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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 dates17,516Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,060 approved or refused records
787Refused applications
15,273 approved · 787 refused · 652 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/0727/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
54 Ben Nevis Road Paisley PA2 7LX
Received 29 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0726/PP
Erection of extension and alterations to car parking.
2 Napier Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3AJ
Received 29 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0725/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign.
SCS Unit Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley
Received 26 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0724/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
27 Springfield Park Johnstone PA5 8JS
Received 26 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0723/PP
Formation of dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
42 Crookhill Gardens Lochwinnoch PA12 4BA
Received 26 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0722/LB
Renovation of bell support structure
10 Steeple Square Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JD
Received 25 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0721/PP
Siting of modular building.
111-113 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DY
Received 25 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0719/PP
Alteration to two outbuildings to rear of dwellinghouse to form ancillary residential accommodation including erection of single storey extension to one building.
Houston Cottage North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HJ
Received 25 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0720/LB
External and internal alterations to two outbuildings, conversion to residential use, and erection of single storey extension to gable elevation.
Houston Cottage North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HJ
Received 25 Sept 2014 - Decided14/0846/PP
Change of use of fire station to office, erection of single storey and upper floor extensions to rear of building involving partial demolition of rear wall, creation of mezzanine level from second floor, formation of door and window openings, window and s
21 Gordon Street Paisley
Received 13 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0825/LB
Installation of bathroom extraction vent on rear elevation.
Home Farm Cottage No 2 Erskine Ferry Road Bishopton PA7 5PN
Received 4 Nov 2014 - Decided14/0434/PP
Erection of raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse (in retrospect).
14 Redwood Crescent Bishopton PA7 5DJ
Received 9 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0433/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 20 dwellinghouses and associated landscaping, roads and drainage infrastructure
Site Between Lonend Cottage And Woodend Lodge Houston Road Houston Johnstone
Received 9 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0766/CL
Use of Class 1 retail premises with unrestricted opening hours.
1A Bridgewater Shopping Centre Bridgewater Place Erskine PA8 7AA
Received 10 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0765/PP
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse.
8 Low Road Paisley PA2 6AG
Received 9 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0157/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and permanent siting of three mobile homes.
5 East Fulton Holdings Clippens Road Linwood Paisley
Received 6 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0156/PP
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, erection of a chimney and erection of a boundary wall.
8 Mayfield Drive Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BJ
Received 5 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0155/AD
Erection of two internally and externally illuminated totem signs.
Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley
Received 5 Mar 2014 - Decided14/0617/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
25 Falside Avenue Paisley PA2 6JY
Received 11 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0616/PP
Formation of two dormer windows to front and two dormer windows to rear of dwellinghouse.
3 Woodend Place Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9HJ
Received 11 Aug 2014 - Decided14/0425/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs, one non-illuminated fascia sign, one internally illuminated projecting sign, one non-illuminated ATM surround sign, six non-illuminated window vinyl signs, six non-illuminated directional signs and alter
125 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4EA
Received 5 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0424/LB
Internal alterations to dwellinghouse
Barnbeth House Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RS
Received 5 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0413/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
104 Roffey Park Road Paisley PA1 3ET
Received 2 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0324/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
31 Parkvale Avenue Erskine PA8 7LB
Received 28 Apr 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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