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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 dates20,406Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 18,780 approved or refused records
943Refused applications
17,837 approved · 943 refused · 790 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided11/0554/PP
Erection of shed to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
28 Newton Of Barr Lochwinnoch PA12 4AR
Received 3 Aug 2011 - Decided11/0748/PP
Installation of replacement PVCu windows to front and rear of flatted dwelling
Flat 1/1 16 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley PA1 3RA
Received 3 Nov 2011 - Decided13/0025/PP
Change of use from (Class 1) retail to (Class 2) financial and professional services
Unit B 43 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1EX
Received 10 Jan 2013 - Decided12/0889/PP
Erection of single storey outbuilding and decking to side of dwellinghouse.
7 Thornly Park Drive Paisley PA2 7RR
Received 24 Dec 2012 - Decided13/0212/PP
Change of use of industrial unit to indoor go-kart track with associated leisure activities, vehicle workshop, training facilities, cafe, offices and external alterations.
Block B1 Lothian Street Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JR
Received 22 Mar 2013 - Decided12/0755/PP
Installation of steel profile cladding over existing windows to front elevation.
New Inchinnan House Inchinnan Road Paisley PA3 2RA
Received 22 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0732/PP
Extension of garage with balcony above and erection of raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse
56 Balmoral Drive Bishopton PA7 5HR
Received 19 Oct 2012 - Decided13/0454/PP
Erection of linked greenhouse (Amendment to planning consent 10/0513/PP to alter section of building from glazed to timber structure ) and change of use of class 1 shop to class 3 cafe.
Gowanlea Gardens Barochan Road Johnstone PA5 8YS
Received 3 Jul 2013 - Decided13/0363/AD
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign.
Bargarran Shopping Centre Bargarran Square Erskine
Received 31 May 2013 - Decided13/0092/PP
Alterations to frontage.
7 Manse Street Renfrew PA4 8QH
Received 5 Feb 2013 - Decided13/0091/PP
Construct three units for Use Classes 5 (General Industrial) and Class 6 (Storage/Distribution)
Lister Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4PX
Received 5 Feb 2013 - Decided11/0694/PP
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Locher Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7NP
Received 4 Oct 2011 - Decided11/0516/PP
Installation of flue for woodburning stove to roof of dwellinghouse
2 Millfield Gardens Erskine PA8 6JD
Received 18 Jul 2011 - Decided11/0525/LB
Formation of ramped entrance, steps and hard landscaping. Formation of stone arch to central doorway, alterations to flanking doorways and replacement doors on front elevation.
St Mirin's Cathedral Incle Street Paisley PA1 1HR
Received 20 Jul 2011 - Decided11/0574/AD
Display of 3 no. non-illuminated poster boards
University Of The West Of Scotland Students' Union Storie Street Paisley PA1 2HB
Received 8 Aug 2011 - Decided11/0732/PP
Installation of replacement windows
Willowbank Cottage Well Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LZ
Received 21 Oct 2011 - Decided12/0063/PP
Erection of a two storey, six bedroom childrens care home and the erection of a single storey outbuilding with associated parking & landscaping
Rowanlea Resource Centre Barochan Road Johnstone
Received 2 Feb 2012 - Decided11/0727/PP
Erection of 71 no. two storey dwellinghouses with associated parking, roads, landscaping and infrastructure works
Site At Brewster Avenue And Lochore Avenue Dundonald Road Paisley
Received 19 Oct 2011 - Decided11/0809/PP
Variation of condition 1 of planning consent 06/0470/PP to extend the period of development by 3 years.
91 Corsebar Road Paisley PA2 9PY
Received 23 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0726/PP
Demolition of dwellinghouse and erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse
Glengyle Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HW
Received 18 Oct 2011 - Decided11/0746/PP
Installation of ramped access to dwelling
4 Lomond Avenue Renfrew PA4 0PG
Received 2 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0743/PP
Conversion of byre to form dwellinghouse
Laigh Auchencloich Farm House Auchencloich Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PZ
Received 1 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0742/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
9 Ben Lawers Drive Paisley PA2 7LZ
Received 31 Oct 2011 - Decided12/0011/TP
Crown cleaning and crown thinning of 1 no. ash tree
The Doocot House Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 13 Jan 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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