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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 dates30,053Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 27,697 approved or refused records
1,763Refused applications
25,934 approved · 1,763 refused · 1,308 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/0448/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Cherrywood Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9EE
Received 23 May 2008 - Decided08/0468/PP
Erection of conservatory to side of dwelling house
48 Middlepenny Road Langbank PA14 6XE
Received 29 May 2008 - Decided08/0276/PP
Change of use from two retail shops (Class 1) to solicitor's office (Class 2)
1 Gryffe Place Main Street Bridge Of Weir
Received 1 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0367/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
30 Birkhall Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9QA
Received 28 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0695/PP
Alterations to the external car parking and servicing areas of existing superstore including re-configuration of parking bays and erection of replacement lighting, fencing, trolley bays and plant and machinery.
9 East Lane Paisley PA1 1QA
Received 8 Aug 2008 - Decided08/0491/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side and decking to rear of dwelling house
1 Sunnylaw Drive Paisley PA2 9NU
Received 6 Jun 2008 - Decided08/0362/TP
Felling of 1 no. rowan tree
Stanalane Horsewood Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3AT
Received 28 Apr 2008 - Unknown08/0450/PP
Conversion of garage of dwellinghouse into habitable room
7 Alloway Avenue Paisley PA2 7DX
Received 27 May 2008 - Decided08/0490/PP
Demolition of existing house & erection of a one and a half storey dwellinghouse. (Amendment to previous consent 07/0744/PP).(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
8 Thornwood Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3JQ
Received 5 Jun 2008 - Decided08/0444/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
35 Locher Way Houston Johnstone PA6 7AH
Received 22 May 2008 - Decided08/0445/PP
Construction of temporary site access road
10-16 Gordon Street Paisley
Received 23 May 2008 - Decided08/0402/AD
Display of 1no. illuminated and 1no. non illuminated signs (retrospective)
Unit 2 Mossedge Industrial Estate Moss Road Linwood Paisley PA3 3HR
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/0347/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Sunnyside Oval Paisley PA2 6LB
Received 22 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0387/PP
Formation of a roundabout.
Land At Junction With Caplethill Road Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 2 May 2008 - Decided08/0385/PP
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of sunroom to rear of dwellinghouse (retrospective)
West Cottage Houston Road Bishopton PA7 5NY
Received 2 May 2008 - Decided08/0443/PP
Construction of glazed canopy over entrance and installation of new shopfront window
Elles Building University Of The West Of Scotland High Street Paisley
Received 22 May 2008 - Decided08/0317/AD
Display of internally illuminated advertising hoarding.
Land To South West Of Intersection With Railway Line Gallow Green Road Paisley
Received 14 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0955/PP
Installation of replacement glazed entrance door and glazed panels to retail unit
54 Central Way Paisley PA1 1EN
Received 29 Oct 2008 - Decided08/0244/AD
Display of 2 no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 1 no. projecting sign
10 Canal Street Renfrew PA4 8QD
Received 20 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0334/PP
Alterations including replacement front balcony at first floor level.
7 Glen Brae Bridge Of Weir PA11 3BH
Received 16 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0377/TP
Felling of 2 no. acer trees (sycamore)
Land To North Of Mar Hall Mar Hall Drive Bishopton
Received 30 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0288/PP
Upgrading and improvements to existing pavilion; formation of new all-weather football pitch, floodlighting & fencing; formation of 3 all-weather 5-a-side pitches, floodlighting & fencing; improvements to 3 grass football pitches; extension to existing fl
Seedhill Playing Fields Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 7 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0485/PP
Change of use from hairdressers to residential lettings agency (Class 2).
4 Gordon Street Paisley
Received 4 Jun 2008 - Decided08/0484/VR
Variation of Condition 2 of 08/0140/PP (height of boundary fence), amendment to position of boundary fence and erection of 1.8m high fence along frontage of site (In retrospect)
30 Park Mains Meadows Drive Erskine PA8 7ED
Received 4 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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