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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided99/0015/AD
Erection of internally illuminated entrance tower box sign. (Retrospective)
Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 11 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0014/PP
Change of use of part manufacturing/storage area to retail showroom associated with existing retail showroom (total floorspace 3000 sq m).
31-41 Kelvin Avenue Hillington
Received 11 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0013/PP
Erection of front porch and side and rear extensions.
9 Small Holdings Kilbarchan
Received 11 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0012/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
38 Cameron Avenue Bishopton
Received 11 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0011/PP
Erection of a restaurant with drive-thru facility and formation of vehicular access.
Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 8 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0010/PP
Erection of a side extension and a detached garage.
18 Anchor Crescent Paisley
Received 8 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0009/TC
Felling of one Cypress tree.
Corraith Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 7 Jan 1999 - Decided98/1154/PP
Erection of warehouse/workshop building (Block B) (part amendment to planning consent 97/1157/PP).
Abbotsinch Road Paisley
Received 20 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1153/PP
Change of use of former bank to dwellinghouse.
1 Ewing Street Kilbarchan
Received 20 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1152/TC
Felling of one cypress fir tree.
Corraith 26 Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 20 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1151/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
9 Polsons Crescent Paisley
Received 20 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1150/PP
Erection of two no. flats, three no. parking spaces, boundary walls and replacement of existing timber fencing.
Gryffe Arms Hotel Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 20 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1149/PP
Erection of four flatted dwellings with associated parking.
13 Queen Street Paisley
Received 20 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1148/PP
Erection of a double garage to the side of dwelling.
137 Whitehaugh Avenue Paisley
Received 19 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1147/PP
Alterations to kitchen including erection of vent extract flue on rear elevation.
5 New Street Paisley
Received 19 Nov 1998 - Decided99/0277/PP
Installation of externally fixed flue to an existing heater.
Harveys 4 High Street Paisley
Received 25 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0276/PP
Formation of new access road.
Argyll Avenue Renfrew
Received 25 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0275/PP
Formation of new access road.
Meadowside Street Renfrew
Received 25 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0274/PP
Proposed two storey extension to house.
6 Lithgow Avenue Langbank
Received 24 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0273/PP
Erection of attached garages to two semi-detached dwellinghouses.
Thomson Street Johnstone
Received 24 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0272/LB
Alteration of attic space including instatllation of 2 velux windows.
Summerlea 1 Park View Kilbarchan
Received 24 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0271/PP
Alteration of attic space including installation of 2 rear velux windows.
Summerlea 1 Park View Kilbarchan
Received 24 Mar 1999 - Decided05/0088/PP
Conversion of garage to living accomodation, extension to front dormer and formation of new dormer to rear of dwelling house.
5 Glenfield Grange Paisley PA2 8BJ
Received 31 Jan 2005 - Decided05/0087/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear to dwelling house.
1 Sandend Erskine PA8 6EB
Received 31 Jan 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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