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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 dates19,093Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,542 approved or refused records
874Refused applications
16,668 approved · 874 refused · 736 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided12/0882/PP
Alteration to frontage
Unit B 29 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1ES
Received 20 Dec 2012 - Decided12/0883/LB
Alteration to frontage.
Unit B 29 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1ES
Received 20 Dec 2012 - Decided13/0074/AD
Display of two non-illuminated freestanding signs (part retrospective).
Land At Phoenix Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 29 Jan 2013 - Decided13/0550/PP
Installation of two air conditioning units and two extract vents on the rear elevation of the unit. (Amendment to previous consent 13/0369/PP for the erection of two Class 1 retail units)
Unit 12 Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 15 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0549/PP
Erection of compactor building
111-113 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DY
Received 15 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0298/HZ
Storage of Ethanol (Alcohol) 71 B6 Flammable (115,500 Tonnes) and Ethanol (Alcohol) 71 B8 Highly Flammable (1,037 Tonnes).
4 Argyll Avenue Renfrew PA4 9EB
Received 25 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0296/PP
Erection two storey building accommodating retail shop and offices.
Land To East Of No 92 Main Road Langbank
Received 23 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0295/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and formation of pitched roof over porch
2 Palmerston Place Johnstone PA5 0RF
Received 23 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0073/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
26 Bathgo Avenue Paisley PA1 3EA
Received 29 Jan 2013 - Decided12/0662/PP
Change of use from shop to offices (class 2) and alterations to frontage and fitting of roller shutters (retrospective)
69 Ferry Road Renfrew PA4 8SH
Received 17 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0663/PP
Demolition of garage and erection two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
7 Speirs Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4BS
Received 17 Sept 2012 - Decided13/0215/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of building and increase in parking provision.
Public House Howwood Inn Main Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BQ
Received 21 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0214/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to nursing home, part demolition and extension of existing single storey extension, re-landscaping to provide car parking and erection of perimeter fence to north of site
Speirsfield House Residential Home 34 Stevenson Street Paisley PA2 6BP
Received 21 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0519/PP
Installation of door on north-west elevation of industrial unit.
Block G1 Westway 35 Porterfield Road Renfrew PA4 8DJ
Received 2 Aug 2013 - Decided13/0425/PP
Change of use from vet practice (Class 2) to flat and alterations to front and rear elevations.
5 Main Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AH
Received 24 Jun 2013 - Decided13/0424/PP
Erection of four storey flatted development, incorporating 48 units and associated parking (amendment to planning approval 06/0235/PP).
Land At North West Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 24 Jun 2013 - Decided12/0759/PP
Installation of french doors to rear of flat
7 Westlands Gardens Paisley PA2 6ET
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decided13/0310/PP
Erection of first floor extension over garage
29 Crawford Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7DA
Received 30 Apr 2013 - Decided13/0309/PP
Erection of single storey extension with roof terrace, decking and fence to rear of dwellinghouse.
8 Mar Hall Avenue Bishopton PA7 5QE
Received 30 Apr 2013 - Decided12/0537/PP
Formation of dormer windows to front and rear of dwellinghouse
42 Dalhousie Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AT
Received 20 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0535/PP
Erection of external pipe enclosures
Paisley Campus University Of The West Of Scotland High Street Paisley PA1 2BE
Received 23 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0534/PP
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse, including conversion of outbuildings and repositioning of garage (Amendment of Planning Consent 12/0036/PP)
Monkland Forehouse Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PT
Received 23 Jul 2012 - Decided13/0191/AD
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs.
3 King's Inch Place Renfrew
Received 18 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0008/PP
Alteration to frontage
54 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YW
Received 8 Jan 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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