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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 dates20,760Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,106 approved or refused records
973Refused applications
18,133 approved · 973 refused · 812 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jun 2002 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided11/0352/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey office building
Langstilly Farm Langstilly Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DR
Received 23 May 2011 - Decided11/0349/PP
Erection of cattle court (in retrospect)
Langstilly Farm Langstilly Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DR
Received 23 May 2011 - Decided11/0248/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
Valhalla 14 Calderhaugh Lane Lochwinnoch PA12 4AL
Received 15 Apr 2011 - Decided11/0343/PP
Alterations to part of facade.
32 Napier Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3AJ
Received 19 May 2011 - Decided11/0338/PP
Erection of detached garage to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Hagg Road Johnstone PA5 8TG
Received 13 May 2011 - Decided12/0205/NO
Erection of mixed use business, general industry/storage or distribution, hotel, food & drink, retail and residential development
Land Adjacent To Inchinnan Road Fleming Street & Marchfield Avenue Paisley
Received 26 Mar 2012 - Decided11/0304/PP
Erection of 21 no. dwellinghouses with associated access road (approval of matters specified in conditions of consent ref. 06/0031/PP)
Land To South Of St James Interchange Burnside Place Paisley
Received 5 May 2011 - Decided11/0136/LB
Removal and replacement of ground level stone frontage, installation of low level waterproofing and replacement of cast iron rainwater pipe
24 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 11 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0115/PP
Formation of pitched roof over conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Glencairn Road Langbank PA14 6XL
Received 1 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0464/TP
Crown raising and crown thinning of 3 no. trees and removal of limb from 1 no. tree
43 Overton Road Johnstone PA5 8JD
Received 30 Jun 2011 - Decided11/0386/PP
Erection of covered enclosure to side of dwellinghouse, installation of french doors to front and installation of 2 no. roof lights (in retrospect)
16 St. Margaret's Avenue Paisley PA3 4DL
Received 3 Jun 2011 - Decided11/0258/LB
Display of externally illuminated individual letters, two logos and three non-illuminated signs on frontage
1 Gryffe Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir
Received 20 Apr 2011 - Decided11/0259/PP
Engineering operations including excavation of channels and alteration and creation of other water features
Aird's Meadow Visitor Centre Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JF
Received 20 Apr 2011 - Decided11/0189/TP
Felling of 3 no. beech trees and pruning of 2 no. beech trees
4 Heather Place Johnstone PA5 0AU
Received 28 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0188/TP
Felling of 1 no. rowan tree and crown lifting of 1 no. rowan tree
98 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9PS
Received 28 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0187/TP
Crown lifting of 1 no. lime tree
18 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9PL
Received 28 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0803/PP
Erection of building to house hot food takeway
10 High Street Johnstone PA5 8JX
Received 23 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0802/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house & erection of detached garage to rear
10 Bream Place Houston Johnstone PA6 7LJ
Received 22 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0426/PP
Replacement of 3 no. timber framed common close windows to rear of tenement building with uPVC framed windows
4 Stow Street Paisley
Received 16 Jun 2011 - Decided11/0159/PP
Demolition of dwellinghouse and erection of dwellinghouse
11 George Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AR
Received 16 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0158/PP
Installation of dormer window to side of dwellinghouse
3 Belleisle Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JA
Received 16 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0157/PP
Installation of shopfront and roller shutter
10 Livery Walk Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NN
Received 18 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0165/PP
Erection of sunroom to rear of dwellinghouse
36 Lochore Avenue Paisley PA3 4BY
Received 21 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0155/TP
Removal of 1 no. ash tree and pruning works to 4 no. ash trees
Sites 15 Metres South Of No 40 And 120 Metres North Of No 54 Gallacher Avenue Paisley
Received 16 Mar 2011
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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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