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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/1099/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
16 Methuen Road Renfrew
Received 6 Nov 1998 - Decided99/0227/NA
Establish transfer station, remove contaminated ground, lay and compact crushed granular material as engineering fill for future redevelopment.
Former Carless Oil Refinery Clydebank
Received 10 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0226/TP
Felling of two trees.
37 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone
Received 10 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0225/PP
Erection of 12 dwelling houses and formation of new vehicular access and associated footpaths (amendment to planning application 98/959/PP).
Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 9 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0224/PP
Alterations to dwelling house and existing rear extension.
17 Rotherwick Drive Paisley
Received 9 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0223/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
6 Craigend Holdings Barhill Road Erskine
Received 9 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0222/PP
Conversion of attic to form living accomodation and installation of velux rooflight.
31 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 9 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0221/TC
Pruning of one tree.
25/27 Kilmacolm Road Houston
Received 8 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0220/VR
Variation of condition 2 of 91/1387/PP to permit the opening of premises from 9am - 10pm Monday to Saturdays and 10am - 8pm on Sundays.
14 Moss Street Paisley
Received 8 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0219/PP
Erection of extension and conversion of outbuilding.
41 High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 8 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0098/CL
Certificate of lawfulness for use of premises as Class 3 use.
12/14 High Street Johnstone
Received 2 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0097/PP
Erection of a single garage to side of dwelling house.
7 Stanely Drive Brookfield
Received 1 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0096/PP
Erection of a single storey front extension and alterations to house.
8 St Fillans Drive Houston
Received 1 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0095/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension and a garage.
19 Millfield Avenue Erskine
Received 1 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0094/PP
Change of use from coal yard and sheds to material storage and car park, associated with adjacent engineering works (In Retrospect).
Russell Street Johnstone
Received 1 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0093/PP
Alterations to roller shutter door and formation of new pedestrian access/emergency door.
3 Jubilee Court Hillington Industrial Estate
Received 1 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0092/PP
Internal partitioning to form new office, toilet and reception area, construction of new front porch and formation of new access.
Cartside Avenue Inchinnan Business Park Inchinnan
Received 1 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0091/TP
Uprooting of one beech tree and one chestnut tree.
Phase 15 Crawford Road Houston
Received 29 Jan 1999 - Decided98/1229/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated fascia and projecting box signs.
9 Canal Street Renfrew
Received 11 Dec 1998 - Decided98/1228/PP
Rehabilitation and alterations to tenemental properties including backcourt improvements and solar collector.
55-61 Love Street Paisley
Received 11 Dec 1998 - Decided98/1227/CL
Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness, in respect of the use of the premises for the purposes of storage and distribution.
East Fulton Farm Linwood
Received 10 Dec 1998 - Decided98/1226/TC
Felling of three conifers.
Burnbrae House Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 10 Dec 1998 - Decided98/1225/CL
Use of land and part of building for the sale of used cars (Maximum of 8 vehicles).
53 Love Street Paisley
Received 10 Dec 1998 - Decided98/1224/PP
Proposed residential development for 254 two-storey units with associated roads, parking and landscaping.
East Freeland Erskine
Received 9 Dec 1998
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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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