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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 dates17,338Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,890 approved or refused records
772Refused applications
15,118 approved · 772 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided13/0699/PP
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses with detached garages.
Site 60 Metres East Of Nos 1 To 16 Gryffe Castle Bridge Of Weir
Received 15 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0698/PP
Alterations to shop front
20 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 15 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0487/PP
Erection of training, office and storage facility.
Site On Western Boundary Of Seaforth House Seaforth Road North Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 30 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0485/PP
Installation of 25.5m high telecommunications mast and ancillary equipment.
Site 15 Metres West Of East Fulton Farm Darluith Road Linwood Paisley
Received 27 Jun 2014 - Decided13/0594/PP
Partial demolition and change of use of church hall to dwellinghouse.
Castlehead Church Hall Main Road Paisley PA2 6AH
Received 29 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0599/TP
Felling of two trees comprising one sycamore and one alder, crown reduction of one sycamore and pruning of overhanging branches from one willow.
35 Loanhead Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3QN
Received 30 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0598/PP
Change of use from betting shop (class 2) to hot food takeaway and erection of flue to rear
72 Netherhill Road Paisley PA3 4RL
Received 29 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0597/PP
Formation of hard standing to west of Hillington Road and on roundabout at Deanside Road and Hillington Road.
Roundabout Junction With Deanside Road Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 29 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0596/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
Shanacloon Glengowan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PL
Received 29 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0595/PP
Installation of two 300mm transmission dishes, three replacement pole-mounted antennas and ancillary apparatus on roof.
Gilmour House 26 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1EQ
Received 29 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0593/TP
Crown lifting and thinning of one willow tree and crown thinning of one cherry tree
17 Arniston Way Paisley PA3 4BZ
Received 28 Aug 2013 - Decided14/0845/TP
Felling of twelve Sycamore trees and one Holly tree, and crown reduction of one Goat Willow tree.
15 Mar Hall Avenue Bishopton PA7 5QE
Received 13 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0711/TP
Crown reduction of Lime tree.
5 Gryfebank Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7LZ
Received 23 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0710/PP
Change of use from warehouse (Class 6) to Gymnasium (class 11) in retrospect.
8 Lorne Road Hillington Park Glasgow
Received 22 Sept 2014 - Decided13/0697/TP
Removal of three trees.
20 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 15 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0158/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side, single storey extension to rear, and external alterations to dwellinghouse.
9 High Calside Paisley PA2 6BY
Received 6 Mar 2014 - Decided13/0706/PP
Erection of canopy over beer garden (in retrospect)
Old Swan Inn 20 Smithhills Street Paisley PA1 1EB
Received 18 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0709/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
10 Woodside Houston Johnstone PA6 7DD
Received 22 Sept 2014 - Decided13/0875/PP
Erection of two storey side extension, with a front dormer window and a raised platform and balustrade to rear of dwellinghouse.
Ardshiel Glengowan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PL
Received 13 Dec 2013 - Decided13/0874/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
53 Lanfine Road Paisley PA1 3NJ
Received 13 Dec 2013 - Decided15/0292/PP
Formation of extension to link road (approved under planning permission 14/0045/PP)
Former Rof Northern Access Road Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 20 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0278/PP
Erection of replacement 14.7m high telecommunications monopole, two equipment cabinets and ancillary development
Land To North Of Junction With Garnieland Road Newshot Drive Erskine
Received 16 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0277/PP
Erection of single storey extension and alteration and extension of roof to rear of dwellinghouse
24 Darvel Crescent Paisley PA1 3EF
Received 16 Apr 2015 - Decided15/0153/PP
Extension to compound to include site distributor container, diesel generator and formation of access road and alterations to compound layout, including replacement of switchgear.
Electrical Substation Old Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 4 Mar 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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