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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 dates21,596Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,882 approved or refused records
1,031Refused applications
18,851 approved · 1,031 refused · 857 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/0170/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of ground floor flat
6 Allands Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9LG
Received 14 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0157/TP
Pruning works to 1 no. sycamore tree
14 Brierie Hill Grove Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7BW
Received 8 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0156/PP
Formation of dormer windows to front and rear of dwellinghouse
31 Cyprus Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NB
Received 8 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0155/PP
Partial demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
18 Lawmarnock Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AS
Received 8 Mar 2012 - Decided11/0860/PP
Erection of 29 dwellinghouses (amendment to planning permission 06/0885/PP)
Former Hawkhead Hospital Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BL
Received 16 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0083/PP
Formation of stairs and ramped access to main entrance, stone cleaning, re-building of chimney pots, external alterations and installation of external lighting.
Paisley Town Hall Abbey Close Paisley PA1 1JF
Received 10 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0630/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
3 Dargavel Avenue Bishopton PA7 5HD
Received 5 Sept 2012 - Decided12/0365/PP
Erection of decking in rear garden of dwellinghouse (in retrospect)
14 Lapsley Avenue Paisley PA2 7RW
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/0610/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
167 Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6QW
Received 24 Aug 2012 - Decided12/0225/PP
Demoltion of extension and garage and erection of single storey extensions to sides of dwellinghouse
14 Low Road Paisley PA2 6AG
Received 2 Apr 2012 - Decided12/0025/PP
Erection of raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse
9 Linister Crescent Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DS
Received 13 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0023/PP
Erection of external staircase to gable of dwellinghouse
19 Hunterhill Road Paisley PA2 6SR
Received 16 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0022/PP
Installation of window to attached garage of dwellinghouse to form habitable room
50 Strathcarron Drive Paisley PA2 7AW
Received 16 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0061/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
87 Fairfield Drive Renfrew PA4 0EG
Received 2 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0021/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
105 Ritchie Park Johnstone PA5 8JJ
Received 16 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0154/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse.
14 Burnhaven Erskine PA8 6DS
Received 7 Mar 2012 - Decided11/0859/PP
Erection of 20 dwellinghouses (amendment to planning permission 06/0885/PP)
Former Hawkhead Hospital Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BL
Received 16 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0004/PP
Conversion and extension of disused stable buildings to form one single storey dwelling & garage.
The Stables Barnbeth House Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RS
Received 5 Jan 2012 - Decided12/0034/PP
Change of use of former plant nursery to form extension to cemetery.
Hawkhead Cemetery Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BE
Received 20 Jan 2012 - Decided11/0846/TC
Removal of no. 1 Rowan tree and crown reduction of various trees
Ranfurly House/The Wallage/Newstead Watt Road/Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DE
Received 12 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0832/PP
Erection of 2m high security palisade fence
68 Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DR
Received 8 Dec 2011 - Decided11/0831/PP
Installation of rooflights to rear of dwellinghouse
Creran Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EU
Received 8 Dec 2011 - Decided12/0160/PP
Extension of pitched roof to replace flat section of roof of extension to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Earlsgate Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7FB
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided12/0345/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
103 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JY
Received 14 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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