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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided99/1067/CL
Use of part of a class 1 shop comprising 45 square metres of floorspace of the unit for the sale of hot filled rolls and hot snacks for the consumption off the premises heated or cooked by griddle, domestic hob, bain marie, microwave oven, pie oven and do
21 Maxwellton Street Paisley
Received 8 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1066/PP
Erection of new pipe bridge and two exhaust stacks.
Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 8 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1065/PP
Erection of 30 housing units incorporating 8 supported units with common facilities,formation of access and car parking.
George Street/Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 8 Nov 1999 - Decided99/0933/PP
Installation of A.T.M. cashpoint.
Blockbuster Video 71 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 1 Oct 1999 - Decided99/0932/AD
Erection of projecting sign (internally illuminated), non-illuminated sign on A.T.M. and re-positioning of existing internally illuminated projecting sign.
Blockbuster Video 71 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 1 Oct 1999 - Decided99/0925/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
Flat 2/3 19 Whitehaugh Drive Paisley
Received 28 Sept 1999 - Decided99/0924/PP
Removal of single wooden garage and replacement with double garage.
14 Stanely Drive Brookfield
Received 28 Sept 1999 - Decided99/0923/AD
Display of individually formed letters and logos to fascia plus projecting hanging sign at fascia level, all non-illuminated.
39 High Street Paisley
Received 28 Sept 1999 - Decided99/0922/PP
Extension to airport long stay car park.
Glasgow Airport Arran Avenue/Abbotsinch Road Paisley
Received 28 Sept 1999 - Decided99/0921/PP
Erection of first floor side extension to dwelling house.
26 Stravaig Walk Paisley
Received 28 Sept 1999 - Decided99/0920/PP
Formation of outside seating area associated with existing licensed premises.
9 George Place Paisley
Received 28 Sept 1999 - Decided00/0128/PP
Deletion of proposed footpath from approved site layout and change of use from public footpath to domestic garden gound associated with No. 22 Strathcarron Crescent
Dykebar East Phase 1 Glenapp Road Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0127/LB
Alteration to existing kiosks on platforms 2 & 3. Part change of use to form hot food take away.
Gilmour St Station Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0125/PP
Erection of airport related uses, distribution and storage accommodation to include the provision of road infrastructure and associated landscaping (in outline).
Netherton Farm Abbotsinch Renfrew
Received 28 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0126/PP
Alterations to existing kiosks on platforms 2 & 3 and part change of use to form hot food take away unit.
Gilmour St Station Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 28 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0124/TP
Uprooting of 6 trees.
Moredun Playing Fields Donaldswood Paisley
Received 25 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0123/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
127 Spencer Drive Paisley PA2 0TW
Received 25 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0122/PP
Alterations to existing building and construction of new test tower
Babcock Park Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 25 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0121/PP
Erection of conservatory and extension to rear of dwelling house.
60 Hillfoot Houston
Received 24 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0120/CL
Use of ground floor premises as public house.
The Millbrae Inn High Street Johnstone
Received 24 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0003/AD
Erection of sign.
38 Houston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 7 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0002/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for use as a hot food takeaway/ restaurant between 11.00am and 11pm daily.
62 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 7 Jan 2000 - Appeal decided00/0001/AD
A. painted aluminium fascia sign, B. internally illuminated central feature PVC sign, C. non-illuminated projecting rigid PVC sign with vinyl letters, D. non-illuminated painted aluminium plates on shutter boxes and E. internal vinyl advertising tran
Keystone Corner Shop 5 Wright Street Renfrew
Received 7 Jan 2000 - Decided99/1199/PP
Erection of 6 no. flatted dwellings with associated parking.
Corner Of William Street/Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 29 Dec 1999
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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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