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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 dates24,399Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 22,474 approved or refused records
1,247Refused applications
21,227 approved · 1,247 refused · 1,028 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 1999 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided10/0502/PP
Change of use of shop (class 1) to office (class 2)
Unit B 50 Caledonia Street Paisley PA3 2JN
Received 2 Jul 2010 - Decided10/0765/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
7 Newton Drive Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9BD
Received 18 Oct 2010 - Decided10/0859/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land To West Of No 36 Floorsburn Crescent Johnstone
Received 19 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0828/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to rear & side of dwellinghouse
81 Arkleston Road Paisley PA1 3TS
Received 4 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0717/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
95 Afton Drive Renfrew PA4 0UD
Received 29 Sept 2010 - Decided11/0067/PP
Erection of single storey extension and conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
10 Taylor Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LS
Received 7 Feb 2011 - Decided10/0602/PP
Part removal of boundary wall and formation of driveway with gates
Cemetery Lodge 131-133 Hawkhead Road Paisley PA2 7BE
Received 11 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0668/PP
Erection of building (Block R1) comprising 68 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom flats (amendment to application 06/0235/PP)
Block R1 Cardon Square Ferry Village Braehead Renfrew
Received 13 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0595/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
49 Springfield Park Johnstone PA5 8JS
Received 10 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0665/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
50 Umachan Erskine PA8 7FH
Received 9 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0576/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
15 Locher Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7NN
Received 3 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0664/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house
24 Wallace Road Renfrew PA4 8AX
Received 9 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0446/PP
Demolition of public house and formation of car parking area
9-11 Old Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2AG
Received 14 Jun 2010 - Decided11/0071/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to side and rear of dwellinghouse
3 Faulds Farm Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 8 Feb 2011 - Decided10/0613/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
15 Merlinford Crescent Renfrew PA4 8XW
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided11/0795/TP
Felling of 2 no. trees
Sites 40 Metres North Of Newark House Manor Park Avenue Paisley
Received 21 Nov 2011 - Decided10/0791/PP
Erection of water treatment building
Locher Works Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3RL
Received 27 Oct 2010 - Decided10/0601/PP
Erection of sun room to rear of dwellinghouse.
40 Roffey Park Road Paisley PA1 3JL
Received 11 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0689/NA
Erection of New South Glasgow Hospital - approval of matters specified in conditions 15, 20, 32, 37 and 39.
Southern General Hospital 1345 Govan Road Glasgow
Received 21 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0695/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse and porch to front
57 Brediland Road Paisley PA2 9HW
Received 21 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0578/TP
Pruning of 1 no. cherry tree
18A Park Road Paisley PA2 6JW
Received 3 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0488/PP
Erection of single storey building comprising 1 no. Class 1 (retail) unit, 1 no. Class 3 (restaurant) unit and 2 no. hot food takeaway units with associated car park.
Car Park South Of Black Cart Water Collier Street Johnstone
Received 29 Jun 2010 - Decided11/0017/PP
Erection of residential development
Our Lady Of Lourdes Church Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5BE
Received 19 Jan 2011 - Appeal decided10/0645/PP
(A) Erection of kiosk adjacent to jet wash bay (In retrospect)(B) Erection of canopy (In retrospect).
93 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LH
Received 1 Sept 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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