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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided99/0722/PP
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses and garages (amendment to consent 98/11/PP) (In Retrospect).
Plots 1-3 Johnshill Lochwinnoch
Received 22 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0721/PP
Erection of a side conservatory.
74 Kingston Road Bishopton
Received 22 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0720/PP
Rear extension to dwellinghouse.
14 Crosslee Gardens Houston
Received 22 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0719/PP
Erection of side and rear extensions to house.
23 Hallidale Crescent Renfrew
Received 22 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0718/PP
Change of use of house to shop and alteration to front elevation.
18 Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 21 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0717/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house and installation of front and rear dormer.
6 Cyprus Avenue Elderslie
Received 21 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0716/PP
Alterations and extension to garage to form swimming pool.
Ravenswood Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 21 Jul 1999 - Unknown99/0715/AF
Provision of an above ground slurry tank.
Reivoch Farm Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 21 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0713/PP
Extension of existing approval (97/1006/PP) till 31/7/2000 for partial use of domestic property for business purposes.
The Bungalow Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 21 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0590/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
1/2 1 Maxwelton Street Paisley
Received 18 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0589/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
Clerksbridge Cottage Beith Road Lochwinnoch
Received 17 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0586/PP
Formation of public reception and alterations to elevations and car park.
Lintwhite Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 17 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0585/PP
Erection of rear conservatory to dwelling house.
9 Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 17 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0584/PP
Conversion of attic, formation of dormer windows to front and rear, and erection of conservatory.
394 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 17 Jun 1999 - Decided99/0583/PP
Alteration to dwelling house to incorporate granny flat.
8 Jedburgh Drive Paisley
Received 16 Jun 1999 - Decided04/1324/RD
Erection of ramp to front elevation and reconfiguration of parking layout.
Robertson Centre 16 Glasgow Road Paisley.
Received 19 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1323/PP
Erection of replacement fence (partly in retrospect).
7 Campbell Avenue Bishopton.
Received 19 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1321/PP
Erection of a side extension above existing garage and front entrance to detached dwellinghouse.
4 Wrightlands Crescent Erskine.
Received 19 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1319/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front of dwelling house.
24 Leeburn Avenue Houston.
Received 19 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1318/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwellinghouse.
17 Camps Crescent Renfrew.
Received 19 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1303/VR
Amend condition 11 of planning permission ref: 04/0138/PP (covering the effect of external noise sources on internal accommodation).
Craigenfeoch Aveue Beith Road Benston Road Johnstone
Received 15 Oct 2004 - Decided04/0861/PP
Formation of temporary extension to long stay car park (renewal of 01/0671/PP).
Abbotsinch Road/Arran Drive Paisley
Received 7 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1021/PP
Erection of office development, formation of access and parking.
Corner Of Shuttle Street/Witherspoon Street Paisley.
Received 9 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1302/PP
Erection of detached garage in retrospect and alteration to reinstate ground levels at rear of dwelling house .
140 Brown Street Paisley
Received 15 Oct 2004
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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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