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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 dates21,427Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,723 approved or refused records
1,023Refused applications
18,700 approved · 1,023 refused · 850 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/0073/PP
Change of use from car parking spaces to hand car wash and valet use including erection of canopy and siting of office cabin
75 King's Inch Drive Renfrew G51 4FB
Received 7 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0049/PP
Installation of 14.8 metre high streetworks monopole accommodating 6 no. antennas within a GRP shroud, 1 no. equipment cabinet (1898x798x1648mm) and 1 no. electrical meter pillar
Site 30 Metres East Of No 35 Sandy Road Renfrew
Received 26 Jan 2012 - Decided11/0868/PP
Change of use from office to coffee shop (Class 3)
Unit A 39 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1EX
Received 19 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0091/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
66 Hillcrest Avenue Paisley PA2 8QR
Received 15 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0079/TP
Felling of 3 no. trees
Padua 22 Calderhaugh Lane Lochwinnoch PA12 4AL
Received 8 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0124/PP
Erection of balcony to gable of first floor flat
Flat 0/2 16 Low Road Paisley PA2 6AG
Received 24 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0122/PP
Alterations to shopfront
Unit B 48 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PW
Received 24 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0121/AD
Diaplay of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign
Unit B 48 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PW
Received 24 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0120/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
45 Millfield View Erskine PA8 6HE
Received 24 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0018/TP
Felling of 1 no. pine tree (in retrospect)
25 Dennistoun Road Langbank PA14 6XH
Received 11 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0001/NO
Erection of Class 1 retail development with ancillary works including car parking, outdoor sports facilities, landscaping & access
Land At Glasgow Road And Old Govan Road Rocep Drive Renfrew
Received 5 Jan 2012 - Decided11/0768/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to garage.
70 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AA
Received 14 Nov 2011 - Decided12/0346/PP
Change of use from offices to flat
Unit B 5 George Street Paisley PA1 2JB
Received 11 May 2012 - Decided12/0389/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
34 Campbell Avenue Bishopton PA7 5DA
Received 31 May 2012 - Decided12/0377/AD
Display of illuminated fascia sign to front and non-illuminated fascia sign to rear of shop unit
Unit 6 Bargarran Shopping Centre Bargarran Square Erskine PA8 6BS
Received 29 May 2012 - Decided12/0202/LB
Internal and external alterations to two flats to form one dwellinghouse including removal of external stairs, formation of stairs, recladding of dormers, replacement of windows and re-roofing.
Flats 0/1 And 1/1 37 Low Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2ES
Received 26 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0199/PP
Erection of 21m high slimline lattice telecommunications tower; 1no. equipment cabinet; 1no. meter cabinet and ancillary development
25 Scott's Road Paisley PA2 7AN
Received 23 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0198/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
37 Duchray Drive Paisley PA1 3BP
Received 22 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0249/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
32 Meikleriggs Drive Paisley PA2 9NP
Received 11 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0259/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
34 Marchbank Gardens Paisley PA1 3JD
Received 13 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0127/PP
Construction of upgraded dock facility, construction of footpath and elevated walkway access
Westway Dock Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 24 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0711/PP
Erection of town hall with associated parking and landscaping works.
Church Street Johnstone
Received 12 Oct 2012 - Decided12/0588/PP
Enlargement of dwellinghouse, formation of dormer window to side and formation of balcony to rear
4 Spencer Drive Paisley PA2 0TX
Received 14 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0058/PP
Demolition of entrance gates and erection of replacement entrance gates
Ingliston Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PA
Received 31 Jan 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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