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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23,910 approved · 1,582 refused · 1,206 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/0115/PP
Erection of freestanding building to rear of dwelling house to contain garden room.
Meadow Cottage Greenock Road Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9PD
Received 25 Feb 2009 - Unknown09/0331/AF
Erection of extension to existing agricultural storage shed
Wellstrand Farm Tandlehill Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2PL
Received 21 May 2009 - Decided09/0517/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse (planning permission in principle)
Land Adjacent To 92 Main Road Langbank
Received 28 Jul 2009 - Decided08/0755/LB
Sub-division of ground floor flat into two flats with separate entrances and painting of building.
Flat 0/1 90 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4BJ
Received 29 Aug 2008 - Decided09/0113/PP
Replacement of 3 rear windows, 3 front windows and door to balcony
Flat 2/2 18 Rannoch Drive Renfrew PA4 9AA
Received 24 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0112/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
7 Thornwood Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JQ
Received 24 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0091/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
67 Torran Drive Erskine PA8 7EB
Received 18 Feb 2009 - Decided08/1042/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house
32 Parkvale Avenue Erskine PA8 7LB
Received 26 Nov 2008 - Decided09/0092/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for use as public house
Victoria Bar 80 Paisley Road Renfrew PA4 8EY
Received 19 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0231/PP
Construction of entrance foyer and change of use to existing dwelling to form bar/lounge area and enlarge existing restaurant facilities, formation of children's play area, extension of parking area and erection of screen fencing.
Elliston Bridge Cottage Beith Road Howwood Johnstone PA9 1DJ
Received 16 Apr 2009 - Decided09/0229/LB
Extension to public house into adjoining vacant retail unit, including alterations to frontage and internal alterations and display of signage.
12 - 16 Old Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2AL
Received 16 Apr 2009 - Decided09/0040/PP
Replacement of existing disabled access ramp at church hall with new modular galvanised metal ramp
Sherwood Greenlaw Church Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3PA
Received 29 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0277/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
3 Kinloch Road Renfrew PA4 0RJ
Received 30 Apr 2009 - Decided08/0890/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
Roslyn 13 Station Road Bishopton PA7 5AJ
Received 8 Oct 2008 - Decided02/0698/PP
Change of use of offices to 6 flatted units.
10-12A High Street Paisley
Received 3 Jul 2002 - Decided09/0291/PP
Installation of new shop front to 2 retail units
17 - 19 Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QE
Received 8 May 2009 - Decided08/1064/TP
Fell one hawthorn tree and remove two limbs of one pine tree
41 Hawthorn Avenue Johnstone PA5 0EA
Received 1 Dec 2008 - Decided09/0014/PP
Alterations and erection of single storey extension to front of dwellinghouse
36 Dennistoun Road Langbank PA14 6XH
Received 12 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0004/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
The Coachhouse Gledstane Road Bishopton PA7 5AU
Received 7 Jan 2009 - Decided08/1121/PP
Alteration and erection of single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse and decking to rear.
Largo Lewis Crescent Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2HB
Received 24 Dec 2008 - Decided09/0016/PP
Installation of access ramp for disabled person to side of dwellinghouse
9 Balgonie Woods Paisley PA2 6HW
Received 14 Jan 2009 - Decided09/0013/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and conversion of attic space to include formation of one dormer to the front and one dormer to the rear of dwelling house.
10 Alton Road Paisley PA1 3NH
Received 12 Jan 2009 - Decided08/1037/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house and alteration to entrance
208 Linburn Road Erskine PA8 6HB
Received 25 Nov 2008 - Decided09/0021/PP
Erection of vehicle storage shed with administration & welfare facilities
Land To South East Of No 2 Burnbrae Drive Linwood Paisley
Received 19 Jan 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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