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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates31,502Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,060 approved or refused records
1,861Refused applications
27,199 approved · 1,861 refused · 1,358 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 1987 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided07/1297/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
48 Lachlan Crescent Erskine PA8 6HJ
Received 27 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1029/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling house
247 Ritchie Park Johnstone PA5 8JL
Received 17 Oct 2007 - Decided07/1296/PP
Extension and alteration to offices
10 Glen Lane Paisley PA3 2HU
Received 27 Dec 2007 - Decided08/0678/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of existing Class 3 (Food and Drink) Unit and formation of outdoor seating.
Unit K Braehead Retail Park 120 King's Inch Drive Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BT
Received 1 Aug 2008 - Decided08/0664/PP
Change of use from engineering workshop to educational and training facility.
Units E And F Floors Street Industrial Estate 17 Floors Street Johnstone PA5 8PE
Received 28 Jul 2008 - Decided08/0013/PP
Erection of fence on western boundary of site.
74 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9PD
Received 8 Jan 2008 - Decided08/0390/PP
Change of use from offices to residential flat.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
53 High Street Paisley
Received 7 May 2008 - Decided07/1271/VR
Deletion of conditions 3.1, 3.3 and 6.5 of planning consent 04/1288/PP
Blythswood Retail Park Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 18 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1103/PP
Installation of access ramp to rear of dwelling.
219 Turnhill Drive Erskine PA8 7EY
Received 5 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1293/LB
Display of fascia sign, letters only illuminated, and non-illuminated projecting sign.
10 High Street Paisley
Received 21 Dec 2007 - Decided08/0038/TP
Felling of 304 trees
Land To South Of Meadowside Industrial Estate Fishers Road Renfrew
Received 17 Jan 2008 - Decided07/1286/PP
Erection of two storey extension and single storey garage to side and timber deck to rear of dwelling house.
8 Ben Lui Drive Paisley PA2 7LU
Received 21 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1201/PP
Change of use from restaurant Class 3 food & drink to public house
Main Terminal Building Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley PA3 2TD
Received 30 Nov 2007 - Decided15/0711/TP
Removal of four cherry trees.
Land To Rear Of 24 Brent Crescent Crosslee
Received 23 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0710/TP
Removal of eleven willow trees and crown reduction of line of trees overhanging rear gardens of dwellinghouses.
Land To West Of Nos 101 And 103 The Wickets Paisley
Received 23 Sept 2015 - Decided15/0709/EO
Screening Opinion as to whether the proposed solar farm would require an Environmental Impact Assessment
Sandieston Stepends Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4LE
Received 22 Sept 2015 - Decided07/1279/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling house
168 Castle Gardens Paisley PA2 9RD
Received 20 Dec 2007 - Unknown07/1278/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
9 Hunters Way Lochwinnoch PA12 4BX
Received 20 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1276/TP
Crown thinning of 1 no. chestnut tree
Land To West Of No 102 The Wickets Paisley
Received 20 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1168/PP
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room and erection of boundary fence.
1 Station Rise Lochwinnoch PA12 4NA
Received 21 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1274/PP
Erection of 38 dwelling houses with associated roads & parking
Land To South East Of Junction With Elm Drive Maple Drive Johnstone
Received 18 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1000/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 15 no. flats (3 storey) and 22 no. houses (2 storey)(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Castle House Barrhead Road Paisley PA2 7EA
Received 9 Oct 2007 - Decided08/0463/TP
Crown raising of 1 no. lime tree
101 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 29 May 2008 - Decided07/1270/VR
Modification of condition 2 of planning consent 97/0920/PP to read "That waste handled on the site shall exclude special, clinical, putrescible or general household waste and shall include household waste only as arising from construction or demolition wo
49 Burnbrae Road Linwood Paisley
Received 18 Dec 2007
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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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