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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided99/0046/PP
Increase in height of existing aerial from 25.9m to 29.3m, 2 additional microwave dishes and associated extension to compound and erection of additional cabin.
Nether Johnstone Farm Kilbarchan
Received 20 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0045/PP
Erection of a front porch.
12 Dunlin Crescent Houston
Received 20 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0044/PP
Erection of a rear single storey extension and alterations to existing extension.
29 Victoria Road Brookfield
Received 20 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0043/PP
Installation of rooflights to side and rear elevations of flatted dwelling.
11A Main Road Paisley
Received 19 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0042/TP
Felling of 5 Fir trees.
Padua Calderhaugh Lane Lochwinnoch
Received 19 Jan 1999 - Decided99/0041/PP
Extension to existing drive-thru to provide additional seating to restaurant and kitchen/staff facilities, also alterations to drive-thru lane.
Plot 16 Kelvin Avenue Hillington
Received 18 Jan 1999 - Decided98/1179/PP
Erection of two buildings for industrial/warehousing use (Class 5 and 6) associated access, parking and service areas.
Penilee Road/Mossland Road Hillington
Received 27 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1178/PP
New pipe bridge and pipe run.
Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 27 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1177/LB
Alterations to kitchen including installation of extract flue.
5 New Street Paisley
Received 26 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1176/PP
Demolition of existing sales building and construction of new sales building.
Benston Service Station Beith Road Johnstone
Received 26 Nov 1998 - Decided98/1175/PP
Change of use of garage to offices and internal alterations.
7 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 26 Nov 1998 - Decided99/0303/TP
Felling of trees.
Balgonie Estate Paisley
Received 31 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0302/PP
Erection of rear extension and formation of dormers to front and rear.
43 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley
Received 31 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0301/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
2D Brown Street Paisley
Received 31 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0300/PP
Erection of rear extension.
32 Falside Avenue Paisley
Received 30 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0299/PP
Erection of dwelling house (amendment to approved house type of previous permission 94/1393/PP).
Plot 7 Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 30 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0298/PP
Erection of light industrial building for distribution, storage, assembly/light manufacturing)( Classes 4,5 & 6). (Amendment to 98/739/PP).
Building 5 Jubilee Court Hillington
Received 30 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0297/PP
Erection of rear extension.
4 Thornwood Drive Paisley
Received 30 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0296/TP
Uprooting of two trees.
Rear Of 5 Balgonie Drive Paisley
Received 30 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0295/PP
Residential development comprising 70 no. houses and all associated works (part amendment to layout).
Alloway Crescent Paisley
Received 29 Mar 1999 - Decided99/0171/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated advertisement panel.
Anchor Bar 23 Gauze Street Paisley
Received 22 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0170/PP
Erection of garage.
27 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 22 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0169/PP
Erection of 26 dwellinghouses.
Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 22 Feb 1999 - Decided99/0168/PP
Erection of 3 detached houses and 10 flatted dwellings with associated roads and parking, and formation of visitor parking spaces and footpath towards castle ruin.
Lawmarnock Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 19 Feb 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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