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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 dates26,758Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 24,637 approved or refused records
1,494Refused applications
23,143 approved · 1,494 refused · 1,151 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Sept 1997 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0367/TP
Felling of 5 no. trees and the dead wooding and crown lifting of 2 no. trees
Nos 10 And 18 And 30 Torridon Drive Dean Park Estate Renfrew
Received 8 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0351/LB
Internal alterations to listed building to form educational facility for music and drama.
5 New Street Paisley PA1 1XU
Received 2 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0389/PP
Erection of pipebridge, outfall headwall and gabion basket wall
Land To Rear Of Ritchie Crescent Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EP
Received 15 Jun 2009 - Decided10/0458/PP
Erection of single detached garage to side of dwellinghouse (part amendment in retrospect to application ref: 09/0410/PP)
44 Kelburne Drive Paisley PA1 3PH
Received 16 Jun 2010 - Decided09/0388/VR
Non-compliance with condition no. 9 of planning permission ref. PRW/87/299 relating to delivery hours
2 Falside Road Paisley PA2 6JE
Received 12 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0385/PP
Erection of 1.8m high fence
Nos 2 And 4 Buccleuch Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4NR
Received 11 Jun 2009 - Decided10/0026/AD
Erection of V-stack sign and two flagpoles (in retrospect)
Land At Ferry Village King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 15 Jan 2010 - Decided09/0398/PP
Replacement of existing single glazed sliding sash window units with top hung double glazed powder coated aluminium window units
Renfrew High School Haining Road Renfrew
Received 17 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0358/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Site 15 Metres South Of No 208 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 3 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0653/TP
Removal of 1 no. tree
Site 15 Metres South East Of No 43 Nethercraigs Road Paisley
Received 14 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0651/PP
Erection of conservatory to side of dwellinghouse
28 Station Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2HD
Received 14 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0652/PP
Replacement of existing slate roof with new 'spanish' type slate or equivalent
27 High Barholm Kilbarchan Johnstone
Received 14 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0649/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
Limegrove Park Road Johnstone PA5 8LR
Received 11 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0647/PP
Use of premises as warehouse with counter for trade sales; installation of offices, mezzanine and roller shutters.
9A Carlyle Avenue Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XX
Received 11 Sept 2009 - Decided09/0384/PP
Ground reprofile works to accommodate new pipe infrastructure and new headwall
Site West Of No 15 And No 17 Ladeside Drive Johnstone
Received 11 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0456/PP
Construction of a landfill facility.
Land At Western Edge (East Of Turningshaw Road) Of The Royal Ordnance Site Station Road Bishopton
Received 6 Jul 2009 - Decided09/0383/TP
Felling of 2 no. trees
Site On Western Boundary Of No 31 Alloway Drive Paisley
Received 11 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0580/TP
Removal of 1 no. common lime
Site 10 Metres South Of No 82 Thorndene Elderslie Johnstone
Received 19 Aug 2009 - Decided09/0382/PP
Erection of nursing home (in outline)
Land To South East Of Benston Service Station Beith Road Johnstone
Received 11 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0042/PP
Change of use of former waste recycling facility to form Class 5 Use and erection of warehouse building and associated temporary office building
10 Harbour Road Paisley PA3 4DB
Received 30 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0314/PP
Formation of fascia and installation of replacement entrance doors and automatic roller shutter
16 High Street Renfrew PA4 8QR
Received 18 May 2009 - Decided09/0333/PP
Formation of driveway
33 Cluny Drive Paisley PA3 4TR
Received 21 May 2009 - Decided09/0330/PP
Installation of flue to side of dwellinghouse
Westmarch Main Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7EL
Received 21 May 2009 - Decided09/0449/PP
Erection of single storey flat roofed extension with decked roof patio area over to side and rear of dwellinghouse.
59 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9BA
Received 3 Jul 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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