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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 dates27,523Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 25,342 approved or refused records
1,572Refused applications
23,770 approved · 1,572 refused · 1,190 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 1987 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0111/PP
Erection of store in rear garden of dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
15 Berwick Crescent Linwood Paisley PA3 3TF
Received 24 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0136/PP
Siting of temporary portable building
3 Caplethill Road Paisley PA2 7TE
Received 9 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0133/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse and creation of new window openings to side
44 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5JB
Received 9 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0132/PP
Repositioning of ATM
53 High Street Johnstone PA5 8AJ
Received 9 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0130/PP
Erection of one and a half storey detached dwellinghouse with integral garage and basement. (NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
41 Donaldfield Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JF
Received 9 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0131/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
26 Royal Inch Crescent Renfrew PA4 8SD
Received 9 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0094/PP
Installation of ATM
Post Office 75 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PE
Received 19 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0381/PP
Installation of dormers to the front and rear of dwellinghouse, erection of rear sunroom, detached garage, decking and retaining wall to rear of dwelling house and increase in height of existing retaining wall to front of dwellinghouse.
26 Darvel Crescent Paisley PA1 3EF
Received 10 Jun 2009 - Decided09/0149/AD
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signage
7 High Street Johnstone
Received 13 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0127/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
45 Kilgraston Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DP
Received 5 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0050/TP
Felling of 7 no. trees and crown lifting of 5 no. trees
Site On Southern Edge Of No 4 Dunlin Crescent Houston Johnstone
Received 3 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0126/PP
Substitution of housetypes to plots 93, 94, 96, 97, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 141, 142, 143, 144 and omission of plot 145 (Amendment to planning permission 06/1319/PP)
Land At McGregor Avenue And Moorpark Square Renfrew
Received 4 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0125/PP
Formation of 3 no. rear dormer windows, internal alterations and changes to rear elevation of dwellinghouse.
Burnbrae Cottage North Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7HJ
Received 4 Mar 2009 - Decided08/0661/PP
Erection of residential development (In outline)(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Yard A Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 25 Jul 2008 - Decided09/0084/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
12 Millfield Walk Erskine PA8 6JB
Received 17 Feb 2009 - Decided08/1109/PP
Erection of standalone garage within existing filling station site
144 Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5AP
Received 19 Dec 2008 - Decided09/0122/PP
Erection of decking and installation of patio doors to rear of flatted property (in retrospect)
Flat 0/1 33 Spey Avenue Paisley PA2 0EJ
Received 2 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0119/PP
Erection of conservatory and associated plinth to replace existing conservatory, erection of two decking areas, erection of awning, installation of terrace on front elevation, alterations to windows on front and rear elevations, cedar cladding and paintin
Lynnhurst Hotel Park Road Johnstone
Received 26 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0118/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of dwellinghouse
14 Oxford Road Renfrew PA4 0SJ
Received 26 Feb 2009 - Decided05/0684/AD
Display of non-illuminated totem sign
500 Hillington Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4XA
Received 20 Jun 2005 - Decided09/0117/EO
Request for screening opinion on need for Environmental Impact Assessment for erection of biomass power plant
49 Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 26 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0129/PP
Conversion of double bedroom into 2 single bedrooms and installation of new windows to flatted dwelling.
42A Mossvale Street Paisley PA3 2LR
Received 6 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0044/PP
Installation of 1 no. air conditioning condenser unit to side elevation
142-144 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8DA
Received 30 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0176/PP
Change of use from day centre to Class 6 (storage & distribution)
15 Lorne Road Hillington Park Glasgow G52 4HG
Received 25 Mar 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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