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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 dates21,335Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,634 approved or refused records
1,017Refused applications
18,617 approved · 1,017 refused · 850 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/0285/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
25 Darvel Crescent Paisley PA1 3EG
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0201/PP
Renewal of planning permission ref. 07/0818/PP for the erection of a dwellinghouse
Land Between Norskolm And The Cairn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 26 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0173/PP
Change of use from dwellings to residential care unit
3-7 Marshall's Lane Paisley PA1 1UU
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0135/AD
Addition of illuminated sign to pole
3 Saturn Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 1 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0185/AD
Display of 1 no. fascia sign, 3 no. non-illuminated hanging signs and 2 no. non-illuminated directional signs.
Unit A 16 Thread Street Paisley PA1 1GZ
Received 19 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0092/PP
Conversion of former stable block to form 2 dwelling houses.
East Gavin Farm Beith Road Howwood Johnstone
Received 15 Feb 2012 - Decided11/0823/LB
External fabric restoration works, replacement of windows and reinstatement of rooflights to front elevation.
43 Causeyside Street/1 Johnston Street Paisley PA1 1YL
Received 2 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0052/PP
Extension of factory/warehouse and erection of 2 storey extension to front in association with refurbishment/extension of office space within existing building.
16-18 Fountain Crescent Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RE
Received 27 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0045/PP
Installation of an industrial concrete batching plant, re-painting of exterior of building and installation of replacement windows; and erection of a 3.3m high walled compound and gates, consisting of four bays, for the storage of aggregates (amendment to
Yard A 19 Meadowside Street Renfrew
Received 25 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0056/PP
Alterations and erection of 2 storey rear extension to nursing home
Lancefield Nursing Home Rankine Street Johnstone PA5 8BG
Received 30 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0019/PP
Installation of equipment cabinet
Land 70 Metres South West Of Junction With Maxwellton Street And Corsebar Road Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 13 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0016/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
288 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8BL
Received 10 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0015/PP
Erection of a Class 3 restaurant with ancillary drive through facilities, access and parking
Land At Braille Crescent/Hillington Road/Mossland Road Renfrew
Received 10 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0014/PP
External alterations including installation of access ramps
McMaster Sports Centre Greenend Avenue Johnstone PA5 0LE
Received 9 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0013/PP
Erection of detached garage
Stonebyres Shovelboard Corsliehill Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HU
Received 9 Jan 2012 - Decided11/0791/PP
Formation of pitched roof over outbuilding and installation of window and door.
19 Fauldshead Road Renfrew PA4 0RY
Received 21 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0799/PP
Installation of 2 no. extract fans and acoustic screens on roof of CPU (in retrospect)
Royal Alexandra Hospital 35 Corsebar Road Paisley
Received 21 Nov 2011 - Decided11/0845/TP
Felling of 3 no. trees and pruning works to 3 no. trees
Friarshall Gate Paisley
Received 12 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0850/EO
Engineering refurbishment works to include: vegetation clearance; erection of 140m long sheet pile quay wall; granular fill or concrete pouring between old & new walls and concrete slab to top; tying-in of new quay wall; removal of southern dolphin & walk
Westway Dock Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 14 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0348/PP
Change of use of former plant hire business to Class 6 (Storage & Distribution) with trade counter, together with associated internal and external alterations.
Units 10 & 11 Greenhill Business Park 82 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RQ
Received 16 May 2012 - Decided12/0163/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of raised decking.
73 Turnhill Drive Erskine PA8 7AY
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0134/TP
Felling of 5 no. trees and pruning works to 2 no. trees
Sites North And South Of Junction With Grahamston Crescent Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0146/PP
Change of use of open space to form garden ground and erection of 1.2m gate
30 Glebe Street Renfrew PA4 8TY
Received 6 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0099/PP
Erection of licensed restaurant and bar (Class 3) and manager's flat, formation of car parking and associated landscaping
Land At Southern End Of King George V Dock King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 16 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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