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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 dates26,620Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 24,506 approved or refused records
1,482Refused applications
23,024 approved · 1,482 refused · 1,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0400/PP
Raising of roof to front elevation of dwellinghouse to form first floor extension.
Cruachan Dennistoun Road Langbank PA14 6XH
Received 17 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0304/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear & gable of dwellinghouse and porch to front (retrospective)
37 Houstonfield Quadrant Houston Johnstone PA6 7EX
Received 13 May 2009 - Decided09/0238/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
63 Piper Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7JY
Received 20 Apr 2009 - Decided09/0310/AD
Display of 5 internally illuminated fascia signs and 2 non illuminated banners to office building and 1 non illuminated freestanding totem sign
Pavilion 2 St James Business Park Linwood Road Paisley PA3 3BB
Received 14 May 2009 - Decided11/0081/TP
Removal of 1 no. lime tree and lopping of 2 no. lime trees
Avonoak 278 Main Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EF
Received 14 Feb 2011 - Decided09/0412/PP
Replacement of existing windows at several locations around school
Trinity High School Glebe Street Renfrew PA4 8TP
Received 23 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0530/PP
Erection of dementia care home (50 bedrooms) and associated access, car parking and landscaping (in outline)
Site 120 Metres West Of The Coach House Gleddoch Old Greenock Road Langbank
Received 30 Jul 2009 - Decided09/0529/PP
Erection of palisade fence to Stephenson Street elevation and to courtyard on Gordon Avenue to form secure parking area
Northpoint Stephenson Street Gordon Avenue Hillington Park
Received 30 Jul 2009 - Decided09/0101/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign (retrospective)
65 George Street Paisley PA1 2JY
Received 23 Feb 2009 - Decided10/0448/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
107 Donaldswood Park Paisley PA2 8RT
Received 14 Jun 2010 - Decided09/0411/AD
Display of one non-illuminated fascia sign and one non-illuminated wall sign (in retrospect) and installation of one non-illuminated free standing V board sign.
29 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HQ
Received 22 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0409/PP
Installation of disabled access ramp to south elevation
A Block University Of The West Of Scotland High Street Paisley PA1 2BE
Received 22 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0618/PP
Replacement of flat garage roof with pitched tiled roof (in retrospect)
5 Glen Road Bishopton PA7 5EJ
Received 28 Aug 2009 - Decided10/0327/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
30 Balmoral Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9RA
Received 7 May 2010 - Decided10/0326/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for erection of extension to side of dwellinghouse
8 Rosemount Lane Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JE
Received 7 May 2010 - Decided09/0407/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Site 45 Metres South Of Old Ranfurly Golf Clubhouse Ranfurly Place Bridge Of Weir
Received 19 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0402/VR
Reconsideration of Condition 5 of planning consent 08/0140/PP relating to parking provision
2A Meadows Drive Erskine PA8 7ED
Received 17 Jun 2009 - Unknown09/0406/PP
Erection of cattle shed
Corseford Cottage Beith Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1AE
Received 18 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0369/VR
Amendment to condition no. 8 of planning permission ref. PRW/87/299 to widen store opening hours.
2 Falside Road Paisley PA2 6JE
Received 8 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0405/PP
Change of use from public house to 2 no. retail units and installation of new shop front to front and gable elevations.
Cross Keys 101 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8LH
Received 18 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0393/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
14 Douglas Avenue Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NE
Received 15 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0397/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking area to rear of dwellinghouse
29 Alexandra Drive Paisley PA2 9DS
Received 16 Jun 2009 - Unknown09/0396/PP
Conversion of garage of dwellinghouse to habitable room
19 Rossland Gardens Bishopton PA7 5NA
Received 16 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0287/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
9 Darvel Crescent Paisley PA1 3EG
Received 6 May 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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