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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 dates14,992Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,708 approved or refused records
620Refused applications
13,088 approved · 620 refused · 521 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided16/0026/PP
Removal of lean-to extensions and erection of extension to front of building, alteration to doors and formation of doorways, formation of ramped loading bay, installation of weighbridge, formation of roadway and erection of boundary fence.
6 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 21 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0025/PP
Change of use and sub-division of first floor unit from Snooker Hall (Class 11) to Retail unit (Class 1) and Storage and Distribution facility (Class 6).
Unit A 50 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AN
Received 21 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0024/PP
Installation of two electrical connection units.
Electricity Sub-Station 80 Metres North Of Dalveen Johnshill Lochwinnoch
Received 20 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0023/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and detached garage to front of dwellinghouse.
33 Millfield Gardens Erskine PA8 6JD
Received 20 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0827/PP
Alterations to frontage including installation of grille shutters
Unit C 47 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YN
Received 24 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0826/LB
Alterations to frontage including installation of grille shutters
Unit C 47 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YN
Received 24 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0825/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse with single storey extension to rear.
18 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew PA4 0SP
Received 24 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0824/PP
Erection of single storey ancillary residential accommodation to side of dwellinghouse.
24 Kingsburgh Drive Paisley PA1 3TP
Received 24 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0822/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Cowdray Crescent Renfrew PA4 0BB
Received 23 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0400/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse (in part retrospect).
123 Springfield Park Johnstone PA5 8JT
Received 27 May 2016 - Decided16/0399/AD
Display of 5 internally illuminated elevational signs
Strathaird 12 Mossland Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XZ
Received 27 May 2016 - Decided16/0567/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and formation of vehicular access
Rear Of 33 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AB
Received 11 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0566/PP
Substitution of house types on plots 15, 16, 18 and 25 (amendment to planning consent 14/0491/PP).
Site Between Porterfield Road And Robertson Drive Brown Street Renfrew
Received 10 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0565/AD
Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs.
23 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UH
Received 10 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0564/PP
Replacement of roof slates on front elevation.
3 West Brae Paisley
Received 10 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0088/PP
Substitution of house type on Plot 9 (Amendment to application ref no: 14/0831/PP).
Site On Northern Boundary Of Shillingworth Steadings Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 11 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0012/EO
Request for screening opinion as to the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment for a residential development.
Land To North East Of Strathgryffe Crescent Gryffe Castle Bridge Of Weir
Received 12 Jan 2016 - Decided16/0135/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
6 Drygait Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DW
Received 3 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0139/PP
Erection of residential development with associated remediation/enabling works and formation of vehicular access
144 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BG
Received 4 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0138/PP
Installation of doors to rear of flat (retrospective).
2 Lyle Crescent Bishopton PA7 5LD
Received 4 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0137/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
28 Fulbar Crescent Paisley PA2 9AS
Received 4 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0136/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear, single storey outbuilding to south west, boundary fence and walls to south and west, installation of extract fan and flue outlets to the rear, amendment to second floor balcony detail, formation of access stair
Public House Howwood Inn Main Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BQ
Received 3 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0324/TP
Felling of one Beech tree.
32 Balgonie Avenue Paisley PA2 9LP
Received 9 May 2016 - Decided16/0326/AD
Display of 3 internally illuminated fascia signs and one non-illuminated totem sign
Unit 6-8 Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley PA3 4EP
Received 9 May 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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