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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 dates17,375Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,926 approved or refused records
776Refused applications
15,150 approved · 776 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/0082/LB
Internal alterations to form en-suite shower room.
3 St George's Gate George Street Paisley PA1 2JB
Received 9 Feb 2015 - Decided15/0030/TP
Felling of one Sycamore tree.
26 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9DB
Received 16 Jan 2015 - Decided15/0022/CL
External alterations to dwellinghouse
4 Leeburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7DN
Received 25 Feb 2015 - Decided14/0843/NO
Erection of a residential development in principle
Site 30 Metres South Of Nos 2 To 28 Abbey Road Elderslie Johnstone
Received 13 Nov 2014 - Decided15/0023/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
7 Stonefield Avenue Paisley PA2 7RN
Received 15 Jan 2015 - Decided14/0512/PP
Change of use from workshop to gymnasium (Class 11).
Unit C 37 Hairst Street Renfrew PA4 8QU
Received 7 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0772/TP
Felling of one lime tree
46 Hawthorn Avenue Johnstone PA5 0EA
Received 13 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0771/TP
Various treeworks to one sycamore
22 Yew Place Johnstone PA5 0DY
Received 13 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0734/PP
Erection of detached garage to side of dwellinghouse.
248 Millfield Hill Erskine PA8 6JL
Received 1 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0738/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
13 Brierie Gardens Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7BZ
Received 2 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0736/PP
Formation of carpark.
Windyhill Auchenlodment Road Johnstone
Received 2 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0735/PP
Formation of access road.
Bluebell Wood Rannoch Road Johnstone
Received 1 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0884/PP
Change of use from Industrial Unit to Training Facility
26 Stephenson Street Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JD
Received 14 Oct 2014 - Decided15/0476/NO
Erection of residential development.
Barbush Barochan Road Johnstone PA5 8YR
Received 23 Jun 2015 - Decided15/0151/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and erection of detached garage to side.
18 Donaldfield Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JG
Received 3 Mar 2015 - Decided15/0150/AF
Erection of polytunnel
South Barnbeth Farm House Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RS
Received 3 Mar 2015 - Decided14/0367/PP
Erection of three storey and single storey extensions to hotel and external alterations including: erection of a balcony, decking, roller shutters and flues to biomass boiler room and alterations to parking area.
Bowfield Hotel And Country Club Bowfield Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DB
Received 14 May 2014 - Decided14/0716/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse.
23 Tweed Crescent Renfrew PA4 0UF
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0178/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
43 Killearn Drive Paisley PA1 3DE
Received 14 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0744/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
63 Haining Road Renfrew PA4 0AJ
Received 6 Oct 2014 - Decided13/0608/PP
Erection of an agricultural shed
14 Shields Holdings Lochwinnoch
Received 3 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0808/PP
Formation of pitched roof over two storey side extension.
41 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA1 3NE
Received 14 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0807/PP
Alteration to shopfront.
169 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9ES
Received 14 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0806/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign.
169 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9ES
Received 14 Nov 2013
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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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