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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided02/0360/TP
Uprooting of 2 trees.
Rear Of 9 Loanhead Avenue Linwood
Received 12 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0359/PP
Erection of extension to widen entrance to restaurant and to form extension to increase floor area by 34 sq. m (net) to include demolition of existing conservatory.
Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 12 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0358/PP
Change of use and sub division of garage workshop premises to 2no. Class 1 retail units including demolition of outhouses, replacement roof coverings and external alterations.
139 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 12 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0357/PP
Erection of conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
5 Beechwood Avenue Langbank
Received 12 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0356/TP
Felling of 2 Ash trees, lopping of 6 Ash/Hawthorn trees.
Elderslie Glen Rear Of Wallace Primary School Byres Road Elderslie
Received 11 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0355/PP
Proposed pitched roof to existing garage.
65 Balmoral Road Elderslie
Received 11 Apr 2002 - Decided02/0237/PP
Alterations to existing residential property, including erection of first floor extension.
11 Blackwood Terrace Johnstone
Received 13 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0236/PP
Erection of garage and formation of elevated timber decking around north and east elevations of dwelling house.
High Netherton Langbank
Received 13 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0235/AD
Erection of replacement signage to superstore.
Glasgow Airport Business Park Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 13 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0234/PP
Erection of new security gates and fencing to parking court entrance, and boundary fencing to north east and south east boundaries.
Albert Court Brown Street South Renfrew
Received 13 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0233/PP
Change of use of vacant shop to credit union.
52 High Street Renfrew Renfrew
Received 12 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0232/PP
Erection of a rear dormer.
2 Stanely Drive Paisley
Received 12 Mar 2002 - Appeal decided02/0231/PP
(A)Erection of rear dormer and (B)Erection of front dormer
4 Buchlyvie Road Paisley
Received 12 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0230/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
3/2 71 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 11 Mar 2002 - Decided02/0626/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of terraced dwelling house.
19 Park Green Erskine
Received 19 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0625/PP
Erection of replacement garage and garden store.
Dornoch Lawmarnock Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 19 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0624/PP
Alterations to garden fence.
15 Lomond Avenue Renfrew
Received 18 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0623/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
20 Brierie Gardens Houston
Received 18 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0622/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
36 Torbracken Howwood
Received 18 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0621/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
28 Craighead Road Bishopton
Received 18 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0620/LB
Demolition and rebuilding existing retaining wall.
Kilbarchan West Parish Church Church Street Kilbarchan
Received 17 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0619/PP
Erection of side extension to detached dwelling house.
19 Stanley Drive Brookfield
Received 17 Jun 2002 - Decided02/0497/PP
Raise height of existing dormer at rear of property.
133 Corsebar Road Paisley
Received 17 May 2002 - Decided02/0495/PP
Change of use of premises to form hot food take away. Part of premises only to be used.
26 Lady Lane Paisley
Received 16 May 2002
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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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