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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 dates20,875Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,216 approved or refused records
980Refused applications
18,236 approved · 980 refused · 815 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided12/0311/PP
Construction of 100kW hydropower scheme including reinstatement of previous reservoir, wash-over weir, penstock, turbine housing and outflow
Site At Maich Water And Pyet Wood Auchenhean Road Lochwinnoch
Received 2 May 2012 - Decided12/0310/AD
Display of illuminated fascia sign and non-illuminated fascia sign
Unit 2 Bargarran Shopping Centre Bargarran Square Erskine PA8 6BS
Received 2 May 2012 - Decided12/0385/PP
Change of use from Class 2 (mobile phone supply business) to Class 3 (caf� with take-away facility)
75 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4NQ
Received 31 May 2012 - Decided12/0496/PP
Erection of single storey building housing 20m gas boiler flues
University Of The West Of Scotland High Street Paisley
Received 9 Jul 2012 - Decided13/0681/PP
Change of use of agricultural building to veterinary practice for equine and large animals (retrospective).
Ground At Brown Egg Farm Houston Road Inchinnan
Received 8 Oct 2013 - Decided12/0308/PP
Erection of single storey storage extension to office building.
The Old Courtyard 385 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4BL
Received 1 May 2012 - Decided12/0224/PP
Partial demolition of industrial building and external alterations including formation of car parking
57-65 Montrose Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4LA
Received 2 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0229/LB
Alterations to shop front, refurbishment of building including re-slating of roof, refurbishment of window openings and painting of exterior stonework
36 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YH
Received 2 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0227/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia signs on front, side and rear elevations of goods showroom and erection of non-illuminated totem sign to front
70 Kelvin Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4LT
Received 2 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0223/PP
Mixed use development to include no more than 1,999sq m of comparison retail floorspace, no more than 999 sq m of convenience retail floorspace, trade units, light industrial, workshops and hotel
11 Blackhall Street Paisley
Received 2 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0412/PP
Change of use from class 1 retail to hot food takeaway and erection of flue to rear
Unit A 55 Love Street Paisley
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0411/PP
Formation of dormer window to front of dwellinghouse
Craigielea Kilbarchan Road Johnstone PA5 8RJ
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0406/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
20 Woodside Houston Johnstone PA6 7DD
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0405/PP
Demolition of Class 1 Shop and erection of five storey flatted development, with basement comprising five flats
3 Walker Street Paisley PA1 2EN
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0332/AF
Erection of extension to cattle shed
Langstilly Farm Langstilly Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DR
Received 10 May 2012 - Decided12/0367/PP
Change of house types from 4 no. semi-detached dwellings to 2 no. semi-detached dwellings with attached and detached garages and 1no. detached dwelling with integral garage (amendment to 07/0111/PP)
22 Andrew Avenue Renfrew PA4 8ZB
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/0555/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, and erection of garden room in rear garden
North Lodge North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HF
Received 31 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0547/PP
Installation of 2 no. air to air heat pumps in retrospect
Penrhyn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HW
Received 27 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0394/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
1 Willow Drive Johnstone PA5 0DP
Received 5 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0393/PP
Formation of garden including pavilion and landscape works
Main Buildings Ingliston Equestrian Centre Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PA
Received 5 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0392/TP
Removal of 1 no. oak tree
60 Neuk Crescent Houston Johnstone PA6 7DW
Received 5 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0243/PP
Erection of extension to side of retail unit and relocation of service entrance
69 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4BX
Received 5 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0641/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
19 St Annes Wynd Erskine PA8 7DT
Received 10 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0449/NA
Erection of 100kW hydropower scheme including reinstatement of previous reservoir, wash-over weir, penstock, turbine housing and outflow
Site At Maich Water And Pyet Wood Auchenhean Road Lochwinnoch
Received 25 Jun 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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