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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided07/0805/PP
Erection of a two storey extension to side of dwellinghouse.
48 Willow Drive Johnstone PA5 0DA
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0809/PP
Erection of garage to side of dwelling house.
Hazelwood Main Road Langbank PA14 6XP
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0807/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey side extension, and of single storey rear extension and decking to rear of dwelling house.
18 Park Avenue Paisley PA2 6HL
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0806/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
59 Kingston Road Bishopton PA7 5BG
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0866/PA
Prior approval of engineering design for south viaduct (Glasgow Airport Rail Link)
Land At St James' Playing Fields And McFarlane Street Greenock Road Paisley
Received 29 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0790/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 26 flats, formation of access and car parking.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
85-95 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 14 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0789/PP
Erection of extensions to existing dwelling to form conservatory and double garage.
Marymount Good Shepherd Centre Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5PE
Received 14 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0794/AD
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign
Unit 35C Paisley Centre Causeyside Street Paisley PA1 1UN
Received 14 Aug 2007 - Decided07/1295/PP
Erection of canopy shelters at goods out and goods in entrances
1 Brownsfield Avenue Inchinnan Renfrew PA4 9RZ
Received 27 Dec 2007 - Decided07/0622/PP
Sub division of feu and erection of 1 1/2 storey detached dwelling house.(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
89 Crookston Drive Paisley PA1 3DB
Received 14 Jun 2007 - Decided07/0683/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
47 Kinpurnie Road Paisley PA1 3HG
Received 3 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0614/PP
Installation of dormer window and velux window to rear, replacement of flat roof to existing extension and installation of patio doors and satellite dish.
Ardenlea South Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7EN
Received 13 Jun 2007 - Decided07/0764/AD
Display of internally illuminated sign
5 St James Street Paisley PA3 2HL
Received 2 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0762/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
Bellwood Overton Crescent Johnstone PA5 8JB
Received 1 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0766/PP
Erection of Class 1 retail unit, formation of access and car parking.
131 Neilston Road Paisley PA2 6QL
Received 2 Aug 2007 - Decided12/0506/PP
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 50 and 51 of outline planning permission 06/0602/PP (Site H3 - Erection of 147 dwellinghouses with associated accesses, car parking and landscaping)
Site H3 Royal Ordnance Station Road Bishopton PA7 5NJ
Received 13 Jul 2012 - Decided12/0425/NO
Erection of residential development
Land At Fordbank Beith Road Johnstone
Received 14 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0436/PP
Erection of 3 no. detached, two storey dwellinghouses.
Land To West Of No 25 Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 18 Jun 2012 - Decided12/0435/PP
Conversion of former agricultural buildings to form dwellinghouse.
Mid Lochhead Farm House Kilbirnie Road Lochwinnoch PA12 4DX
Received 18 Jun 2012 - Decided07/0804/TP
Felling of one tree.
Land To West Of No 102 The Wickets Paisley
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0521/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
53 St Andrews Drive Bridge Of Weir PA11 3HU
Received 16 May 2007 - Decided07/0660/PP
Installation of dormer windows to the front and rear and single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
14 Stonefield Avenue Paisley PA2 7RN
Received 27 Jun 2007 - Decided07/0912/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
23 Baronscourt Gardens Paisley PA1 2TJ
Received 11 Sept 2007 - Decided07/0802/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
Barrachan Torr Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3BE
Received 15 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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