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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 dates20,950Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,284 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
18,300 approved · 984 refused · 820 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jun 2002 to 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided12/0329/LB
Erection of gates
Whiteleigh Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HJ
Received 9 May 2012 - Decided12/0514/PP
Upgrading of park including provision of a multi games activity area, a hub/pavillion, additional parking, equiped play areas, fitness trail, upgrade to paths, landscaping and lighting, accessible entrance ramp, dog exercise/agility area and CCTV cameras.
Knockhill Park Knockhill Road Renfrew
Received 17 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0748/PP
Erection of replacement porch to front of dwellinghouse.
24 Ben Lui Drive Paisley PA2 7LU
Received 23 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0747/PP
Alteration to shop front.
244 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8AA
Received 23 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0746/PP
Erection of walled enclosure and workshop to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Durward Way Paisley PA2 0LW
Received 17 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0644/PP
Installation of roller shutter to shop front
3 Johnston Street Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0654/PP
Siting of two temporary buildings for after care of infants: Continuation of development authorised by 11/0320/PP
Little Flowers Nursery 46 Glebe Street Renfrew PA4 8UA
Received 17 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0549/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
46 Locher Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7NP
Received 27 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0548/AD
Display of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated projecting sign and 1 non-illuminated wall mounted sign and relocation of 1 existing fascia sign
19 East Lane Paisley PA1 1QA
Received 27 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0679/PP
Change of use of public house to 2 No. retail shop units including alterations to frontage
15 Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 26 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0557/AD
Display of non illuminated fascia sign
Unit B 35 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 31 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0556/PP
Formation of access road with turning area and erection of fencing and access gate
Cso Site Cairnhill Circus Glasgow
Received 31 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0334/PP
External alterations including installation of wooden entrance door, installation of ventilation duct to rear, formation of pediment over doorway, replacement of ground floor artificial stone with sandstone and installation of sash and case windows
Nos 4 & 6 Forbes Place Paisley
Received 11 May 2012 - Decided12/0333/LB
External alterations including installation of wooden entrance door, installation of ventilation duct to rear, formation of pediment over doorway, replacement of ground floor artificial stone with sandstone and installation of sash and case windows
Nos 4 & 6 Forbes Place Paisley
Received 11 May 2012 - Decided12/0220/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
2A Market Hill Lochwinnoch PA12 4HP
Received 30 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0384/PP
Change of use from general industrial (Class 5) to fitness centre (Class 11)
22 Earl Haig Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JU
Received 31 May 2012 - Decided12/0383/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Leander Crescent Renfrew PA4 0XB
Received 31 May 2012 - Decided12/0479/AD
Display of illuminated fascia sign, illuminated projecting sign and window graphics
40 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AN
Received 4 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0407/TP
Crown reduction by one third of 3 no. lime trees
26 Torridon Drive Renfrew PA4 0US
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0643/AD
Display of non-illuminated fascia and canopy signs
3 Johnston Street Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0343/PP
Approval of Matters Specified in Condition 51 of outline planning application 06/0602/PP (Site H6 - Erection of 89 dwellinghouses with associated accesses, car parking and landscaping)
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 3 May 2012 - Decided12/0342/PP
Installation of 15m high telecommunications mast, 2 equipment cabinets and 1 meter pillar
Site 20 Metres East Of St Mark's Church Corrie Drive Paisley
Received 14 May 2012 - Decided12/0340/PP
Demolition of extension, alterations and erection of 1.5 storey extension to rear and single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
27 Strathmore Avenue Paisley PA1 3EE
Received 14 May 2012 - Decided12/0338/DD
Demolition of tenement flats
4-6 Incle Street Paisley
Received 11 May 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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