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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 dates29,456Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 27,139 approved or refused records
1,722Refused applications
25,417 approved · 1,722 refused · 1,286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 1987 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/0658/PP
Creation of anaerobic digestion facility to treat local authority waste streams and food waste from commercial & industrial facilities
Former Water Treatment Works Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 22 Jul 2008 - Unknown00/0685/PP
Conversion of garage to study and utility room.
17 Camps Crescent Renfrew
Received 25 Jul 2000 - Decided09/0048/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of ground floor flat
74 Oxford Road Renfrew PA4 0SX
Received 2 Feb 2009 - Decided09/0047/PP
Erection of 2 semi-detached 2 storey houses (in outline)(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Land To West Of No 36 Floorsburn Crescent Johnstone
Received 2 Feb 2009 - Decided08/0724/AD
Display of 18 no. illuminated & non-illuminated signs
108 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4DU
Received 19 Aug 2008 - Decided08/0674/PP
Erection of hotel with access, landscaping and bund (amendment to reserved matters 08/0272/PP).
Land At Hillington Road Mossland Road Renfrew
Received 31 Jul 2008 - Decided01/0770/AD
Erection of double sided internally illuminated advertisement panel on bus shelter.
East Of Freeland Road South Side Old Greenock Road Erskine
Received 27 Jul 2001 - Decided08/0626/PP
Erection of 3 no. recessed retractable awnings
12 Shuttle Street Paisley PA1 1YD
Received 11 Jul 2008 - Decided08/0625/PP
Erection of external enclosed compound and installation of three air conditioning units.
81 Linwood Road Paisley
Received 11 Jul 2008 - Decided08/0624/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse
25 Craigburn Avenue Houston Johnstone PA6 7ND
Received 11 Jul 2008 - Decided08/0623/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Land Between Red House And Foxwood Auchengreoch Avenue Johnstone
Received 11 Jul 2008 - Decided08/0622/PP
Change of use of 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor offices to 6 no. flats(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
18 High Street Paisley
Received 10 Jul 2008 - Decided02/0450/PP
Demolition of existing house and buildings and erection of replacement house .
3 Linthills Lochwinnoch
Received 7 May 2002 - Decided02/0250/PP
Change of use of detached dwelling house to a children's day nursery.
5 Carriagehill Drive Paisley
Received 15 Mar 2002 - Decided08/0438/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house
1 Braeview Gardens Paisley PA2 8PP
Received 21 May 2008 - Decided07/1155/PP
Erection of extension to rear of existing warehouse
Unit 15 Phoenix Retail Park Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 19 Nov 2007 - Decided08/0668/TP
Crown lifting of two spruce trees, one larch tree and one beech tree.
Barholm Lodge Churchill Place Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2EH
Received 30 Jul 2008 - Decided08/0578/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse to form garage with accommodation
7 John Gregor Place Lochwinnoch PA12 4HD
Received 30 Jun 2008 - Decided08/0534/AD
Display of 2 internally illuminated fascia signs
Rockfield Filling Station Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4EA
Received 18 Jun 2008 - Decided08/0499/PP
Alterations to form pitched roof over front section of funeral parlour
4 Lady Lane Paisley PA1 2LJ
Received 9 Jun 2008 - Decided12/0138/PP
Demolition of porch and erection of replacement porch to front of dwellinghouse
14 Ben Lui Drive Paisley PA2 7LU
Received 29 Feb 2012 - Decided12/0131/TP
Felling of 1 no. lime tree (in retrospect)
St Catherines Stanely Road Paisley PA2 6HG
Received 29 Feb 2012 - Decided08/0535/PP
Conversion of roofspace to provide habitable room and installation of two new rooflights.
The Doocot House Formakin Estate Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NX
Received 18 Jun 2008 - Decided08/0568/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house.
93 Oakridge Crescent Paisley PA3 1RT
Received 27 Jun 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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