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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided05/0231/PP
Alterations to roof and walls and installation of roller shutters to industrial building.
39 Back Sneddon Street Paisley PA3 2DD
Received 8 Mar 2005 - Decided04/1497/PP
Formation of 2 front dormers, 1 1/2 storey extension and conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
2 Kinloch Road Renfrew PA4 0RJ
Received 7 Dec 2004 - Decided05/0165/PP
Erection of 15m high monopole supporting three antennas, associated equipment housing.
Land At Junction With Glenarklet Drive Lochfield Road Paisley
Received 21 Feb 2005 - Decided05/0257/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of presbytery.
St Fillans Church House Main Street Houston Johnstone PA6 7EL
Received 11 Mar 2005 - Decided05/0256/PP
Erection of a 1st floor extension above existing garage and rear extension to detached dwelling house.
97 Umachan Erskine PA8 7FG
Received 11 Mar 2005 - Decided98/0069/TP
Retrospective application for felling of 1 tree, lopping and pollarding of a further three trees.
5 Beatrice Gardens Houston
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided96/0818/TC
Proposed felling of three trees.
Plot 1 Houston Road Houston
Received 30 Aug 1996 - Decided05/0254/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house and 1.8m screen fence.
135 Old Greenock Road Bishopton PA7 5DL
Received 11 Mar 2005 - Decided14/0408/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.
24 Killearn Drive Paisley PA1 3DE
Received 30 May 2014 - Decided00/0560/PP
Erection of front porch to dwelling house.
34 Kilbrennan Road Linwood
Received 16 Jun 2000 - Decided00/0559/PP
Erection of porch and rear extension to dwelling house.
20 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew
Received 15 Jun 2000 - Decided00/0558/PP
Erection of side extension to include double garage.
Midton House Midton Road Howwood
Received 15 Jun 2000 - Decided00/0557/PP
Erection of a garage.
17 Turnhill Avenue Erskine
Received 15 Jun 2000 - Decided00/0556/PP
Alterations to form doorway and installation of replacement windows.
3 Sir Michael Place Paisley
Received 15 Jun 2000 - Decided00/0555/PP
Installation of front dormer to dwelling house.
35 Allanton Avenue Paisley
Received 15 Jun 2000 - Decided00/0429/PP
Erection of front entrance porch.
172 Gilmartin Road Linwood
Received 9 May 2000 - Decided00/0428/PP
Alterations to retail warehouse premises, allowing for alterations to frontage, installation of doors and dock shelter, re-painting of cladding and erection of security gates.
Unit 6 - 8 Abbotsinch Retail Park Paisley
Received 9 May 2000 - Decided00/0427/AD
Erection of two non-illuminated fascia panels with halo-lit individual letters and erection of two neon-lit logo fascia box signs.
Unit 6 - 8 Abbotsinch Retail Park Paisley
Received 9 May 2000 - Decided00/0426/PP
Change of use and conversion of former byre to dwelling house.
East Fulton Farm Linwood
Received 9 May 2000 - Decided00/0425/PP
Erection of boundary wall.
1 Thornwood Drive Paisley
Received 8 May 2000 - Decided00/0424/PP
Alterations to form new cooked meats warehouse within existing raw meats warehouse.
33 Earl Haig Road Hillington
Received 8 May 2000 - Decided00/0423/PP
Erection of two storey block containing four flats
Between 14/16 And 18/20 Allands Avenue Inchinnan
Received 8 May 2000 - Appeal decided00/0299/AD
A. Erection of 3 non-illuminated pole-mounted box signs and 21 non-illuminated signs attached to perimeter fence. B. Erection of 3 internally illuminated pole-mounted box signs on site perimeter.
19 Marchfield Avenue Paisley
Received 3 Apr 2000 - Decided00/0298/AD
Erection of bus shelter incorporating double-sided internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Opp Braids Road Neilston Road Paisley
Received 3 Apr 2000
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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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