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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 dates17,424Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,973 approved or refused records
780Refused applications
15,193 approved · 780 refused · 649 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0148/PP
Use of ancillary residential outbuilding as dwelling house (variation of Condition 1 of permission 10/0282/PP to extend the time period of the consent for a further three years)
The Glass House Linthills Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DJ
Received 27 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0802/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse, and formation of pitched roof over single storey rear extension.
24 Cameron Avenue Bishopton PA7 5ES
Received 21 Oct 2014 - Decided13/0696/TP
Removal of five trees.
16 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 15 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0160/PP
Erection of end-terrace retail unit as western extension to existing retail warehouse units, alteration to road layout and additional landscaping (variation of Condition 1 of permission 10/0317/PP to extend the time period for a further three years).
Braehead Retail Park King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 7 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0159/PP
Erection of single storey extension and installation of access ramp to rear of dwellinghouse.
69 Tantallon Drive Paisley PA2 9HS
Received 6 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0344/PP
Erection of flatted development.
16 Park Road Paisley PA2 6JW
Received 6 May 2014 - Decided14/0345/PP
Erection of first floor extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
35 Neuk Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7DR
Received 6 May 2014 - Decided14/0848/PP
Erection of extension to dwellinghouse.
Langstilly House Langstilly Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DR
Received 13 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0008/PP
Erection of agricultural shed and formation of open dung store
Old Mains Farm Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 8 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0002/PP
Erection of two storey and single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
1 Midfaulds Avenue Renfrew PA4 0AS
Received 6 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0795/PP
External alterations to retail unit
41 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2JN
Received 21 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0511/PP
Erection of single storey extension, formation of pitched roof over existing extension and formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
41 South Avenue Paisley PA2 7SG
Received 7 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0510/PP
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses (in principle) (Removal of condition 2 of planning consent 09/0574/PP to extend time period of consent)
Land To South Of John Neilson Institute West Brae Paisley
Received 7 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0509/PP
Alterations to access and parking arrangements (amendment to planning consent 05/0127/PP for the erection of 4 dwellinghouses)
Land South Of Amochrie Cottage Amochrie Road Paisley
Received 4 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0508/PP
Alterations to frontage
Unit A 12 Forbes Place Paisley PA1 1UT
Received 4 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0083/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
23 Ross Avenue Renfrew PA4 8BE
Received 5 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0082/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear, and installation of window to side of dwellinghouse.
15 Millfield View Erskine PA8 6HE
Received 5 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0081/PP
Erection of 2m fence to rear of church.
Church Building St Fillans Church 1B Main Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7EL
Received 5 Feb 2014 - Decided13/0831/PP
Alteration to frontage.
1 Windsor Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir
Received 26 Nov 2013 - Decided14/0758/NO
Erection of office and lorry maintenance workshop with associated car parking.
Site 100 Metres West Of Junction With Burnbrae Drive Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 8 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0757/PP
Installation of telecommunications cabinet.
Site 40 Metres South East Of No 9 Garthland Lane Paisley
Received 9 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0756/PP
Formation of vehicular access and hardstanding/storage area
3 Cartside Avenue Inchinnan
Received 8 Oct 2014 - Decided13/0705/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
9 Buchanan Avenue Bishopton PA7 5ET
Received 17 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0089/PP
Demolition of office, erection of single storey extension to workshop frontage, alterations to frontage and re-roofing of entire building.
Unit 3 Vulcan Works Floors Street Johnstone PA5 8QS
Received 7 Feb 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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