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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0181/PP
Proposed new car park facility.
Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 2 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0180/PP
Erection of a 1.5metre high boundary fence.
35 Glenbrittle Drive Paisley
Received 3 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0179/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to house.
5 Ben More Drive Paisley
Received 27 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0178/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
1 Park View Kilbarchan
Received 27 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0177/LB
Erection of two dwelling houses (constituting a part conversion/part demolition of former stables building and allowing for retention of clock/bell tower facade and canal wall).
The Stables North Gatehouse West Lane Paisley
Received 26 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0176/PP
Erection of a dwelling house (plot 17) and alterations to roof ridge direction for plot 15 (part amendment to planning consent 97/1099/PP).
1 & 3 Braids Gait Braids Road Paisley
Received 26 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0175/PP
Demolition and rebuild of south gable and and part of front elevation and re-roofing of rear slopes (part amendment to planning consent 97/657/PP).
40/42 New Street Paisley
Received 26 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0174/PP
Erection of two dwelling houses (constituting a part conversion part demolition of former stables building and allowing for retention of clock/bell tower facade and canal wall).
The Stables North Gatehouse West Lane Paisley
Received 26 Feb 1998 - Unknown04/1053/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwellinghouse.
2 Carriagehill Avenue Paisley.
Received 17 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0826/PP
Erection of extension to rear of dwelling house.
9 Balgair Drive Paisley
Received 1 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0935/AD
Installation of replacement signage at supermarket.
Kwik Save Store Bridge Street Linwood
Received 21 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1095/PP
Alterations to existing shop premises and erection of new residential flat at first floor level.
54 Gallowhill Road Paisley
Received 27 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1075/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
Glentyan Cottage High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 23 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0794/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
39 Woodland Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Jun 2004 - Decided04/1069/PP
Erection of single storey rear conservatory and timber deck area to dwelling house.
16 Turnhill Crescent Erskine
Received 20 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1056/LB
Erection of 5 No. flagpoles on north elevation and 3 No. flagpoles on east and west elevations.
India Of Inchinnan Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 19 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0875/PP
Erection of single storey rear conservatory to dwellinghouse.
Cottage 1 Midgavin Farm Belltrees Road Howwood.
Received 9 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0716/PP
Erection of detached double garage to dwelling house.
46/1 Greenock Road Paisley
Received 8 Jun 2004 - Decided04/1055/PP
Erection of a greenhouse at site of old one.
Threeplands Golf Course Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 18 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0669/PP
Erection of conservatory to the front of a detached dwellinghouse.
24 Greenlaw Crescent Paisley
Received 27 May 2004 - Decided98/0038/PP
Erection of rear extension.
33 Haining Road Renfrew
Received 19 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0037/LB
Proposed erection of a satellite dish.
11 The Counting House Paisley
Received 19 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0036/PP
Erection of a pallisade fence on top of existing boundary wall and siting of an enclosed container for transfer of asbestos.
35-37 Watt Road Hillington
Received 19 Jan 1998 - Decided98/0035/PP
Erection of a garage.
2 Springvale Drive Paisley
Received 19 Jan 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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