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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0542/TP
Proposed topping of a Tilia tree.
Rear Of 1 Beatrice Gardens Houston
Received 3 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0541/PP
Demolition of rear porch and erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
Breezy Point Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 3 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0540/PP
Erection of a dwelling house (change of house type for plot 9).
Plot 9 Stanely Green Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 3 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0539/PP
Erection of replacement wall/fence and partial relocation of existing boundary treatment.
John Menzies Unit Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 3 Jun 1998 - Decided04/1086/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling.
Netherbroadfield Farm Howwood
Received 25 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0924/PP
Erection of a replacement garage within curtilage of dwelling house.
West Morningside Main Road Langbank
Received 19 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1031/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house.
318 Ritchie Park Johnstone
Received 12 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0750/PP
Erection of replacement garage.
47 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 17 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0972/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of property.
86 Castleview Drive Paisley
Received 29 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1064/PP
Erection of 2 conservatories and toilet block to care home for the elderly.
Westlands Rashielee Avenue Erskine
Received 20 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0814/PP
Construction of access ramp at front of church hall.
Glebe Street Renfrew
Received 29 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0958/PP
Demolition of a redundant reinforced concrete water tower.
Paisley Tec Clark Street Paisley
Received 27 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1097/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
10 Gibson Road Renfrew
Received 27 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1096/PP
Construction of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
Rannoch Lea Main Street Howwood
Received 27 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0993/PP
Details of scheme of mitigation in relation to noise generated from within the Xscape development - discharge condition 9.1.4 of the outline consent (04/0201/PP).
Land At North Renfrew (East) Renfrew
Received 4 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1080/PP
Erection of a two and single storey rear extensions to dwellinghouse.
101 Old Greenock Road Bishopton.
Received 24 Aug 2004 - Decided05/0049/PP
Two storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
25 Rossland Crescent Bishopton PA7 5JJ
Received 20 Jan 2005 - Decided04/0852/PP
Erection of new roof with 2 dormers, installation of velux windows, extension to rear of property, and relocation of entrance door.
Kentra 31 Victoria Road Brookfield
Received 7 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1062/PP
Replacement windows in timber vertical sash double glazing.
Kilgraston House Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 19 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1061/PP
Single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
Primrose Bank Gledstane Road Bishopton
Received 19 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0770/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
7 King George Gardens Renfrew
Received 21 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0671/TP
Felling of one conifer.
21 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 27 May 2004 - Decided04/1136/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling house.
1 Glenfield Gardens Paisley
Received 6 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1135/PP
Erection of extension and conservatory to rear of dwelling house and installation of bathroom window (retrospective).
3 Napier Gardens Linwood
Received 6 Sept 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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