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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 dates15,300Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,995 approved or refused records
636Refused applications
13,359 approved · 636 refused · 535 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0411/LB
Internal alterations to building to form two flats and erection of single storey porch extension to rear of building
4-6 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1BY
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0410/PP
Change of use from offices to form two flats and erection of single storey porch extension to rear of buiding.
4-6 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1BY
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided17/0090/PP
Change of use from amenity space to garden ground, and erection of boundary fence.
9 Barmore Drive Bishopton PA7 5QW
Received 2 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0325/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
13 Stanely Crescent Paisley PA2 9LF
Received 10 May 2016 - Decided16/0330/TP
Felling of two birch trees
19 Acacia Drive Paisley PA2 9LS
Received 10 May 2016 - Decided16/0329/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
16 Woodside Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UB
Received 10 May 2016 - Decided17/0139/PP
Erection of single story extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
6 St James Avenue Paisley PA3 1SB
Received 23 Feb 2017 - Decided16/0818/NO
Use of land within the Core Development Area for residential development
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 18 Nov 2016 - Decided16/0271/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit C 40 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YH
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0518/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear and single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
8 Chisholm Avenue Bishopton PA7 5LH
Received 15 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0085/AD
Display of two internally illuminated directional signs (in retrospect).
Tenpin Bowling Soar At Intu Braehead King's Inch Road Renfrew PA4 8XQ
Received 10 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0064/PP
Alteration to frontage to include installation of ATM (in retrospect).
76 Sycamore Avenue Johnstone PA5 0BL
Received 5 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0424/LB
Alterations to building and erection of four storey extension to rear of hotel building comprising 20 additional bedrooms
91 New Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2BJ
Received 7 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0869/PP
Installation of pedestrian footbridge with associated access stairs.
Site At Greenlaw Gardens And Arkleston Drive Paisley
Received 8 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0283/PP
Change of use from bookmakers (class 2) to food and drink (class 3) with hot food take away (sui generis) and installation of flue to rear.
Unit A 7 William Street Johnstone PA5 8DP
Received 15 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0285/PP
Erection of skills centre/swimming pool, provision of an external sports pitch, with associated facilities including cafe and office and the formation of roads and parking.
The Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PF
Received 15 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0439/CL
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
3 Kilpatrick Avenue Paisley PA2 9DL
Received 13 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0437/PP
Formation of raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
64 Barscube Terrace Paisley PA2 6XH
Received 10 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0052/PP
Formation of four dormers and reconfiguration of pitched roof to front of dwellinghouse.
24 Manse Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JN
Received 1 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0423/PP
Erection of a retail store including new access, petrol filling station and cycle hub.(Planning permission in principle)
Site At Whitelint Gate Johnstone Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 7 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0425/PP
Erection of four storey extension to rear of hotel building comprising 20 additional bedrooms and formation of additional car parking spaces
91 New Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2BJ
Received 7 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0287/LB
Replacement of slates to front and rear roof slope.
4 Gateside Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LY
Received 15 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0286/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Plot Adjcent To Langbank Cottage Main Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XR
Received 15 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0284/PP
Erection of 2 no. buildings to provide specialist care facilities (planning permission in principle).
The Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PF
Received 15 Apr 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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