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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided00/0160/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
High Street Johnstone
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0159/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0158/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0157/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0156/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0155/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0154/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0040/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension.
9 Mainscroft Erskine
Received 27 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0039/RD
Erection of Sports Hall, Community Hall with ancillary facilities, civic square, access road and parking.
Bridgewater Community Sports Facility Kilpatrick Drive Erskine
Received 27 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0038/PP
Increase height of boundary fence from 1m to 1.8m (retrospective).
16 Donaldswood Road Paisley
Received 27 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0037/AD
Erection of one internally illuminated display panel (retrospective).
1 Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 26 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0036/RD
Erection of a single storey nursery including external play area, car parking and perimeter fencing.
Wallace Primary School Glenmalloch Place Elderslie
Received 26 Jan 2000 - Decided05/0514/PP
Reinstatement of window to replace disabled access to flatted dwelling.
21 Kilmacolm Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HR
Received 12 May 2005 - Decided05/0467/AD
Erection of externally illuminated fascia sign and a non-illuminated projection sign to shopfront.
29 High Street Paisley PA1 2AF
Received 29 Apr 2005 - Decided05/0299/RD
Erection of new build marriage suite adjoining the approved customer services centre.
South Building Renfrewshire Council Headquarters Cotton Street Paisley PA1 1EF
Received 21 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0318/PP
Erection of replacement front and new rear porch extensions to dwelling house.
Ardoon Glengowan Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3PL
Received 24 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0262/PP
Erection of rear extension and conversion of attic space to dwelling house.
22 Burnside Avenue Brookfield Johnstone PA5 8UT
Received 14 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0326/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
18 Locherburn Grove Houston Johnstone PA6 7NJ
Received 29 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0205/PP
Erection of 2 storey side extension to dwelling house.
12 Craigiehall Crescent Erskine PA8 7DD
Received 2 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0343/AD
Erection of externally illuminated double sided totem sign, externally illuminated single sided totem sign, replacement of externally illuminated individual letters to gable and entrance and internally illuminated menu board.
Phoenix Park Brewers Fayre 3 Pegasus Avenue Paisley PA1 2BH
Received 1 Apr 2005 - Decided05/0313/PP
Second storey extension above existing garage and conversion of garage into living area.
61 St Annes Wynd Erskine PA8 7DT
Received 23 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0488/PP
Two storey extension to the south east gable and one storey extension to the rear of existing house.
133 Glencoats Drive Paisley PA3 1RP
Received 5 May 2005 - Decided05/0486/PP
Erection of four single storey workshop units and associated parking.
Site Of Lodge To South Of Blackstoun Farm Blackstoun Road Linwood Paisley
Received 5 May 2005 - Decided05/0485/PP
Demolition of existing dwelling house and outbuildings and erection of 5 one and a half storey detached dwellings.
Hillside Bogstonhill Road Houston Johnstone PA6 7HH
Received 5 May 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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