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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 dates27,694Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 25,492 approved or refused records
1,582Refused applications
23,910 approved · 1,582 refused · 1,206 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0001/NA
Erection of extension to shopping centre incorporating mezzanine floor (13,571 sq m) with service area and erection of multi-storey car park; erection of library; demolition of dwellinghouse; formation of vehicular & sevice accesses
The Avenue 250 Ayr Road Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire
Received 6 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0152/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated barbers pole.
34 Hairst Street Renfrew PA4 8QY
Received 16 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0151/PP
Installation of new shop frontage
34 Hairst Street Renfrew PA4 8QY
Received 16 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0006/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Broomlands Gardens Erskine PA8 7BL
Received 7 Jan 2009 - Decided08/0469/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side of dwellinghouse.
5 Dunchurch Road Paisley PA1 3JW
Received 29 May 2008 - Decided09/0093/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
10 Bowfield Way Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BF
Received 19 Feb 2009 - Decided08/1078/PP
Demolition of exisiting outbuildings and erection of new 2 storey dwelling house(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
31 Napier Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3AJ
Received 4 Dec 2008 - Decided08/0981/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwellinghouse
17 Tay Avenue Renfrew PA4 0UE
Received 6 Nov 2008 - Decided09/0142/PP
Erection of 8 no. 3-bed houses with associated landscaping and parking(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Meadowbank New Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LN
Received 11 Mar 2009 - Decided09/0036/PP
Demolition of existing timber dwellinghouse and erection of 4no. flatted dwellings(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Tigh-Na-Achaidh Mill Of Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3NA
Received 27 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0035/PP
Change of use of land from landscaped strip to private garden and erection of garage
77 Nethergreen Crescent Renfrew PA4 8HU
Received 27 Jan 2009 - Decided10/0054/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and first floor extension over existing extension to side of dwelling house.
24 Torran Drive Erskine PA8 7EA
Received 28 Jan 2010 - Decided09/0024/LB
Reinstatement of entrance door in window opening
14 Newton Of Barr Lochwinnoch
Received 20 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0020/AD
Display of illuminated signage
97 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 19 Jan 2009 - Decided08/1058/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of flat.
44 Cramond Avenue Renfrew PA4 0XG
Received 28 Nov 2008 - Decided08/1028/PP
Erection of extensions to side & rear of dwelling house
10 Craigiehall Avenue Erskine PA8 7DB
Received 24 Nov 2008 - Decided11/0716/TP
Removal of 1 no. Scots pine
9 Broom Terrace Johnstone PA5 0AA
Received 12 Oct 2011 - Decided11/0168/PP
Erection of 14.8m high joint operator street furniture type telecommunications tower, 1 no. equipment cabinet, 1 no. electrical meter pillar and all ancillary development
Site 25 Metres East Of Park Mains Bar Park Drive Erskine
Received 22 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0167/PP
Installation of a modular temporary building within the police yard
Ferguslie Park Police Office 162 Ferguslie Park Avenue Paisley PA3 1BS
Received 22 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0166/PP
Part change of use of vehicle storage garage to vehicle storage and funeral parlour, external alterations to frontage and installation of replacement roller shutter.
8 Lady Lane Paisley
Received 22 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0163/PP
Erection of electricity substation enclosure
Land At Glenshiel Avenue Paisley
Received 21 Mar 2011 - Decided11/0485/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
48 Turnhill Drive Erskine PA8 7AY
Received 6 Jul 2011 - Decided09/0015/PP
Erection of double garage to rear of dwellinghouse.
218 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3DR
Received 13 Jan 2009 - Decided08/1004/PP
Alterations to shop front and installation of 4 condensing units on rear elevation of unit.
14-16 Gilmour Street Paisley PA1 1BY
Received 13 Nov 2008
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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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