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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 dates17,738Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,266 approved or refused records
798Refused applications
15,468 approved · 798 refused · 666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided13/0735/PP
Alteration to shop front.
55 Love Street Paisley
Received 25 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0885/PP
Erection of first floor rear extension to dwellinghouse.
41 Sandielands Avenue Erskine PA8 7BS
Received 16 Dec 2013 - Decided13/0890/PP
Erection of security kiosk (in retrospect).
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 17 Dec 2013 - Appeal decided13/0889/AD
A) Display of:- 1) two internally illuminated gable signs, 3) one free standing letter sign with associated external uplighting, and 4) two internally illuminated acrylic surrounds (in retrospect).B) Display of:- 2) one internally illuminated pylon sign,
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 17 Dec 2013 - Decided13/0888/PP
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear and front extensions to dwellinghouse.
52 Afton Drive Renfrew PA4 0XE
Received 16 Dec 2013 - Decided14/0762/AD
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs, two internally illuminated projecting signs, two internally illuminated ATM surround signs, one non-illuminated entrance sign and one non-illuminated window vinyl.
1 Moncrieff Street Paisley PA3 2AW
Received 9 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0761/TP
Felling of one lime tree.
34 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9DB
Received 9 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0760/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
3 Corsebar Crescent Paisley PA2 9QA
Received 9 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0759/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
51 Hillman Road Paisley PA3 3FB
Received 9 Oct 2014 - Decided14/0035/AF
Erection of agricultural storage shed.
Wellstrand Farm Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0034/PP
Use of land for the siting of one chalet, one static caravan and the erection of two sheds (in retrospect).
5 East Fulton Holdings Clippens Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3TR
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Decided14/0446/PP
Change of use of gap site to form private car park (Variation of Condition 1 of permission 09/0260/PP to extend the time period of the consent)
11 Johnston Street Paisley PA1 1XQ
Received 13 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0445/CL
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse.
46 Douglas Road Renfrew PA4 8BB
Received 12 Jun 2014 - Decided13/0671/EN
Single storey extension to west wing of terminal building.
Main Terminal Building Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 3 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0628/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
12 Drygait Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DW
Received 12 Sept 2013 - Decided13/0660/PP
Installation of dormer on front elevation of dwellinghouse
19 Balfron Road Paisley PA1 3HA
Received 2 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0659/LB
Internal alterations to office.
25-29 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 1 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0658/PP
Erection of single storey extension and formation of pitched roof over flat roof to side of dwellinghouse.
6 Elliston Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AU
Received 1 Oct 2013 - Decided14/0549/NO
Erection of residential development with associated works.
Site 120 Metres North East Of Houstonfield Fleming Road Houston Johnstone
Received 16 Jul 2014 - Decided14/0545/PP
Erection of two single storey substations and boundary fencing to north east, installation of extraction exhaust and alterations to external elevations of building.
Unit 5 Rocep Business Park Rocep Drive Renfrew PA4 8XY
Received 16 Jul 2014 - Decided13/0769/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse.
8 Wallace Avenue Bishopton PA7 5ER
Received 6 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0768/PP
Change of use from open space to private garden ground.
49 Umachan Erskine PA8 7FG
Received 6 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0767/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension with balcony to rear of dwellinghouse.
38 Middlepenny Road Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XE
Received 5 Nov 2013 - Decided13/0766/AD
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign, 2 illuminated entrance signs, 9 illuminated fascia signs, 2 non-illuminated directional signs and 1 illuminated icon sign.
1 Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 5 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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