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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided04/1200/PP
Erection of dwelling house.
Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 17 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0813/PP
Erection of a front porch to dwelling house.
5 Kilpatrick Drive Renfrew
Received 29 Jun 2004 - Decided04/1209/RD
Erection of a single storey 10 bedroom residential unit for adults with learning difficulties, communal facilities and staff accommodation together with new access, off street parking and landscaping.
Glenburn Road Paisley
Received 20 Sept 2004 - Decided05/0355/PP
Erection of front porch to dwelling house.
7 Ben Lawers Drive Paisley PA2 7LZ
Received 6 Apr 2005 - Decided08/0687/PP
Erection of single-storey extension to rear of dwelling house and garage conversion.
67 Kirkfield Gardens Renfrew PA4 8JA
Received 5 Aug 2008 - Decided04/1004/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
17 King George Place Renfrew
Received 5 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1203/PP
Change of use of shop to Class 2 office use, alterations to frontage and installation of roller shutters.
50 Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 17 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0920/PP
Erection of two storey side and rear extension to dwelling house.
6 Thornly Park Road Paisley
Received 19 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1198/PP
Erection of a first floor addition to side and a single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
49 Stravaig Walk Paisley
Received 16 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0868/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house.
1 Taylor Avenue Kilbarchan
Received 9 Jul 2004 - Decided99/0809/PP
Change of use of vacant shop to hot food take away.
42 Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 23 Aug 1999 - Decided99/0808/PP
Removal of 4 dormer windows (2 front & 2 rear) and removal of 2 chimney stacks and re-roofing with slate and covering of coping with leadwork (retrospective).
Arnotts 11/12 Gauze Street Paisley
Received 23 Aug 1999 - Decided99/0807/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
23 Carruth Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 23 Aug 1999 - Decided99/0806/PP
Change of use of public amenity space, repositioning of garden boundary fence and formation of driveway.
17 Richmond Drive Linwood
Received 23 Aug 1999 - Decided99/0805/PP
Renovation of commercial unit to form residential flatted dwelling.
1 Charlotte Place Paisley
Received 23 Aug 1999 - Unknown99/0804/PP
Formation of window on front elevation of dwellinghouse and internal alterations to attic space.
44 Thornly Park Avenue Paisley
Received 23 Aug 1999 - Decided96/1129/PP
Erection of replacement enclosure and gates to site boundaries (part in retrospect).
106 Greenhill Road/ 37 & 47 McFarlane Street Paisley
Received 6 Dec 1996 - Decided99/0673/PP
Erection of a front porch.
51 Dunsmore Road Bishopton
Received 9 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0670/TP
Crown Thinning of tree canopy.
145 Willow Drive Johnstone
Received 9 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0671/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
14 Birkhall Avenue Inchinnan
Received 9 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0672/PP
Installation of three roof lights associated with the conversion of existing roofspace to form 2 no. bedrooms.
32 Oxford Road Renfrew
Received 9 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0669/PP
Temporary installation and operation of mobile asphalt plant for a 12 month period
Highcraig Quarry Rannoch Road Johnstone
Received 8 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0668/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house, incorporating an extension to the existing garage.
The Willans Brediland Road Paisley
Received 8 Jul 1999 - Decided99/0667/PP
Formation of additional 122 car parking spaces
3 Fountain Drive Inchinnan Business Park
Received 8 Jul 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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