
Received 11 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0592/PP
Erection of two dwellinghouses (in part retrospect in amendment of planning permission 14/0237/PP).
Yardfoot Farm Netherhouses Road Lochwinnoch
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0594/PP
Erection of residential development (in principle).
Site Between Dunvegan Avenue And Gleniffer House Glenpatrick Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0593/PP
Subdivision of dwellinghouse to form two dwellinghouses and erection of two garages
Elliston Bridge Cottage Beith Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DJ
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0205/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign and six non-illuminated window vinyls (in retrospect).
Arkleston Filling Station Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XD
Received 22 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0204/CL
Enlargement of window to front of dwellinghouse
40 Craigielea Park Renfrew PA4 8HP
Received 22 Mar 2016 - Decided17/0028/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
1 Meikle Avenue Renfrew PA4 0ST
Received 19 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0789/PP
Alteration to shopfront
5A-5B Moss Street Paisley PA1 1BG
Received 11 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0788/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 32 flats with associated parking, landscaping and bin storage facilities.
Land To South Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 11 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0787/PP
Erection of first floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
144 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9NA
Received 11 Nov 2016 - Decided17/0277/PP
Change of use from office (Class 4) to form 6 flats (renewal of planning consent 14/0137/PP)
20 High Street Paisley
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Decided17/0276/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
74 Gartmore Road Paisley PA1 3NQ
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Decided17/0141/PP
Installation of three floodlight columns and additonal lamps installed on three existing columns
Strathgryffe Tennis And Squash Club Fleming Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7EU
Received 23 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0060/AD
Display of one internally illuminated pylon sign, three externally illuminated flagpoles, two non illuminated totem signs, three internally illuminated wall mounted fascia panel signs, one internally illuminated directional sign, twelve non illuminated pa
Site On South Western Boundary Of M8 Junction 26 Mossland Drive Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 26 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0059/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Steeple Square Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JD
Received 26 Jan 2017 - Decided17/0058/PP
Installation of two fuel tanks and associated pumps.
16 Murray Street Paisley PA3 1QG
Received 25 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0643/PP
Demolition of buildings and structures and erection of two retail units (Class 1), restaurant with drive through (Class 3) and formation of community woodland with associated access, parking and landscaping
Paton's Mill 93 High Street Johnstone PA5 8SN
Received 9 Sept 2016
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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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