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Renfrewshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Renfrewshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Renfrewshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates20,231Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 18,616 approved or refused records
935Refused applications
17,681 approved · 935 refused · 784 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jun 2002 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Decided11/0821/PP
Erection of conservatory and raised timber decking to rear of dwellinghouse
63 Haining Road Renfrew PA4 0AJ
Received 1 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0820/AD
Display of 6 illuminated elevational signs and 2 illuminated freestanding signs
8 Saturn Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 1 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0819/PP
Erection of single storey building for veterinary practice
Ground At Brown Egg Farm Houston Road Inchinnan
Received 1 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0818/EO
Dredging operations
Westway Dock Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 1 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0560/PP
Change of use from residential flat to funeral directors (class 1)
40C Greenock Road Paisley PA3 2LE
Received 4 Aug 2011 - Decided11/0679/PP
Deletion of condition No. 1 of planning permission 08/0103/VR which restricts usage of garden area
Little Flowers Nursery 46 Glebe Street Renfrew PA4 8UA
Received 27 Sept 2011 - Decided11/0680/PP
Change of use of former public house to offices and external alterations
40 St James Street Paisley PA3 2JR
Received 27 Sept 2011 - Decided11/0684/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwelllinghouse
21 Thornly Park Drive Paisley PA2 7RP
Received 28 Sept 2011 - Decided11/0631/AF
Erection of agricultural storage shed
Wellstrand Farm Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 2 Sept 2011 - Decided11/0568/TP
Felling of 1 no. conifer and 2 no. holly trees and pruning works to 14 other trees
Balgonie Estate Tpo Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 5 Aug 2011 - Decided11/0597/TP
Removal of 10 trees and pruning works to 28 trees
Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 16 Aug 2011 - Decided11/0582/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
14 Leander Crescent Renfrew PA4 0XB
Received 11 Aug 2011 - Decided11/0643/PP
Erection of porch to rear of flatted dwelling
Flat 0/1 133 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XA
Received 9 Sept 2011 - Decided14/0073/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
14 Taylor Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LS
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0072/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
6 Burnlea Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7JG
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/0071/PP
Erection of six flats.
East Side Andrew Avenue To Rear 95 High Street Renfrew
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided13/0693/PP
Change of use from Retail (Class 1) to Food and Drink (Class 3), alterations to frontage and formation of outdoor seating area
Unit 20 Xscape King's Inch Road Renfrew PA4 8XQ
Received 14 Oct 2013 - Decided12/0553/PP
Erection of Class 3 restaurant/drive-thru on Plot 6 and Erection of mixed-use development on plots 3 and 5 comprising one or more of Classes 4, 5, 6, 7, and/or 11 and formation of service roads, parking and landscaping.
Land At Hillington Road Mossland Road Renfrew
Received 27 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0552/PP
Relocation of passing places and alterations to parking spaces (amendment to consents 04/0125/PP, 05/0477/PP & 06/1164/PP)
Southbar Steadings Old Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 27 Jul 2012 - Decided13/0360/LB
Installation of replacement soffits, fascias, bargeboards, gutters and downpipes
86-92 Falside Road Paisley PA2 6JU
Received 29 May 2013 - Decided13/0205/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 95 dwellinghouses roads, footways and associated works (Removal of condition 25 from consent 05/0396/PP requiring the provision of a right of way to Gleniffer Braes)
Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 20 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0359/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and alteration to existing roof to rear of dwellinghouse
Abercorn Cottage Blackstoun Road Paisley PA3 3AA
Received 29 May 2013 - Decided13/0725/PP
Alteration to shopfront.
14 Thornhill Johnstone PA5 8JG
Received 23 Oct 2013 - Decided13/0497/LB
Application of render to north and south gables of main building.
Glenshian Newton Of Belltrees Lochwinnoch PA12 4JL
Received 23 Jul 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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