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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided08/0424/PP
Change of use of upper floor of premises from storage to flat(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
16 Shuttle Street Paisley PA1 1YD
Received 15 May 2008 - Decided08/0119/PP
Erection of 10 new build apartments and one retail unit, access road & parking(NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
14 Macdowall Street Johnstone
Received 12 Feb 2008 - Decided07/0581/PP
Alterations to shop frontage.
Unit 55 Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew Glasgow G51 4BS
Received 4 Jun 2007 - Decided07/0713/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house
7 Mayfield Crescent Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BL
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0712/PP
Alterations and erection of porch to front, erection of 2 storey extension to side and rear, and installation of decking to rear of dwelling house
5 Elmbank Road Langbank PA14 6YT
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0452/AD
Display of 2 roadside, internally illuminated advertising panels.
Land On Northern Edge Of Highway Renfrew Road Renfrew
Received 27 Apr 2007 - Decided07/0664/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
31 Meadows Drive Erskine PA8 7ED
Received 28 Jun 2007 - Decided07/0711/PP
Erection of summer house to rear of dwelling house
17 Forties Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7JP
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Unknown07/0709/PP
Erection of flat roofed single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
42 Beardmore Cottages Inchinnan PA4 9PE
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0708/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling house
314 Castle Gait Paisley PA1 2DT
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0706/PP
Erection of temporary show flat and temporary sales unit with associated parking facility. (In retrospect)
Land To South Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 11 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0705/AD
Display of 7 no. flags on white flag poles.
Land To South Of King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 11 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0703/PP
Erection of decking (in retrospect) and timber screen to rear of children's nursery.
5 Carriagehill Drive Paisley PA2 6JG
Received 11 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0702/LB
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
The Walled Garden 11 Shields Holdings Lochwinnoch PA12 4HL
Received 11 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0701/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling house
43 Kinpurnie Road Paisley PA1 3HG
Received 10 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0478/PP
Demolition of existing utility room and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
Rocklea Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EH
Received 8 May 2007 - Decided07/0698/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
3 Parkvale Crescent Erskine PA8 7LE
Received 10 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0700/PP
Change of use from shop / offices to retail including hot food carry out. Also alterations to frontage including installation of ATM unit.
48 Graham Street Johnstone
Received 10 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0699/PP
Formation of car park and erection of temporary building to provide changing facility for golf course
Land At Entrance To Haddockston Estate West Glen Road Houston Johnstone
Received 10 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0489/AD
Display of 3 internally illuminated fascia signs, 6 wall mounted illuminated signs, 1 illuminated totem sign and various non illuminated entrance and directional signs associated with vehicle sales building.
35 Renfrew Road Paisley PA3 4AR
Received 10 May 2007 - Decided07/0776/PP
Alteration to west elevation comprising removal of existing metal cladding and addition of windows
5 Inchinnan Drive Inchinnan PA4 9AF
Received 7 Aug 2007 - Decided07/0696/PP
Change of use of vacant industrial units to vocational skills training centre.
Units 3 And 4 Greenlaw Goods Yard Wallneuk Road Paisley
Received 9 Jul 2007 - Decided07/0566/PP
Erection of one storey extension to side of dwelling house
5 Walpole Place Johnstone PA5 0RE
Received 31 May 2007 - Unknown07/0381/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
73 Balmoral Road Elderslie Johnstone PA5 9RA
Received 10 Apr 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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