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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 dates25,161Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 23,179 approved or refused records
1,327Refused applications
21,852 approved · 1,327 refused · 1,056 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Aug 1998 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided10/0148/PP
Alerations to shopfront
22 Hairst Street Renfrew PA4 8QY
Received 24 Feb 2010 - Decided09/0816/AD
Erection of 8 internally illuminated signs on site, 3 internally illuminated fascia signs, 4 internally illuminated wall mounted signs and advertisement on new portal on building.
Unit 2 Pegasus Avenue Phoenix Business Park Paisley
Received 16 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0783/PP
Alterations to building frontage
Unit A 66 High Street Johnstone PA5 8SG
Received 2 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0910/PP
Erection of builders' yard including two storey office building and four storage sheds.
Vacant Site At Ann Street Johnstone
Received 15 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0792/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
1 Cochrane Place Main Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7EL
Received 3 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0907/PP
Siting of hot food van (in retrospect) and 4 no. metal storage containers
144 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5AP
Received 14 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0901/PP
Erection of satellite television dish aerial on south east elevation of dwelling house (In retrospect).
5 Old School Square Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 11 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0889/PP
Reintroduction of previously removed plot 145 and house type substitution on plots 141-145 inclusive
Land At McGregor Avenue And Moorpark Square Renfrew
Received 7 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0728/PP
Change of use of residential flat to house in multiple occupation
Flat 2.1 37 Barterholm Road Paisley
Received 15 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0932/PP
Change of use from industrial unit to architectural salvage yard and recycling business
Unit 6 Greenhill Business Park 82 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RQ
Received 24 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0802/PP
Change of use of commercial office space on first and second floors to 2 flats.
Flat 1/1 1 Silk Street Paisley PA1 1HG
Received 9 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0801/PP
Erection of boundary fence.
Site South Of Sir James Clark Building Seedhill Paisley
Received 9 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0799/PP
Construction of glazed extension and raised deck to restaurant, alterations to main entrance including construction of canopy, improvements to disabled access, ancillary landscape works.
Glynhill Hotel 169 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8XB
Received 9 Nov 2009 - Decided10/0114/PP
Change of use from betting office to hot food takeaway, installation of ventilation flue, formation of door to rear and window to front.
7 Dunlop Street Renfrew PA4 8PG
Received 15 Feb 2010 - Decided10/0113/PP
Part change of use of public house to delicatessen for sale of takeaway hot and cold food
Cross Keys Inn 37 Main Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HA
Received 16 Feb 2010 - Decided09/0797/PP
Erection of detached double garage to side of dwellinghouse.
17 Broomlands Gardens Erskine PA8 7BL
Received 5 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0669/PP
Alterations to retaining wall
22 Albert Road Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UE
Received 21 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0860/PP
Installation of new frontage to office
7 Inchinnan Road Renfrew PA4 8LS
Received 27 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0935/PP
Installation of window to side of premises.
48 Watt Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4RY
Received 18 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0859/PP
Installation of new frontage to hairdressing salon
2 Fulbar Street Renfrew PA4 8PE
Received 27 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0671/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for trout fishery operating 9am to dusk 7 days
Land At Haddockston Estate West Glen Road Houston Johnstone
Received 22 Sept 2009 - Decided10/0378/LB
Erection of extract flue to rear elevation and internal alterations to form hot food takeaway
Unit A 67 High Street Johnstone PA5 8QG
Received 26 May 2010 - Decided09/0813/EO
Request for screening opinion
Land To North Of Renfrew Road King's Inch Drive Renfrew
Received 9 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0812/PP
Cleaning off algae from stonework on front elevation.Provision of new lead capping over parapet at head of front elevation.
35-37 High Street Paisley
Received 12 Nov 2009
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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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