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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 dates16,860Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,456 approved or refused records
740Refused applications
14,716 approved · 740 refused · 609 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0748/PP
Erection of single storey building for vehicle preparation and repair and associated car parking and security fence.
9 Rocep Way Renfrew PA4 8XT
Received 6 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0747/PP
Erection of two retail (Class 1) units.
49 Brediland Road Paisley PA2 9HW
Received 6 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0368/AD
Display of one banner sign and one internally illuminated sign to front elevation.
Gilmour House 26 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1EQ
Received 14 May 2014 - Decided14/0715/NO
Erection of residential development with associated works
Site At Honeybog Hill Penilee Road Paisley
Received 23 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0560/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling.
18 Charnwood Avenue Johnstone PA5 0AF
Received 23 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0519/PP
External alterations to building, erection of fencing and hard and soft landscaping.
Paisley Justice Of The Peace Court Mill Street Paisley PA1 1ND
Received 9 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0192/PP
Formation of car park and associated landscaping.
Queensberry Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4NL
Received 18 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0108/PP
Erection of commercial kennels and temporary siting of residential caravan.
Land To North Of East Auchenhean Auchenhean Road Lochwinnoch
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0107/PP
Change of use from storage shed (Class 6) to seminar room, Installation of ramp to side of building and external alterations.
Main Building Royal Alexandra Hospital 35 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9PN
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0106/AD
Display of eleven signs comprising: four internally illuminated, roof-mounted signs; three internally illuminated, wall-mounted panel signs; one non-illuminated sign on door; and three internally illuminated, pole-mounted signs.
Unit A 1 Pegasus Avenue Paisley PA1 2BH
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0105/PP
Erection of 27 two storey dwellinghouses and associated works.
Land Between Merlinford Drive And King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0104/PP
Erection of kiosk, generator with enclosure, diesel storage tank and ancillary development, including fencing, hardstanding and lighting columns.
Laighpark Water Treatment Works Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0103/PP
Erection of 48 two storey dwellinghouses and associated works including formation of access roads and a play area.
Land Between Merlinford Drive And King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0607/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and formation of parking area and retaining wall to front of dwellinghouse.
34 Endrick Drive Paisley PA1 3TX
Received 7 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0605/PP
External alterations to main building
K Division Police Station Mill Street Paisley PA1 1JU
Received 7 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0603/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of flat.
23 Greenock Road Paisley PA3 2LB
Received 6 Aug 2014 - Decided13/0742/PP
Erection of first floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
22 Avondale Drive Paisley PA1 3TN
Received 28 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0741/LB
Internal alterations to dwellinghouse to form en suite shower room, replacement of drainpipe and installation of extract fan vent
Beauly Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DW
Received 28 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0180/PP
Formation of temporary access road, fencing and associated ground works.
Water Treatment Works Bowfield Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DA
Received 14 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0179/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
8 Victoria Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8TZ
Received 14 Mar 2014 - Decided13/0605/PP
External alterations to premises
14 Sandyford Road Paisley
Received 2 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0604/PP
Partial change of use from Class 11 to Class 10 to form children's nursery, external play area and external alterations.
53 Kilpatrick Drive Erskine PA8 7AF
Received 2 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0603/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
2 Somerled Avenue Paisley PA3 4JT
Received 2 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0602/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse to include formation of first floor over integral garage.
21 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 2 Sept 2013
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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