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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 dates24,628Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 22,689 approved or refused records
1,279Refused applications
21,410 approved · 1,279 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided13/0181/PP
Erection of a detached garage to front of dwellinghouse
1 Laigh Linthills Linthills Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DL
Received 12 Mar 2013 - Decided13/0180/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for use of land for the siting of one caravan (defined as 'caravan 1' on plans)
Mid Risk Farm Beith Road Howwood PA9 1DN
Received 12 Mar 2013 - Decided10/0604/PP
Erection of double garage to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of dormer windows to front and rear
139 Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5DL
Received 12 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0724/PP
Installation of air to air heat pump unit to side of dwellinghouse
2 Buchlyvie Road Paisley PA1 3AD
Received 1 Oct 2010 - Decided10/0723/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
10 Hagart Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7JH
Received 1 Oct 2010 - Decided10/0361/AD
Display of 1 principal sign comprising 3 sets of internally illuminated individual letters; 2 secondary signs comprising internally illuminated individual letters; the application of coloured banding to the existing cladding; and display of 2 LED illumina
Units G And H Braehead Retail Park 136 King's Inch Drive Renfrew G51 4BT
Received 19 May 2010 - Decided10/0663/PP
Erection of extension to covered loading area
5 Cartside Avenue Inchinnan Business Park Renfrew PA4 9RP
Received 9 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0627/PP
Relocation of garage to rear of dwellinghouse
23 Balmoral Crescent Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PU
Received 23 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0646/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse
34 Cairngorm Crescent Paisley PA2 8AR
Received 1 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0661/TP
Felling of 1 No. lime tree
17 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 8 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0706/TP
Crown reduce by 20%, in particular southern limb of 1 no. sycamore.
19 Arniston Way Paisley PA3 4BZ
Received 28 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0575/PP
Erection of front porch
Linwood Gospel Mission 32 Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DR
Received 3 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0644/TP
Removal of overhanging branch from 1 no. tree
9 Acacia Drive Paisley
Received 1 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0712/PP
Variation of Condition 1 of planning consent 05/0776/PP to extend the period for commencement of development.
10 Sandholes Street Paisley
Received 29 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0403/PP
Erection of dwelling(s) (in principle)
Our Lady Of Lourdes Church Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5BE
Received 1 Jun 2010 - Decided10/0318/PP
Erection of end-terrace retail unit as eastern extension to existing retail warehouse units and provision of landscaping
Braehead Retail Park King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 5 May 2010 - Decided10/0594/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and formation of first floor window to side
2 St Andrew's Road Renfrew PA4 0SN
Received 6 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0711/PP
Refurbishment and alterations to flatted dwellings to include replacement balconies, balcony doors and windows and application of insulated render to external building fabric.
17-43 Mannering Road Paisley
Received 28 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0534/PP
Erection of double garage to side of dwellinghouse
157 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XB
Received 14 Jul 2010 - Decided10/0657/PP
Change of use of hairdressers to Hot Food Takeaway and erection of flue
5A Ladyburn Street Paisley PA1 1PH
Received 6 Sept 2010 - Decided10/0629/PP
Installation of 5 no. display windows to front elevation of retail unit
Unit 6 Phoenix Retail Park Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 24 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0027/PP
Installation of replacement upvc windows
Flat 1/2 14 Smithhills Street Paisley PA1 1EB
Received 15 Jan 2010 - Decided10/0640/TP
Removal of 1 no. sycamore
10 Kilallan Avenue Bridge Of Weir
Received 31 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0547/PP
Erection of conservatory extension to rear of farm house
Lower Bardrain Farm House Mackie's Mill Road Paisley
Received 19 Jul 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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