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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 dates15,431Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,118 approved or refused records
648Refused applications
13,470 approved · 648 refused · 539 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0164/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse.
Mansewood Coach House East End Lochwinnoch PA12 4EP
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0162/PP
Installation of equipped children's play area
Land At The Western End Of Newton Road Bishopton
Received 10 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0161/PP
Installation of equipped children's play area
Site 30 Metres West Of No 65 Gatehead Crescent Bishopton
Received 10 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0160/PP
Erection of two dwellinghouses and conversion and extension of store to form dwellinghouse
17 Steeple Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JF
Received 10 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0118/TP
Pruning works to one sycamore tree.
14 Loanhead Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3QN
Received 23 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0117/PP
Formation of 3 metre wide shared use path including access control bollard
Site On Southern Boundary Of Nos 1 To 7 Main Road Millarston Newton Terrace Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0116/PP
Erection of two storey outbuilding to side of dwellinghouse.
16 Dykebar Crescent Paisley PA2 7AB
Received 23 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0115/EN
Erection of single storey extension to side and installation of roller shutter door to rear of Terminal 2 baggage hall.
Main Terminal Building Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0558/LB
Internal and external alterations
Main Public House Gryffe Inn 15 Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NR
Received 5 Aug 2016 - Decided16/0557/AD
Display of three externally illuminated fascia signs, five externally illuminated secondary signs and two externally illuminated projecting signs
Main Public House Gryffe Inn 15 Main Street Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NR
Received 5 Aug 2016 - Unknown16/2139/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 - Decided16/0211/PP
Formation of outdoor seating area on footway to front of restaurant.
4 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3QA
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0421/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of two dormers
Woodend Lodge Houston Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7BA
Received 6 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0498/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse with erection of decking to rear of extension.
64 Kinpurnie Road Paisley PA1 3HG
Received 8 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0387/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of factory
Locher Works Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RL
Received 23 May 2016 - Decided16/0382/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and alteration to frontage.
Arkleston Filling Station Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XD
Received 23 May 2016 - Decided16/0386/PP
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to restaurant (Class 3) and external alterations
Unit 48A Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BP
Received 23 May 2016 - Decided16/0644/PP
Regulation 11 renewal application of approval 13/0431/PP, for residential development with associated car parking, landscaping and vehicular and pedestrian access (in principle).
Football Ground St Mirren Football Club Love Street Paisley PA3 2EA
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0459/LB
Partial rebuilding of front wall of dwellinghouse
East Mill House Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 23 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0210/PP
Alterations to frontage and installation of ventilation units to rear elevation
9 High Street Renfrew PA4 8QL
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0348/TP
Felling of four Beech trees and one Sycamore, crown reduction of four Sycamores and one Oak tree with pruning of lower branches.
Sites North And South Of Junction With Grahamston Crescent Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 5 May 2016 - Decided16/0896/PP
Engineering works comprising partial realignment of Cordite Burn (South)
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 21 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0866/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
26 Rosedale Avenue Paisley PA2 0RR
Received 7 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0716/PP
Installation of ATM (in retrospect).
Arkleston Filling Station Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XD
Received 14 Oct 2016
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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