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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 dates32,320Searchable applications
138Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 29,835 approved or refused records
1,930Refused applications
27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
- Decided07/0857/NA
Erection of 24 wind turbines with ancillary development including construction of access tracks, on site extraction of mineral aggregates, underground cabling 2 temporary construction compounds, 3 anemometer masts and on site control buildings.
Land At Ladyland Moor Blackbarn Farm Access Road Kilbirnie
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0856/TP
Removal of three sitka spruce trees.
The Wood Collace Avenue Bridge Of Weir PA11 3DG
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided06/0838/AD
Display of sign comprising halo-lit, individual letters.
Unit 16 Xscape King's Inch Road Renfrew PA4 8XQ
Received 8 Aug 2006 - Decided07/0838/AD
display of non illuminated signs.
Unit 37 Paisley Centre Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UN
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Unknown07/0847/PP
Erection of porch to front & conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
28 Stockholm Crescent Paisley PA2 6TA
Received 24 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0846/AD
Display of 2 internally illuminated signs on building and 1 internally illiuminated totem sign.
2 Fulbar Road Paisley PA2 9AP
Received 24 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0844/PP
Conversion of former barn to a residential dwelling.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Land To North Of Birkenhead Cottage Moss Road Linwood Paisley
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0843/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
20 Park View Kilbarchan Johnstone PA10 2LW
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0842/PP
Formation of plot for additional house.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
24 Hagg Crescent Johnstone PA5 8TA
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0841/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and erection of first floor extension to side and infill of entrance to dwelling house.
5 Lomond Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HJ
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0839/PP
Change of use from Class 1 shop to Class 2 advice and information centre.
Unit 37 Paisley Centre Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UN
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0738/AD
Erection of banner.
End Elevation 15 - 29 Armour Place Linwood Paisley PA3 3DB
Received 23 Jul 2007 - Decided97/1061/PP
Erection of 15,330sq.m. non food retail warehouse park with 2,323sq.m. of ancillary garden centre and 1,858sq.m. of ancillary bulk storage area; provision of roundabout at Renfrew Road/Washington Avenue; private internal accesses and car parking; landscap
Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 12 Nov 1997 - Decided97/0385/PP
Alterations and improvements to existing retail park including: Highway works at Inchinnan Road and Argyll Avenue (including partial widening of Argyll Avenue); New and revised pedestrian and vehicular accesses; Demolition of retail warehouse (Unit 5) and
Blythswood Retail Park Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 7 May 1997 - Unknown07/0851/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
45 Fulbar Crescent Paisley PA2 9AS
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0850/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
125 Sandy Road Renfrew PA4 0BX
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0849/PP
Demolition of extension and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
52 Rosedale Avenue Paisley PA2 0RR
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0710/PP
Conversion of garage to 1.5 storey dwelling (NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
15 Cunningham Gardens Houston Johnstone PA6 7GA
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0836/PP
Alterations to shopfront to include glazing and shutter
Unit C 9 Canal Street Paisley PA1 2HD
Received 22 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0835/PP
Demolition of existing 4645 square metre retail unit and erection of new 4645 square metre retail unit, caretakers accommodation, service yard and parking
Unit 6 Phoenix Retail Park Griffin Avenue Paisley PA1 2AB
Received 22 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0834/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house
73 St Annes Wynd Erskine PA8 7DT
Received 22 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0597/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house incorporating a single garage.
26 Newtyle Road Paisley PA1 3JX
Received 7 Jun 2007 - Decided08/0536/PP
Removal of existing garage and erection of double garage
89 Auchenlodment Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9NU
Received 18 Jun 2008 - Decided07/0832/PP
Residential development (in outline)(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Land To South East Of Junction With Cochranemill Road Kilbarchan Road Johnstone
Received 21 Aug 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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