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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 dates30,518Searchable applications
137Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 28,140 approved or refused records
1,797Refused applications
26,343 approved · 1,797 refused · 1,321 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/0458/PP
Erection of workshop units (In outline)
Site 15 Metres South Of Nos 39 And 41 King Street Paisley
Received 28 May 2008 - Decided08/0215/TP
Removal of 22 no. trees, removal of front trunk of 1 no. sycamore and canopy uplift of 1 no. apple tree, and replacement planting
Linn House Linn Park Gardens Johnstone
Received 12 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0235/TP
Cutting back of overhanging tree branches
Land At Bourtree Cottage And Peter's Well Chapel Road Houston Johnstone
Received 19 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0234/PP
Erection of 2 storey detached dwelling house, single storey garage and wall(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Plot 3 22 Bourne Crescent Inchinnan PA4 9QJ
Received 19 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0232/AD
Display of internally illuminated signage to front and side elevations of retail store.
Unit A Braehead Retail Park 172 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 19 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0064/PP
Erection of conservatory & garage to rear of dwelling house
8 Buchlyvie Road Paisley PA1 3AD
Received 28 Jan 2008 - Decided08/0236/PP
Erection of awning to rear elevation of flatted property & Formation of timber deck area (both in retrospect)
18 Fauldshead Road Renfrew PA4 0RY
Received 20 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0260/PP
Replacement of existing shop front
39 High Street Paisley
Received 26 Mar 2008 - Decided07/1053/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house
6 Kilpatrick Avenue Paisley PA2 9DL
Received 23 Oct 2007 - Decided08/0251/PP
External alterations to dwelling house to form new door & window
Clovenstone Calderside Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB
Received 25 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0250/PP
Demolition of porch and erection of a raised conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
12 Middlepenny Place Langbank Port Glasgow PA14 6XD
Received 25 Mar 2008 - Decided07/1068/PP
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwelling house
73 Peockland Gardens Johnstone PA5 8AZ
Received 29 Oct 2007 - Decided08/0676/PP
Renewal of permission for use of property as a House in Multiple Occupation.
15A Wardrop Street Paisley PA1 2JA
Received 1 Aug 2008 - Decided08/0248/PP
Conversion of workshop/store to form dwellinghouse(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
15 Ewing Street Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2JA
Received 25 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0247/PP
Change of use from residential flat to office (Class 4)
63-65 Ferry Road Renfrew PA4 8SH
Received 25 Mar 2008 - Decided08/0152/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and formation of ramp to front of dwelling house.
9 Langcraigs Terrace Paisley PA2 8JR
Received 25 Feb 2008 - Decided08/0306/PP
Replacing of natural slate with roof tiles.
70 Hart Street Linwood Paisley PA3 3EB
Received 10 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0465/TP
Removal of limb from 1 no. sycamore tree (Retrospect).
7 Maple Drive Johnstone
Received 29 May 2008 - Decided08/0301/PP
Erection of 1st floor extension to side of dwellinghouse.
53 Lochore Avenue Paisley PA3 4BY
Received 9 Apr 2008 - Decided07/1283/PP
Erection of two storey extension and dormer window to rear of dwelling house
17 Victoria Road Paisley PA2 9PT
Received 20 Dec 2007 - Decided08/0300/PP
Provision of three new windows in north elevation and a new entrance door to Erskine Health Centre
Erskine Health Centre 7 Bargarran Square Erskine PA8 6BS
Received 8 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0278/LB
Installation of 3 No. double glazed upvc replacement windows.
Flat 19 The Old School Lintwhite Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3LJ
Received 3 Apr 2008 - Decided02/0434/PP
Erection of extension to health centre.
Bishopton Health Centre Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 1 May 2002 - Decided08/0295/PP
Conversion and use of Sports Centre building as football team clubhouse and associated facilities including external alterations, flood lighting, boundary fencing, car and coach parking, land engineering, and ancillary landscaping and footpath realignment
McMaster Sports Centre Greenend Avenue Johnstone
Received 7 Apr 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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