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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 dates18,379Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,873 approved or refused records
821Refused applications
16,052 approved · 821 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided13/0533/AD
Display of two non-illuminated fascia signs with internally illuminated logos; one non illuminated fascia sign and two internally illuminated projecting signs
118 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8HE
Received 7 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0262/EN
Extension to terminal building to enlarge retail area.
Main Terminal Building Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 5 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0525/TP
Felling of one rowan tree.
43 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 5 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0442/CL
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
147 Braehead Road Paisley PA2 8QG
Received 1 Jul 2013 - Decided12/0577/PP
Extension of stone wall at entrance
Locher Works Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RL
Received 9 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0568/PP
Alterations to shop frontage
Unit B 67 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YT
Received 7 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0567/PP
Landscape improvement works to courtyard to include changes to the levels and surfacing and erection of retaining wall
The Tannahill Centre 76 Blackstoun Road Paisley
Received 9 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0573/PP
Formation of pitched roof over single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear
25 Woodside Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UB
Received 8 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0572/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
17 Craigielea Road Renfrew PA4 8ER
Received 8 Aug 2012 - Decided13/0583/NA
Erection of 10 wind turbines, construction of access tracks and ancillary development (including crane hardstandings, cabling, transformers, culverts), formation of borrow pit, erection of sub-station and control building, formation of car park and tempor
Land East Of Corlic Hill Greenock
Received 26 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0581/TP
Felling of one sycamore tree.
St Vincents Gate 3 Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 26 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0580/TP
Crown lifting and crown thinning of one lime tree.
Site 10 Metres South East Of No 10 Redhurst Crescent Paisley
Received 26 Aug 2013 - Decided12/0840/PP
Alteration to frontage
32 St James Street Paisley
Received 4 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0839/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of restaurant.
4 Storie Street Paisley
Received 3 Dec 2012 - Decided13/0391/EO
Installation of sewer culvert in river bed
Site On Western River Bank Between Abbey Bridge And St James Bridge River Cart Walk Paisley
Received 10 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0502/PP
Change of use of retail warehouse (Unit D2,938sqm) to Class 1 Retail (comparison goods only)
Unit D2 Braehead Retail Park 152 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 23 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0450/PP
Alteration to car display canopy to form showroom and formation of customer car park.
1 Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 2 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0449/PP
Extension to service centre and erection of valet building.
1 Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 2 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0448/PP
Erection of one and a half storey dwellinghouse with attached double garage.
Glebe House Houston Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7AP
Received 2 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0447/PP
Erection of petrol filling station with associated access and landscaping (Variation of Condition 1 of planning consent 08/1057/PP to extend the time period of consent).
1 Wallneuk Road Paisley PA3 4BT
Received 1 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0446/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
53 Lanfine Road Paisley PA1 3NJ
Received 1 Jul 2013 - Decided12/0692/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Rosshall Place Renfrew PA4 0BA
Received 2 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0693/PP
Renewal of consent 09/0366/PP for laying out of two house plots.
Adams House 136 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NX
Received 2 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0686/PP
Formation of dormer and installation of patio doors to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Beech Cottages North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HF
Received 1 Oct 2012
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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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