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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 dates17,119Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,696 approved or refused records
759Refused applications
14,937 approved · 759 refused · 622 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2004 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0210/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
30 Broadloan Renfrew PA4 0SB
Received 25 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0213/LB
Demolition of east range buildings and outbuildings, mechanic's machine shops, fire proof building, stair tower, dye houses, boiler house, warehouses, long shed and courtyard store and facade retention of east range north.
Paton's Mill 93 High Street Johnstone PA5 8SN
Received 25 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0214/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
37 Glenpatrick Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9AE
Received 25 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0881/TP
Removal of one sycamore tree.
Melfort Mews Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2DB
Received 14 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0503/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house (amendment to planning consent 04/0978/PP)
47 Amochrie Road Paisley PA2 0LB
Received 3 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0502/PP
Conversion of existing 2 flats into 5 flats and proposed rear dormer to dwellinghouse with formation of parking to front and rear of property (Removal of Condition 1 of Planning Permission 09/0268/PP, to extend time period of consent)
84 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4BJ
Received 3 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0423/LB
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs, one internally illuminated projecting sign, two internally illuminated secondary signs and one non-illuminated awning sign
Wheatsheaf Inn Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QE
Received 4 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0911/TP
Removal of one tree
25 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9PJ
Received 11 Dec 2014 - Decided15/0216/PP
Change of use from open space to garden ground.
Site On Southern Boundary Of No 2 Byres Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 25 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0215/TP
Crown lifting of two birch trees and one oak tree and crown lifting and removal of additional limbs from one sycamore tree.
Site 10 Metres North West Of No 16 Netherburn Gardens Houston Johnstone
Received 24 Mar 2015 - Decided14/0636/PP
Change of use and subdivision of public house to form restaurant with take-away and separate hot food take-away.
158 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 19 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0633/EO
Excavation of additional soils from the borrow area followed by phased restoration and landscape treatment.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 18 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0555/PP
Alterations to frontage and associated landscaping.
Merlin House 20 Mossland Road Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 18 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0386/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised patio to rear of dwellinghouse.
39 Parkinch Erskine PA8 7HZ
Received 23 May 2014 - Decided14/0332/PP
Formation of driveway.
18 Porton Place Bishopton PA7 5LT
Received 1 May 2014 - Decided14/0331/PP
Formation of pitched roof over flat roof at rear of dwellinghouse
2 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ET
Received 30 Apr 2014 - Decided14/0390/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwelling and erection of detached garage to rear.
12 Murchison Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7JU
Received 23 May 2014 - Decided14/0074/PP
Installation of outfall headwall (including access steps and handrails)
Site 40 Metres East Of No 100 New Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided15/0440/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse with associated access and parking (amendment to house type approved under planning approval 14/0411/PP).
53 Houstonfield Quadrant Houston Johnstone PA6 7EX
Received 10 Jun 2015 - Decided13/0869/PP
Erection of 98 residential dwellings and ancillary works.
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 10 Dec 2013 - Decided14/0212/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and single storey extension to rear
5 Market Hill Lochwinnoch PA12 4HP
Received 25 Mar 2014 - Decided13/0606/TP
Raise crown and crown thinning of one ash tree
1 Brierie Avenue Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7BQ
Received 2 Sept 2013 - Decided14/0779/PP
Erection of cycle shelter.
Trident House 175 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4EF
Received 13 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0778/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
47 Park Gardens Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LR
Received 13 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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