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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 dates22,261Searchable applications
135Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 20,502 approved or refused records
1,098Refused applications
19,404 approved · 1,098 refused · 896 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 2001 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided10/0304/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
Gitterton Cottage East Drumcross Road Bishopton PA7 5PX
Received 30 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0310/LB
Partial demolition and rebuilding of chimney and gable wall including rendering.
29 High Street Lochwinnoch PA12 4AB
Received 4 May 2010 - Decided10/0339/PP
Change of use from former hospital ward to offices.
Ward 16 Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley PA2 7DE
Received 11 May 2010 - Decided10/0324/TP
Removal of 1 no. lime tree
60 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9DD
Received 7 May 2010 - Decided10/0177/PP
Erection of first floor extension above garage to side of dwellinghouse and formation of canopy to front
29 Kirkaig Avenue Renfrew PA4 0YH
Received 8 Mar 2010 - Decided10/0302/EN
Erection of 1.8m high chain link fence.
Site 300 Metres North West Of Bridge Isle Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 30 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0301/NA
Scoping Opinion request for a proposed wind farm.
Land At Merkins Farm Auchincarroch Road Jamestown Alexandria
Received 30 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0299/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse.
9 Ryat Linn Erskine PA8 6HL
Received 28 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0289/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse (in retrospect).
7 Ben Alder Drive Paisley PA2 7NW
Received 28 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0295/PP
Change of use from Class 4 office use to Class 1 (flower shop) - in retrospect
16 Silk Street Paisley PA1 1HG
Received 27 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0294/PP
Removal of 15m high telecommunications mast, installation of 14.8m joint operation telecommunications mast and installation of 1 no. equipment cabinet
Site 40 Metres South West Of No 74 Love Street Paisley
Received 26 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0133/PP
Erection of single storey extension, installation of rear dormer window and erection of double garage to rear of dwellinghouse.
298 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3DP
Received 22 Feb 2010 - Decided10/0270/TP
Crown thinning of 1 no. sycamore tree
26 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9DB
Received 20 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0298/PP
Alterations and change of use of offices to form 6 flats at 1st to 4th floors (north block).
41 Gauze Street Paisley
Received 28 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0297/PP
Change of use from plant hire to car repairs/garage and MoT station
19 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RN
Received 28 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0292/PP
Erection of 2.4m high fence to rear and side of dwellinghouse
Guardbridge 33 Johnshill Lochwinnoch PA12 4EL
Received 27 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0633/PP
Erection of temporary sales cabin/marketing suite, landscaping and car parking
Site Adjacent To Lapwing Road Renfrew
Received 27 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0611/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
24 Stonefield Avenue Paisley PA2 7RN
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0315/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
59 Atholl Crescent Paisley PA1 3AW
Received 5 May 2010 - Decided10/0314/PP
Erection of single storey extension and conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
3 Beechwood Drive Renfrew PA4 0PW
Received 5 May 2010 - Unknown10/0291/PP
Conversion of garage to habitable space, formation of new window opening to front of dwellinghouse and installation of french doors to rear
12 Maclay Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EN
Received 22 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0290/PP
Relocation of 3 no. existing 2G/3G antennas upon existing headframe, installation of 3 no. antennas and installation of 1 no. equipment cabinet
8-10 Wallneuk Road Paisley PA3 4BT
Received 26 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0288/PP
Change of use of vacant shop to Class 2 use (veterinary day clinic)
47 Kilnside Road Paisley
Received 26 Apr 2010 - Decided10/0287/PP
Formation of beer garden with awning, boundary wall, disabled ramp and public footpath to front of hotel
Gleniffer Hotel 9 Glenburn Road Paisley PA2 8TA
Received 26 Apr 2010
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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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