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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 dates18,944Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,400 approved or refused records
860Refused applications
16,540 approved · 860 refused · 730 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Oct 2003 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/0456/PP
Siting of modular building to provide temporary library accommodation
Car Park South Of Black Cart Water Collier Street Johnstone
Received 26 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0455/PP
Approval of matters specified in Condition 51 of Planning Permission 06/0602/PP (Site H2 - Erection of 146 dwellinghouses with associated accesses, car parking and landscaping)
Area H2 Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 26 Jun 2012 - Decided13/0198/PP
Replacement of 15m high streetpole with three antennas with a 15m high streetpole with six antennas and replacement equipment cabinet.
Land South East Of Junction With Viewpark Gardens Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 19 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0721/AD
Display of internally illuminated ATM sign and non-illuminated surround sign.
Unit A 28 Wellmeadow Street Paisley PA1 2EA
Received 22 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0287/PP
Erection of boundary wall and gate to front of dwellinghouse.
6 Cunningham Gardens Houston Johnstone PA6 7GA
Received 22 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0258/PP
Construction of footway / cycleway and erection of 1.2m high fence
Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 10 Apr 2013 - Decided12/0681/LB
Re-painting of fascia from blue to green
39 High Street Paisley
Received 27 Sept 2012 - Decided13/0415/TP
Felling of one conifer tree.
21 McCrorie Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2BF
Received 19 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0413/TP
Treeworks to six trees comprising: Reduction in height of one Ash tree to 10-12 metres; crown lifting and crown reduction of one oak; crown lifting of one sycamore; removal of dead wood from one oak; removal of storm-damaged limbs from one oak; and remova
Site On Southern Boundary Of Nos 15 To 61 Hillside Houston Johnstone
Received 19 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0434/AD
Display of two non-illuminated freestanding signs.
Dykebar House 101 Barrhead Road Paisley
Received 26 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0236/PP
External alterations to dwellinghouse
13 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SD
Received 1 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0235/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to Plot 46 (Variation to planning consents 10/0163/PP & 05/0396/PP) and increase in fence height
2 Glenvilla Wynd Paisley PA2 8TR
Received 28 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0376/EO
Erection of 42m high wind turbine.
Kibbleston Kibbleston Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PH
Received 30 May 2013 - Decided13/0374/PP
Mixed use development comprising a food retail store of up to 4000sq meters gross floor area, individual retail/commercial units, community use/library/learning resource centre, residential, park and ride and open space.
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 3 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0029/PP
Alteration to frontage
Unit 3 Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley PA3 4EP
Received 14 Jan 2013 - Decided12/0763/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and garage.
Site 15 Metres West Of No 18 Stravaig Path Paisley
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0761/PP
Erection of substation
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decided13/0481/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
18 New Avenue Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BD
Received 16 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0480/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
3 The Beeches Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UZ
Received 16 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0482/PP
Installation of replacement windows and door to side of flat (in retrospect)
Flat 0/1 23 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley PA2 7SD
Received 16 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0171/PP
External alterations to flat
51 Anchor Wynd Paisley PA1 1HL
Received 7 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0169/PP
Formation of access road.
Site 200 Metres North Of Loanhead Farm Boydstone Road Lochwinnoch
Received 6 Mar 2013 - Decided12/0886/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
8 Abbey Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9JL
Received 21 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0885/PP
Formation of access road.
Barfillan Farm House Kilallan Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HY
Received 21 Dec 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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