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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 dates21,229Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,535 approved or refused records
1,011Refused applications
18,524 approved · 1,011 refused · 844 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/0066/LB
Removal of close boarded timber fence and construction of garden wall and post and rail fencing to enclose front garden
6 Manswrae Steading Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RH
Received 3 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0026/NA
Erection of mixed use development including residential, retail, leisure, public realm works and infilling of basin
Queens Quay Full Development Site Cart Street Clydebank
Received 16 Jan 2012 - Decided11/0851/PP
Erection of electricity substation and switching room building
Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 14 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0005/LB
Conversion and extension of disused stables to form a single dwelling and detached garage.
The Stables Barnbeth House Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RS
Received 5 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0184/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
38 Meikle Avenue Renfrew PA4 0ST
Received 19 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0012/AD
Display of illuminated back to back advertising panels.
Land On Northern Edge Of Highway Renfrew Road Renfrew
Received 9 Jan 2012 - Decided11/0874/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
30 High Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EQ
Received 21 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0087/PP
Siting of temporary modular building
Bargarran Square Erskine PA8 6BS
Received 14 Feb 2012 - Decided11/0741/PP
Installation of ATM
25-31 Central Way Paisley PA1 1EL
Received 31 Oct 2011 - Decided11/0864/PP
Residential development (in principle)
Land At 5 Glasgow Road Renfrew
Received 20 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0810/AD
Display of 11 illuminated and 3 non-illuminated elevational signs and 10 non-illuminated poster signs.
3 Hamilton Street Paisley PA3 4BA
Received 24 Nov 2011 - Decided12/0313/PP
Installation of window to front of dwellinghouse
16 Dee Crescent Paisley PA2 0QT
Received 1 May 2012 - Decided12/0239/PP
Erection of single storey garage to side of dwellinghouse
16 Dalhousie Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AT
Received 4 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0238/PP
Erection of dormer windows to front and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of porch to front
43 South Avenue Paisley PA2 7SG
Received 4 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0237/PP
Installation of windows on north elevation
Xscape King's Inch Road Renfrew PA4 8XQ
Received 4 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0236/LB
Redecoration of barrel-vaulted ceilings and internal lining and decoration to roof structures of pillar gallery, including the installation of a lighting scheme
Paisley Museum And Art Gallery 68 High Street Paisley PA1 2BA
Received 4 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0179/TP
Removal of 2 no. coniferous trees
34 Greenways Court Paisley PA2 9HH
Received 16 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0137/TP
Crown lifting & removal of dead branches from 2 no. lime trees
152 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9TL
Received 5 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0183/PP
Extension of dwellinghouse into former byre, erection of porch, installation of 3 no. flues and re-roofing of second byre and lean-to rear extension.
Mid Barnaigh Farm Stepends Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2QB
Received 19 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0038/AD
Display of internally illuminated advertising hoarding.
450 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4JB
Received 23 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0379/LB
Display of 3 no. non-illuminated poster boxes and installation of film to ATM windows
1 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1DD
Received 30 May 2012 - Decided12/0044/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
80 Middlepenny Road Langbank PA14 6XF
Received 25 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0116/PP
Erection of dormers to front and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of a 1.8 metre high timber fence to the side of the property.
27 Glamis Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NR
Received 22 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0080/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
4 St Abbs Drive Paisley PA2 9HU
Received 9 Feb 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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