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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 dates25,912Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 23,859 approved or refused records
1,397Refused applications
22,462 approved · 1,397 refused · 1,101 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0654/LB
External & internal alterations to dwellinghouse and erection of two storey rear extension
Dove Cottage Golf Road Bishopton PA7 5PH
Received 15 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0520/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
91 Mainscroft Erskine PA8 7AP
Received 28 Jul 2009 - Decided09/0665/TP
Treeworks to 5 trees and removal of 1 tree
11 Sycamore Avenue/ 146 153 164 Willow Drive/ 22 Yew Place Johnstone
Received 21 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0352/PP
Change of use (and subdivision) of public house to cafe / restaurant and erection of flue to rear (in retrospect).
Ground Floor 5 St James Street Paisley
Received 3 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0588/PP
Installation of galvanized modular ramp for disabled access to front door of dwellinghouse.
48 Harvey Terrace Lochwinnoch PA12 4HB
Received 20 Aug 2009 - Decided09/0820/PP
Alterations to the external appearance of the unit.
Unit 2 1 Pegasus Avenue Phoenix Business Park Paisley PA1 2BH
Received 17 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0878/PP
Installation of a satellite dish
The Viscount Broadloan Renfrew PA4 0AP
Received 3 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0819/PP
Erection of single-storey side extension and alterations to dwelling house.
1 Stanley Drive Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UF
Received 17 Nov 2009 - Decided09/0877/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
11 Carron Drive Bishopton PA7 5EE
Received 4 Dec 2009 - Decided09/0686/PP
Demolition of bar store and erection of single storey bar store to the rear of the property
Howwood Inn Main Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BQ
Received 29 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0673/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to kiosk
Abbotsinch Petrol Station 51 Inchinnan Road Renfrew PA4 9AE
Received 22 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0672/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
25 Redwood Crescent Bishopton PA7 5DJ
Received 22 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0428/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse
10 Carron Drive Bishopton PA7 5EE
Received 29 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0593/PP
Change of use of church hall, with ancillary uses within, and 2 retail units to licensed entertainment venue and musical arts centre
7-9 Gauze Street Paisley
Received 20 Aug 2009 - Decided09/0592/AD
Display of 2 no. externally illuminated fascia signs, 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign and 3 no. non-illuminated directional signs
Co-Op Food Store 45 Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DN
Received 20 Aug 2009 - Decided14/0492/PP
Replacement of timber sash and case windows to front elevation and installation of uPVC sash and case windows on side and rear elevations.
Strathview Horsewood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AT
Received 30 Jun 2014 - Decided14/0399/PP
Erection of single story extension, and installation of flue to rear of dwellinghouse.
10 Ladysmith Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2AS
Received 28 May 2014 - Decided10/0008/PP
Erection of garage/home office in rear garden of dwellinghouse
11 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NT
Received 6 Jan 2010 - Decided10/0007/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, erection of decking and conversion of garage to habitable space
10 Charnwood Avenue Johnstone PA5 0AF
Received 6 Jan 2010 - Decided10/0768/PP
Change of use from public house to restaurant and hot food takeaway, erection of flue to rear and alterations to shop front.
158 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8DA
Received 19 Oct 2010 - Decided10/0845/TP
Crown raising of 1 no. ash tree
3 Princess Park Erskine Hospital Bishopton PA7 5QA
Received 15 Nov 2010 - Appeal decided10/0853/AD
(A) Display of two floodlit signs comprising individual letters; one floodlit company logo sign with building corner also floodlit; and three non-illuminated car park signs. (B) Display of one non-illuminated solar control film incorporating company logo
Titanium 1 1 King's Inch Place Renfrew
Received 17 Nov 2010 - Decided10/0587/LB
Internal and external alterations, landscaping of courtyard including erection of wall and gate and removal of existing timber stables.
Glentyan House Glentyan Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PA
Received 5 Aug 2010 - Decided10/0585/PP
External alterations to building, erection of boundary wall and tarmacadaming of access road
Glentyan House Glentyan Church Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PA
Received 5 Aug 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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