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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided04/1171/AD
Amendment to fascia sign to incorporate 'phone number and display of an internally illuminated sign behind the frontage glazing.
6 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1170/PP
Erection of single storey rear/side extension to dwelling house to include formation of retaining wall and removal of existing garage.
29 Golf Drive Paisley
Received 10 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0897/PP
Alteration to rear roof of dwelling house.
10 Byres Road Elderslie
Received 14 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1343/PP
Erection of two storey rear extension and erection of a side conservatory to dwellinghouse.
Houston Lodge Houston Road Langbank.
Received 26 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1342/PP
Erection of residential development.
25 Lacy Street Paisley
Received 25 Oct 2004 - Decided04/1173/PP
Erection of new primary school with associated play areas, sports pitch, parking and access roads.
Teviot Terrace Johnstone
Received 10 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1168/LB
Installation of external ventilation duct on rear elevation together with internal alterations, to include: (1) conversion of ground floor restaurant and kitchen to hotel bedrooms, (2) formation of kitchen adjacent to function room (through conversion of
Bird In Hand Hotel Beith Road Johnstone
Received 9 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1165/PP
Erection of extension to rear of dwelling house.
9 Victoria Road Paisley
Received 8 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1161/PP
Alterations to front elevation to form new doorways, build up existing door/windows openings, re-roofing and re-cladding of fascia and formation of a parking area.
139 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 8 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1044/AD
Erection of non-illuminated signage to include:-(i) 1 no. pole mounted sign at entrance of site(ii) 1 no. pole mounted directory board at car park(iii) 3 no. wall mounted numbers and tenant signage.
St James Business Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 16 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0881/PP
Erection of store and construction of ramps and door openings for disabled access.
Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 12 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1378/PP
Installation of a domestic oil fired central heating storage tank to side of dwelling house.
Clovenstone Cottage Calderside Road Lochwinnoch
Received 4 Nov 2004 - Decided04/1160/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
71 Houston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 8 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1158/PP
Formation of disabled ramp to rear of dwelling house.
26 Huntersfield Road Johnstone
Received 8 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0927/PP
Change of use from workshop to residential flat and replacement windows and doors.
20 Low Barholm Kilbarchan.
Received 20 Jul 2004 - Decided98/0072/TC
Proposed pruning of trees.
11 Craw Place Lochwinnoch
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0071/PP
Proposed extension and alterations (to include off-sales area), plus elevational changes including roller shutters to shop.
25 Broadloan Renfrew
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0070/TP
Felling of a Douglas Fir tree.
Ashburn Milliken Park Road Kilbarchan
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0068/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0067/PP
Erection of extension to rear of clubhouse.
Ferguslie Paisley
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0066/PP
Proposed renewal of temporary consents 93/82/PP and 95/518/PP for day nursery.
Health Centre Road Bishopton
Received 27 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0485/AD
Erection of internally illuminated display panel (In retrospect).
Corner Of 15 Ferguslie Walk Paisley
Received 18 May 1998 - Decided98/0484/PP
Erection of a conservatory to side of dwellinghouse.
25 Swan Place Johnstone
Received 18 May 1998 - Appeal decided98/0483/TP
Proposed (A) Pruning and Crown Thinning and (B) Topping of 3 no. trees.
Ellon Way Paisley
Received 15 May 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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