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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 dates15,069Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,780 approved or refused records
624Refused applications
13,156 approved · 624 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided16/0765/PP
Installation of replacement windows and door to rear of dwellinghouse.
27 Main Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AH
Received 4 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0763/TP
Felling of one tree
4 Greenways Court Paisley PA2 9HH
Received 3 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0515/AD
Display of two post-mounted internally illuminated signs, one wall-mounted internally illuminated sign and one non-illuminated totem sign.
Piazza Shopping Centre Car Park Smithhills Street Paisley
Received 14 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0514/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
16 Grants Avenue Paisley PA2 6AZ
Received 14 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0799/CL
Conversion of garage and attic to form habitable accomodation, with associated external alterations to dwellinghouse.
31 Lapsley Avenue Paisley PA2 7RW
Received 16 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0798/PP
Erection of single storey office (class 4) building with associated car park
Site On South Eastern Boundary Of Junction With East Avenue Burnbrae Drive Linwood Paisley
Received 16 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0797/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
11 Tarras Drive Renfrew PA4 0YZ
Received 16 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0725/PP
Alteration of window to form doorway on rear elevation of dwellinghouse and installation of gate and steps at entrance to garden
Carlston 2 Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EG
Received 18 Oct 2016 - Decided17/0131/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
69 Nith Drive Renfrew PA4 0UR
Received 21 Feb 2017 - Decided17/0084/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
101 Braehead Road Paisley PA2 8NF
Received 1 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0795/CL
Formation of hardstanding to front of dwellinghouse.
34 Parkinch Erskine PA8 7HZ
Received 14 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0513/PP
Formation of three dormer windows, one to front, side and rear of dwellinghouse and formation of roof terrace to rear.
97 Braehead Road Paisley PA2 8NF
Received 14 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0512/CC
Demolition of building within the conservation area
Former Arnotts Store Smithhills Street Paisley
Received 14 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0511/LB
Demolition former Arnott's department store
Former Arnotts Store Smithhills Street Paisley
Received 14 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0509/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
18 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew PA4 0SP
Received 13 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0510/PP
Alterations to frontage, replacement and enlargement of window openings and installation of roller shutters.
15 Canal Street Paisley PA1 2HD
Received 14 Jul 2016 - Decided17/0018/PP
Replacement of windows to front, side and rear of flat (in retrospect).
Flat 1/2 1 Mansionhouse Road Paisley PA1 3RG
Received 16 Jan 2017 - Decided16/0724/PP
Erection garage within rear curtilage of dwellinghouse.
5 Kaimhill Crosslee Road Houston PA11 3RQ
Received 18 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0723/PP
Erection of two storey building for storage and workshop use
88 Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 18 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0728/PP
Formation of vehicle wash area, external yard, erection of covered storage area, storage bays, concrete walling and pump house
6 Newmains Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RR
Received 18 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0727/PP
Erection of detached garage to rear of dwellinghouse.
155 Old Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9QH
Received 18 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0726/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 195 dwelling houses, with associated roads, parking and landscaping.
North Bar Banchory Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PR
Received 18 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0878/PP
Erection of non-food retail warehouse with associated car parking and servicing (Amendment to Planning Consent 16/0355/PP to include a free-standing building, amended floorspace layout and alterations to external parking and servicing layout)
Land To South Of Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley
Received 14 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0877/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
13 Wenlock Road Paisley PA2 6UH
Received 14 Dec 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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