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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
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
- Decided99/0912/TP
Crown thinning of one tree.
52/54 Sycamore Avenue Johnstone
Received 23 Sept 1999 - Decided00/0119/LB
Installation of replacement windows.
33 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0118/CC
Demolition of buildings and outbuildings.
5-7 West Brae Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0117/PP
Erection of lock-up garage.
15 Greenlaw Drive Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0116/AD
Erection of double-sided internally illuminated advert on bus shelter.
Opposite Piazza Shopping Gauze Street Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0115/AD
Erection of double-sided internally illuminated advert on bus shelter.
Piazza Gauze Street Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0114/AD
Erection of double-sided internally illuminated advert on bus shelter.
Opposite 1 Millburn Way High Street Renfrew
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0113/AD
Erection of double-sided internally illuminated advert on bus shelter.
Adj. Brabloch Hotel Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0112/AD
Erection of double-sided internally illuminated advert on bus shelter.
Opposite Stranka Avenue Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided00/0110/AD
Erection of double-sided internally illuminated advert on bus shelter.
Piazza Gauze Street Paisley
Received 23 Feb 2000 - Decided99/1194/PP
Alterations and change of use of storage shed/byre to form 6 en-suite bedrooms and dining/kitchen facilities for bed and breakfast accommodation.
Mid Glen Farm West Glen Road Langbank
Received 24 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1193/PP
External alterations, formation of access road and service yard
Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 24 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1192/PP
Erection of 16 no flatted dwellings with associated parking and access.
West Campbell Street Paisley
Received 24 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1191/PP
Erection of detached garage and front porch.
41 Douglas Avenue Elderslie
Received 23 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1190/AD
Part illuminated fascia signs and unilluminated poster boxes.
Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 23 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1189/AD
Erection of 2 No. advertisement banners (in retrospect).
New Street Kilbarchan
Received 23 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1188/PP
Erection of extension to manufacturing unit.
108 Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 23 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1187/PP
Erection of 2-storey office development.
108 Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 23 Dec 1999 - Decided99/1057/AD
Erection of an externally illuminated hoarding.
22 Bridge Street Paisley
Received 5 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1056/TP
Felling of three poplar trees.
79 Spruce Avenue Johnstone
Received 4 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1055/TP
Crown thinning of one tree.
39 Sycamore Avenue Johnstone
Received 4 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1054/TP
Felling of 2 trees.
Bluebell Woods Adj To 19 Juniper Place Johnstone
Received 4 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1053/LB
Alteration to Listed Building by removal of chimney from rear elevation, installation of two velux windows on rear elevation, and installation of dome window on flat roof.
6/11 Ranfurly Castle Terrace Bridge Of Weir
Received 4 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1052/PP
Erection of a storage container for use by pigeon racing club to hold meetings.
Mill Of Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 4 Nov 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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