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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 dates23,788Searchable applications
135Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 21,914 approved or refused records
1,215Refused applications
20,699 approved · 1,215 refused · 990 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 2000 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided10/0838/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Clydesdale Avenue Paisley PA3 4JN
Received 10 Nov 2010 - Decided06/0146/PP
Demolition of existing hotel and erection of 139 No. of one, two and three bedroom apartments with associated undercroft car parking, kick pitch, play area and landscaping.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Normandy Hotel Inchinnan Road Renfrew PA4 9EJ
Received 15 Feb 2006 - Decided11/0061/PP
Erection of detached garage to rear of dwellinghouse
11 Bridge Of Weir Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3DS
Received 4 Feb 2011 - Decided10/0888/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, part conversion of garage to habitable space and erection of pitched roof
9 Woodside Houston Johnstone PA6 7DD
Received 10 Dec 2010 - Decided10/0887/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and raised decking to rear of dwellinghouse
11 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AQ
Received 10 Dec 2010 - Decided10/0864/PP
Formation of new front entrance to retail unit
Unit 1A Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew G51 4BP
Received 23 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0866/PP
Attic conversion including formation of dormer window to rear of dwelling house
18 Kirkfield Gardens Renfrew PA4 8JE
Received 23 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0863/PP
Erection of garage to side of dwellinghouse
16 Hillview Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9HY
Received 23 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0862/LB
Proposed underbuilding works to reinforce structural walls, replacement of windows and roof covering and alterations to internal layout of dwelling house.
36 Love Street Paisley PA3 2DY
Received 22 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0761/PP
Erection of residential care facility including associated access, car parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To St. Joseph's Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JD
Received 14 Oct 2010 - Decided10/0654/LB
Internal alterations to form a new courtroom, installation of secondary glazing and erection of air conditioning plant on roof.
Paisley Sheriff Court 8 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HW
Received 3 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0865/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
4 Glenarklet Crescent Paisley PA2 7DB
Received 23 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0861/PP
Installation of streetworks cabinet
Land South East Of Junction With Old Greenock Road Newshot Drive Erskine
Received 19 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0855/PP
Partial demolition of existing vestry and erection of extension to church to form new halls, kitchen and toilet facilities.
Houston And Killellan Kirk 17 Kirk Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7AS
Received 16 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0856/PP
Formation of rear door access and associated canopy to ground floor flat and timber decking area
23 Houston Road Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7AW
Received 17 Nov 2010 - Decided11/0146/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
43 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley PA1 3RE
Received 15 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0103/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse, single storey extension to rear and erection of covered area to side of detached garage
2 Falside Avenue Paisley PA2 6JY
Received 22 Feb 2011 - Decided11/0144/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 19 terraced units and 22 semi detached units - (amendment to 06/0941/PP)
Victoria Works And Surrounding Buildings Cyril Street Paisley
Received 15 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0145/PP
Upgrading of the Erskine Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW), including new above ground assets and associated site works.
Sewage Works Old Mains Farm Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PB
Received 15 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0143/PP
Erection of screen wall and porch to outbuilding (in retrospect)
Hillview Cottage 11 Nether Johnstone Holdings Milliken Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AJ
Received 15 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0142/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
54 Tarras Drive Renfrew PA4 0YY
Received 14 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0140/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Banchory Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PT
Received 10 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0272/TP
Removal of 1 no. tree and crown lifting of 3 no. trees
Land To West Of Nos 101 And 103 The Wickets Paisley
Received 27 Apr 2011 - Decided11/0012/AD
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign behind glazing.
Unit C3 Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew G51 4BN
Received 14 Jan 2011
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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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