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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/0532/HZ
Request to revoke Hazardous Substances Consent.
Station Road Bishopton
Received 1 May 2003 - Decided04/1214/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling house.
17 Quarrelton Grove Johnstone
Received 21 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1513/PP
Erection of car port, removal of window and installtion of patio doors, installation of new balcony.
Linister 12 Main Street Howwood Johnstone PA9 1BQ
Received 13 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1512/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension and porch to rear of dwelling house and installation of roof light to the side.
30 Newton Of Barr Lochwinnoch
Received 13 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1244/PP
Change of use of residential flat to Class 2 office.
5 Windsor Place Bridge Of Weir
Received 4 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1485/PP
Erection of one and a half storey dwelling house.
Land To Rear Of Mansfield Mansfield Road Lochwinnoch
Received 3 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1480/PP
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling house.
104 Abbotsford Crescent Paisley
Received 1 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1504/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension with single storey element to rear of dwelling house.
23 Ravenscraig Avenue Paisley
Received 9 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1550/PP
Residential development incorporating amenity/wheelchair housing (31 units) and very sheltered housing (26 units).
Land To South Of New Erskine Parish Church Rashielee Avenue Erskine
Received 22 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1505/PP
Conversion of shop to form house with the installation of dormers to the front and rear roofscape and alterations to the front and rear of the unit.
1/3 Tylney Road Paisley
Received 9 Dec 2004 - Decided04/1546/PP
Re-development of existing buildings to form hairdressing showroom with trade counter and 10 small industrial units all with associated car parking and servicing facilities.
82-90 Kelvin Avenue Hillington.
Received 21 Dec 2004 - Decided99/0525/EN
Formation of fenced storage compound.
Glasgow Airport Campsie Drive Paisley
Received 2 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0524/EN
Erection of store and alterations to motor transport building.
Glasgow Airport Campsie Drive Paisley
Received 2 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0523/AD
Erection of 4 display banners attached to lighting columns.
Terminal Building Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 2 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0522/PP
Formation of commercial car park with perimeter covering and office accommodation.
Murray Street/Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 2 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0521/PP
Erection of a single garage.
10 Broomlands Avenue Erskine
Received 2 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0398/AD
Erection of a fascia and window signage the former to be externally illumnated by ground level uplighters.
9 George Place Paisley
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0397/PP
Erection of a dwellinghouse (Part ammendment to Planning Consent 94/419/PP).
Plot 255 Nethergreen Park Renfrew
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0396/PP
Use of drainage wayleave land as extension to garden ground and relocation of screen fencing.
Plot 301 Gifford Wynd Paisley
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0395/PP
Erection of palisade fence and gates to rear yard and replacement windows and doors to front elevation. (In Retrospect).
425 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0394/PP
Change of use of shop to betting shop, installation of new shop front and extension to rear of premises.
45 High Street Paisley
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0393/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
20 Bevan Grove Johnstone
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0392/TP
Topping of 3 Ash, 3 Elm and 3 Sycamore trees.
Linn House Linn Park Gardens Johnstone
Received 27 Apr 1999 - Decided99/0391/DD
Demolition of Cathedral House and adjacent offices.
Diocesan Offices East Buchanan Street Paisley
Received 26 Apr 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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