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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 dates15,709Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,372 approved or refused records
666Refused applications
13,706 approved · 666 refused · 556 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/0693/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse, formation of pitched roof, erection of porch to front and raised decking to rear
27 Stanley Drive Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UG
Received 4 Oct 2016 - Decided16/0624/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse to connect with garage and associated alterations to garage to form habitable accommodation.
Calder Mews 45D Main Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AH
Received 5 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0476/PP
Change of use from shop (class 1) to betting office (class 2).
23 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UH
Received 30 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0477/PP
Alterations to shop front
Unit A 71 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 30 Jun 2016 - Decided17/0322/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
11 Speirs Road Johnstone PA5 8HX
Received 25 Apr 2017 - Decided16/0422/EN
Alterations to road network, erection of car park deck, re-location of drop-off facilities, landscaping and associated works
International Airport Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley PA3 2TD
Received 6 Jun 2016 - Decided16/0163/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
26 Carsewood Avenue Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BY
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0159/PP
Change of use from pharmacy (Class 1) to beauty salon (Class 2).
19 Stoddard Square Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AS
Received 10 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0167/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
23 Brierie Gardens Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7BZ
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Decided16/0282/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
Westholme 11 Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EH
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0280/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 34 no. dwellinghouses
Former Western Park Football Ground Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0279/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
14 Arnish Erskine PA8 7EL
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0521/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
51 St Andrews Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HU
Received 18 Jul 2016 - Decided16/0673/PP
Erection of veranda to rear of dwellinghouse.
Monkdyke Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DD
Received 22 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0672/PP
Demolition of existing outhouse and erection of 18 flatted dwellings and associated amenity space, new road access and parking.
8 Nether Johnstone And Land To South West Milliken Road Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 21 Sept 2016 - Decided16/0335/PP
Replacement of windows on front elevation.
8 Meadside Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2NA
Received 3 May 2016 - Decided16/0334/PP
Formation of door to rear of flat.
13 Crossgates Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JX
Received 2 May 2016 - Decided16/0333/PP
Erection of single storey extension and deck to rear of dwellinghouse.
Glenlusset Overton Road Johnstone PA5 8JD
Received 29 Apr 2016 - Decided16/0148/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of flat and erection of decking to rear.
24 King's Crescent Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AA
Received 7 Mar 2016 - Decided15/0942/AD
Display of 96-sheet hoarding to feature internal illumination by digital LEDs.
Land On Northern Edge Of Highway Renfrew Road Renfrew
Received 11 Dec 2015 - Decided16/0149/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
107 Hart Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3ED
Received 8 Mar 2016 - Decided15/0229/PP
Installation of two dormers to front of dwellinghouse.
3 Churchill Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EH
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided16/0074/LB
Replacement of windows to rear of dwellinghouse (in part retrospect).
23 Shuttle Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JN
Received 9 Feb 2016 - Decided16/0238/NO
Erection of extension to hotel to provide 60 additional bedrooms, enlarged conference/function facilities with restaurant/bar facilities and leisure suite and associated car parking and landscaping and erection of residential development and care home.
Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Road Renfrew PA4 9EJ
Received 5 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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