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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 dates31,788Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,327 approved or refused records
1,880Refused applications
27,447 approved · 1,880 refused · 1,364 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided00/1092/PP
Erection of up to 11,150 m.sq. of business (class 4) floorspace and up to 480 car parking spaces.
Glasgow Road/Renfrew Road Renfrew
Received 18 Dec 2000 - Decided07/0929/AD
Display of internally illuminated poster sign.
Land To West Of Entrance To Gilmour House Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 14 Sept 2007 - Decided07/1049/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house
1 Thornly Park Drive Paisley PA2 7RR
Received 22 Oct 2007 - Decided08/0020/PP
Change of use of retail unit to residential flat, and associated external alterations.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
16 Espedair Street Paisley
Received 9 Jan 2008 - Decided07/1120/PP
Erection of monument.
Land To North Of Ymca Institute High Street Paisley
Received 7 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1119/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house
Wellstrand 28 Station Road Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2HD
Received 7 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1265/PP
Erection of sun room extension to rear of dwelling house.
14 Camps Crescent Renfrew PA4 0YR
Received 18 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1025/PP
Erection of decking to rear of dwelling house (In retrospect)
15 Littleston Gardens Erskine PA8 6HP
Received 16 Oct 2007 - Decided07/1166/PP
Alterations and erection of porch to front and single storey extension to side of dwelling house
2 Sandpiper Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4NB
Received 21 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1165/LB
Internal alterations, removal of window to rear of dwelling house and installation of glazed door to replace window.
Lamorna South Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7ET
Received 21 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1186/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension to side of dwellinghouse
8 Robertson Close Renfrew PA4 8NQ
Received 26 Nov 2007 - Decided07/0890/PP
Installation of dormer windows to front and rear of dwelling house.
29 Killearn Drive Paisley PA1 3DG
Received 6 Sept 2007 - Decided07/1164/PP
Change of use from shop Class 1 to Class 2 -podiatry clinic
Unit A 72 Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1YP
Received 20 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1070/PP
Installation of ATM to retail unit
25-31 Central Way Paisley PA1 1EL
Received 29 Oct 2007 - Decided07/1281/PP
Removal of existing natural slate and reroofing entire roof with concrete interlocking profiled tiles
21-23 Luckinsford Road Inchinnan
Received 20 Dec 2007 - Decided07/1163/PP
Installation of two condenser units to rear of property (in retrospect)
12 Lochaline Avenue Paisley
Received 20 Nov 2007 - Decided08/0733/TP
Removal of dead branches of 1 no. rowan tree
8 Elm Drive Johnstone PA5 9PJ
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided07/1114/PP
Erection of non-food retail units & leisure services building, formation of new road access and associated forecourt areas, parking and landscaping works.(Amendment to planning consent no. 04/1502/PP)
Land To South Of Abbotsinch Retail Park Washington Road Paisley
Received 7 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1117/PP
Erection of changing facility for sports youth club
Land To North Of Clippens School Moss Road Linwood Paisley
Received 7 Nov 2007 - Decided07/1038/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension to rear of dwelling house
Park Cottage Houston Road Crosslee Johnstone PA6 7AW
Received 22 Oct 2007 - Decided08/0370/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
22 Knowe Road Paisley PA3 4QT
Received 29 Apr 2008 - Decided08/0322/TP
Felling of one beech tree.
80A Banchory Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9QE
Received 15 Apr 2008 - Decided06/0436/PP
Change of use of an attached guest house and dwellinghouse to form a single hotel and restaurant, installation of disabled access ramp, erection of single storey side / rear extensions, formation of pitched roofs over existing side extensions, installatio
Ashtree House 9 Orr Square Paisley PA1 2DL
Received 26 Apr 2006 - Decided07/1138/AD
Display of fascia sign, letters only illuminated.
10 High Street Paisley PA1 2BS
Received 12 Nov 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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