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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 dates15,873Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,520 approved or refused records
673Refused applications
13,847 approved · 673 refused · 569 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0058/AD
Display of one illuminated fascia sign, one illuminated projecting sign and one window vinyl.
Unit B 43 High Street Paisley PA1 2AH
Received 29 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0057/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
13 Glebe Street Renfrew PA4 8TS
Received 28 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0054/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
76 Gartmore Road Paisley PA1 3NQ
Received 26 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0053/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
Kaimburn Stepends Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4LE
Received 26 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0368/LB
Alterations to shopfront (in retrospect) and installation of non-illuminated fascia sign.
Unit B 25 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UL
Received 15 May 2015 - Decided15/0366/PP
Installation of telecommunications cabinet
Site 20 Metres East Of Russell Institute Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 15 May 2015 - Decided16/0880/PP
Installation of roof lights to allow conversion of attic to form ancillary beauty rooms; and external alterations to rear elevation including formation of steps.
84 Arkleston Road Paisley PA1 3TS
Received 15 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0873/PP
Erection of single storey building for use as hot food take-away and coffee shop.
74 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JB
Received 14 Dec 2016 - Decided16/0872/PP
Approval of Matters Specified in condition 51 of planning permission 06/0602/PP (site H1 and H7 - Erection of residential development comprising 83 dwellinghouses with associated roads, footpaths and landscaping).
Former Royal Ordnance Site - Areas H1 And H7 Station Road Bishopton
Received 12 Dec 2016 - Decided15/0730/PP
Engineering operations to form flood attenuation and landscape works
Land To South East Of Benston Service Station Beith Road Johnstone
Received 2 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0729/AD
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign
Post Office 75 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PE
Received 2 Oct 2015 - Decided16/0363/PP
Erection of two storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
23 Mains River Erskine PA8 7JF
Received 16 May 2016 - Decided16/0365/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to side of dwellinghouse with raised terrace to front and rear of extension.
East Barnaigh Cottage Lawmarnock Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PX
Received 16 May 2016 - Decided16/0364/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse
Ashlea Ulundi Road Johnstone PA5 8TF
Received 16 May 2016 - Decided15/0759/PP
Formation of dormer window to side of dwellinghouse.
32 Gibson Road Renfrew PA4 0RH
Received 9 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0448/CL
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse and external alterations associated with conversion of integral garage.
26 Brierie Hills Court Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7DU
Received 11 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0447/AD
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign and one externally illuminated projecting sign to the front, and one internally illuminated fascia sign to rear of shop.
6 Church Street Johnstone
Received 11 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0446/LB
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign on frontage, erection of flue to rear and internal alterations.
Unit A 4 New Street Paisley PA1 1AW
Received 11 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0758/LB
Installation of replacement windows to four flats.
10 Broomlands Street (Flats 1/1 1/2 2/1 & 3/2) Paisley PA1 2LR
Received 7 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0728/HH
Application for a high hedge notice.
17 Park Road Paisley PA2 6JP
Received 2 Oct 2015 - Decided15/0706/LB
Installation of solar PV panels to roof.
Paisley Sheriff Court 8 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HW
Received 22 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0705/PP
Installation of solar panels to roof of building
Paisley Sheriff Court 8 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HW
Received 22 Sept 2015 - Decided16/0077/PP
Conversion of outbuilding to habitable accommodation and erection of link corridor to dwellinghouse.
5 Kaimhill Crosslee Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RQ
Received 9 Feb 2016 - Decided15/0914/LB
Display of plaque on south elevation.
Bishopton Parish Church Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton
Received 1 Dec 2015
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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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