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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 dates27,353Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 25,185 approved or refused records
1,558Refused applications
23,627 approved · 1,558 refused · 1,181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided08/1105/PP
Erection of 11.79m high monopole and installation of telecommunications equipment
Site 40 Metres West Of Lansbury Gardens Footpath Greenock Road Paisley
Received 19 Dec 2008 - Decided09/0058/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side & rear of dwellinghouse
30 Dargavel Avenue Bishopton PA7 5HD
Received 5 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0067/PP
Upgrading of surface and foul drainage outfall by installing new septic tank and two reed beds.
The Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 10 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0066/PP
Erection of dwelling house(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Ardgillian Collace Avenue Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DG
Received 9 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0065/PP
Change of use of flatted dwelling to a house in multiple occupation (renewal of temporary permission)
22B Wardrop Street Paisley PA1 2JA
Received 9 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0023/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
76 Meadside Avenue Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LT
Received 20 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0059/TP
Felling of 6 no. trees
65 Dennistoun Road Langbank PA14 6XH
Received 5 Feb 2009 - Decided08/1115/PP
Installation of modular, galvanised metal ramp to front and side of flatted dwelling (in retrospect)
184 Sandy Road Renfrew PA4 0JX
Received 23 Dec 2008 - Decided08/0825/PP
Formation of car parking area to side and patio area to rear of dwellinghouse
Woodside Cottage Merchant's Close Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JL
Received 16 Sept 2008 - Decided08/1081/PP
Change of use of dwellinghouse to office, with parking to front.
103 Greenhill Road Paisley PA3 1RD
Received 8 Dec 2008 - Decided09/0060/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Strathmore Avenue Paisley PA1 3DS
Received 5 Feb 2009 - Decided08/1015/PP
Change of use from office and warehouse to office and auction rooms
Units 1 And 1A Riverpark Bridge Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3DW
Received 18 Nov 2008 - Decided08/1087/PP
Erection of gatehouse building
Maritime Court 8 Cartside Avenue Inchinnan
Received 12 Dec 2008 - Decided09/0123/PP
Erection of dormer extensions to front and rear of bungalow
36 John Lang Street Johnstone PA5 8HL
Received 2 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0156/PP
Replacement of timber sash & case windows with double glazed timber sash & case windows to front and PVCU double glazed sash & case windows to rear.
23 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 17 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0155/PP
Demolition of existing patio and erection of conservatory and raised patio to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Seath Avenue Langbank PA14 6PD
Received 17 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0182/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
421 Ritchie Park Johnstone PA5 8JW
Received 27 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0109/PP
Installation of rooflight to rear roofspace of flatted dwelling
19E Knockhill Road Renfrew PA4 8EE
Received 24 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0148/PP
External alterations to bingo hall
7 High Street Johnstone
Received 13 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0147/PP
Formation of front dormer windows and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
4 Gateside Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LY
Received 13 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0213/PP
Siting of caravan for period of 2 years
Church Of God Newton Road Bishopton PA7 5JP
Received 8 Apr 2009 - Decided09/0521/PP
Change of use of "granny flat" to bed & breakfast accommodation
Woodlands Newton Of Barr Lochwinnoch PA12 4AR
Received 28 Jul 2009 - Decided09/0134/PP
Replacement of windows to all elevations with double-glazed timber sliding sash and double-swing windows
Cruachan Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EH
Received 9 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0144/LB
External fabric repairs and internal alterations to category B listed building
G Block University Of The West Of Scotland High Street Paisley PA1 2BE
Received 12 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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