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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
- Decided99/0957/PP
Erection of 4no. flats.
Whirlie Road Houston
Received 8 Oct 1999 - Decided99/0956/AD
Erection of upper fascia sign (externally illuminated). (sign A)
Unit 5 Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 7 Oct 1999 - Decided99/0955/PP
Change of use from Class 2 (bank) to Class 4 (office) including external alterations and provision of additional car parking.
Former Clydesdale Bank Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington
Received 7 Oct 1999 - Decided99/0954/PP
Erection of retail unit (385 sqm) and alterations to car parking and servicing arrangement.
Renfrew Retail Park Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 6 Oct 1999 - Decided99/0953/AD
Erection of internally illuminated signs.
Yamah (MCS) Fulbar Street Renfrew
Received 6 Oct 1999 - Decided00/0145/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0144/AD
Erection of bus shelter incoprorating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
214 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0143/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Gauze Street Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0142/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0141/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Neilston Road Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0140/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Gauze Street Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0139/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Barrhead Road Paisley
Received 1 Mar 2000 - Decided00/0027/PP
Approval of reserved matters relating to conditions 3 and 4 of application 97/393/PP (erection of additional 1395 sq m. of floorspace).
Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 21 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0026/PP
Erection of garage to replace old tandem garage and air raid shelter.
11 Woodland Avenue Paisley
Received 19 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0025/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
22 South Street Houston
Received 19 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0023/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
31 Lochy Place Erskine
Received 18 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0022/PP
Formation of rear dormer and construction of side extension.
Craigmuir Johnshill Lochwinnoch
Received 18 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0020/PP
Erection of a detached garage, an extension to the dwelling house and conversion of attic space.
Little Porton Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 18 Jan 2000 - Decided00/0019/PP
Partial Demolition of offices within industrial premises and re furbishement of industrial unit including partial re-cladding of building, formation of car park, and erection of 2.4 metre high boundary treatment.
1 - 3 Watt Road Hillington
Received 17 Jan 2000 - Decided99/1097/PP
Erection of a satellite dish.
Plot 4 School Wynd Kilbarchan
Received 17 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1096/PP
Erection of rear dormers and alteration/extension of side extension.
61 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 17 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1095/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
3 Gorse Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 16 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1094/PP
Erection of a double garage (in retrospect).
93 Gartmore Road Paisley
Received 16 Nov 1999 - Decided99/1093/PP
Change of use from retail shop to hot food take away.
14 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 16 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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