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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 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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided02/0665/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
15 Fleming Road Bishopton
Received 27 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0664/TP
Pruning of acer platanoides
22 Yew Place Johnstone
Received 26 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0663/TP
Crown lifting to 3m and thinning by 30% of a Tilia tree
101 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 26 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0662/PP
Change of use to existing shop to form hot food carry out and installation of flue to rear of building.
10 Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 26 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0661/PP
Erection of 16,722 sq.m. of industrial/distribution units with formation of access, associated parking and service yards.
Linwood Road Paisley
Received 26 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0535/PP
Proposed installation of 4 No. 300mm diameter microwave dishes, 3 No. antennae and associated equipment cabin on the roof of the hotel.
Erskine Bridge Hotel Erskine
Received 29 May 2002 - Decided02/0534/PP
Proposed change of use of a vacant shop into a 2 bedroom flat and associated alterations.
Flat G/R 33 Well Street Paisley
Received 29 May 2002 - Decided02/0533/PP
Partial demolition of 2 no. blocks of flatted dwelling houses.
110 Ferguslie And 3 Millarston Drive Paisley
Received 29 May 2002 - Decided02/0532/PP
Installation of white aluminium framed double glazed window units.
Flat 2/2 19 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley
Received 29 May 2002 - Decided02/0531/CC
Demolition of timber garage.
Tigh An Rhu Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 May 2002 - Decided02/0530/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
4 Mayfield Court Howwood
Received 28 May 2002 - Decided02/0529/PP
Erection of a first floor extension above existing garage and various alterations to semi-detached dwelling house.
163 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 28 May 2002 - Decided02/0528/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
20 Campbell Avenue Bishopton
Received 28 May 2002 - Decided02/0395/PP
Erection of conservatory at first floor level to rear of dwellinghouse.
106 Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 24 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0394/PP
Change of use of vacant building to repair, servicing and sales of motor vehicles and associated parking.
Quarry Street Johnstone
Received 24 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0393/LB
Stone, timber and roof repairs, construction of a new access ramp and disabled toilet, formation of new and repositioned internal screens.
St Mary's Church 163-165 George Street Paisley
Received 23 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0388/TP
Pruning of one beech tree.
Foremount House Kilbarchan
Received 22 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0270/VR
Amendment of condition 3 on planning consent 93/282/PP to allow cooking by cooker with internal charcoal filter hood in addition to microwave and painting of exterior of building, white with navy blue banding.
2-4 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 21 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0269/PP
Extension of height of external wall of store by 1 metre and construction of flat roof over store (In Retrospect).
32 Kilbarchan Road Johnstone
Received 21 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0268/PP
Demolition of existing building and erection of 6 no.flats.
5 Maxwelton Street Paisley
Received 21 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0267/TP
Crown lifting and trunk cleaning of 4 trees.
To Rear Of 25 Stanely Drive Paisley
Received 20 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0266/LB
Installation of replacement windows.
Thorscrag Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 20 Mar 2002 - Decided05/1254/PP
Installation of 2 No. drop-arm retractable sun awnings, fixed within window recesses.
Toby Jug 25 Lawn Street Paisley PA1 1HD
Received 8 Nov 2005 - Decided05/1318/LB
Installation of new fascia with individually fixed non illuminated lettering, 2 retractable awnings and external painting of ground floor commercial premises and erection of 2 non illuminated menu boards to be fixed at either side of the right hand doorwa
Unit A 23 Gauze Street Paisley PA1 1ES
Received 24 Nov 2005
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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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