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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 dates25,508Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 23,489 approved or refused records
1,350Refused applications
22,139 approved · 1,350 refused · 1,078 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0643/PP
Erection of raised decking to front of dwellinghouse
52 Burnside Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9JU
Received 10 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0775/PP
Change of use from office to shop and external alterations.
Unit B 210 Netherhill Road Paisley PA3 4SF
Received 30 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0774/PP
Erection of pitched roof extension to flat roof areas, installation of 8 rooflights, installation of 8 rooflight balconies and erection of single storey rear extension to care home. ( Amendment to 09/0421/PP)
Little Inch Care Centre 8 Rashielee Avenue Erskine PA8 6HA
Received 30 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0773/PP
Installation of modular, galvanised ramp to back door of property for disabled access.
9A Low Road Paisley PA2 6AQ
Received 29 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0772/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse and re-roofing of existing flat roofed single storey rear extension with mono-pitched roof.
8 Blythswood Avenue Renfrew PA4 8NX
Received 28 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0770/PP
Erection of storage shed for waste plastic, and retrospective permission for weighbridge and installation of sliding gate.
40 Floors Street Johnstone PA5 8QS
Received 28 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0771/PP
Erection of entrance steps to side of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
35 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley PA1 3AG
Received 29 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0778/LB
Frontage alterations
Unit A 66 High Street Johnstone PA5 8SG
Received 2 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0663/PP
Erection of conservatory and decking to rear of property
5 Carruth Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HQ
Received 17 Sept 2009 - Decided10/0052/PP
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of new 1.5 storey dwelling
Tigh-Na-Achaidh Mill Of Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NA
Received 27 Jan 2010 - Decided10/0053/PP
Alterations to shopfront including replacement door, fanlight and installation of roller shutters
4 Renfield Street Renfrew PA4 8RN
Received 26 Jan 2010 - Decided10/0051/PP
Amendment to planning consent ref. 05/0630/PP to allow erection of extension to rear and conservatory to side of dwellinghouse and relocation of double garage.
Plot 3 Faulds Farm Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 27 Jan 2010 - Decided09/0851/LB
Replacement of pvc windows with timber framed sash & case windows to front and retrospective replacement of timber windows with pvc tilt & turn double glazed windows to rear.
Flat 2/1 4 St Mirren Street Paisley PA1 1UA
Received 20 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0850/PP
Construction of footpath and widening of footbridge
Langbank Field Station Road Langbank
Received 25 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0796/PP
Construction of an access road
Site Between Greenock Road And Former Royal Ordnance Site Old Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 4 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0758/PP
Conversion of upper and ground flats to form single dwellinghouse and erection of rear access deck
Lochview Beith Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4JG
Received 27 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0754/PP
Reinstatement of previously removed plot 145
Land At McGregor Avenue And Moorpark Square Renfrew
Received 26 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0731/PP
Change of house type on plot 114 from 'Stroma' to 'Stroma 2'
Land At McGregor Avenue And Moorpark Square Renfrew
Received 12 Oct 2009 - Decided09/0614/PP
Erection of 1 1/2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and alterations to garden wall to form double gate access
Burnfoot House Burnfoot Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4AN
Received 27 Aug 2009 - Decided09/0608/PP
Installation of 1 no. air conditioning condenser unit to rear elevation
66 Netherhill Road Paisley PA3 4RL
Received 26 Aug 2009 - Decided09/0408/PP
Erection of 3m high security fencing system around contractor's compound
Erskine Bridge Administration Building Erskine Bishopton PA7 5QD
Received 22 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0696/PP
Extension and internal alterations to building to form golf clubhouse, incorporating restaurant, bar and changing facilities.
Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton PA7 5NW
Received 29 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0691/LB
Demolition of store and erection of single storey flat roofed extension to rear of public house
Howwood Inn Main Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BQ
Received 29 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0689/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
2 Viewfield Avenue Lochwinnoch PA12 4EE
Received 29 Sept 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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