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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 dates16,784Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,385 approved or refused records
736Refused applications
14,649 approved · 736 refused · 606 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0616/PP
Erection of two storey extension to the side of dwellinghouse.
31 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0614/PP
Installation of air conditioning unit to rear of property.
7 High Street Renfrew PA4 8HY
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0615/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
8 Ben Alder Drive Paisley PA2 7NN
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0176/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and front of dwellinghouse.
160 Turnhill Drive Erskine PA8 7AH
Received 12 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0175/PP
Alterations to frontage and rear elevation.
6 Church Street Johnstone
Received 12 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0188/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 49 dwellinghouses with associated infrastructure.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 13 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0187/PP
Erection of extension to children's play centre and alterations to car parking.
2 Napier Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3AJ
Received 13 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0186/PP
Formation of earthworks embankment associated with construction of motorway junction.
Land At Intersection With M8 Motorway Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 13 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0185/PP
Change of use of agricultural yard to form extension to car parking area and external alterations to agricultural storage building.
Unit A Barnhill Farm Houston Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LU
Received 13 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0184/PP
Erection of single story extension to rear and side, and erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
11 Manse Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JN
Received 13 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0318/TP
Felling of one beech tree (in retrospect).
Balgonie Estate Tpo Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 27 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0613/EN
Erection of two cycle shelters.
International Airport Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley PA3 2TD
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0523/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
37 Woodside Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UB
Received 6 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0522/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
11 Kingston Road Bishopton PA7 5AY
Received 6 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0694/PP
Formation of dormer to front of dwellinghouse.
19 Dunchurch Road Paisley PA1 3JW
Received 21 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0576/PP
Erection of boundary wall to side of dwellinghouse and retaining wall within rear curtilage.
22 Glenvilla Wynd Paisley PA2 8TR
Received 4 Aug 2015 - Decided15/0693/PP
Erection of conservatory to side of dwellinghouse.
5 Daer Avenue Renfrew PA4 0YS
Received 21 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0521/PP
Change of use from hairdressers (Class 1) to Dental Laboratory
172 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8DS
Received 6 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0520/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 16 flats and 29 dwellinghouses and associated parking and landscaping.
Land Between Merlinford Drive And King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 6 Jul 2015 - Decided15/0073/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
Windy Hill Bowfield Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DF
Received 5 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0072/PP
Erection of temporary single storey office building.
Riverside House Ferry Road Erskine PA8 6AX
Received 4 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0071/LB
Installation of opaque glass on side elevation of dwellinghouse
The Glass House Linthills Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DJ
Received 4 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0070/PP
Erection of a two storey garage at rear of dwellinghouse.
Holywell House Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AN
Received 4 Feb 2015 - Decided14/0750/TP
Felling of 52 trees plus additional self-seeded saplings, and pruning works to approximately 60 trees.
Balgonie Estate Tpo Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 6 Oct 2014
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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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