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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided04/0922/PP
Installation of 3 no. T-Mobile 3G antennas on rooftop polemounts with all associated ancillary development.
Johnstone Telephone Exchange Laighcartside Street Johnstone
Received 19 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0874/PP
Replacement of existing dwelling house with new dwelling house and change of use of agricultural land to private garden ground.
St. Fillans Cottage Corsliehill Road Houston.
Received 9 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1112/GD
Formation of disabled parking bay.
45 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington
Received 31 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1111/PP
Erection of 12 no. townhouses and associated infrastructure.
The Glen Main Road Elderslie
Received 31 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0953/PP
Subdivision of house plot and erection of two-storey detached dwelling house.
50/52 Gartmore Road Paisley
Received 26 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1091/PP
Erection of 4 no. semi-detached dwellings to include demolition of existing house and garage.
Park Holdings 22 Bourne Crescent Inchinnan
Received 25 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1089/PP
Erection of a single storey extension to rear side of dwellinghouse, together with raised decking including balustrade at the rear of detached dwelling house.
54 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1088/AD
Display of internally illuminated sign/backlit sign.
Unit 161 Braehead Shopping Centre Renfrew
Received 25 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0696/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to dwelling house.
4 Lochy Place Linburn Erskine
Received 3 Jun 2004 - Decided04/1099/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension and rear conservatory to dwelling house.
18 Strathcarron Drive Paisley
Received 30 Aug 2004 - Decided98/0143/PP
Proposed rear conservatory.
81 Gleniffer Road Renfrew
Received 19 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0142/PP
First floor extension above existing garage.
45 Greenways Court Paisley
Received 19 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0141/PP
Proposed new shopfront and roller shutters to existing shop premises.
191 George Street Paisley
Received 19 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0140/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
21 Netherdale Drive Paisley
Received 19 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0139/PP
Construction of a building to house technical equipment adjoining double garage.
Scottish Maintenance Centre Houston Road Near Inchinnan
Received 19 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0553/TC
Felling of a fir & a spruce tree.
41 Greenlaw Avenue Paisley
Received 5 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0551/PP
Proposed rear conservatory.
8 Forties Road Houston
Received 5 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0550/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
11 Acer Crescent Paisley
Received 5 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0549/TP
Proposed felling and uprooting of a sycamore tree.
9 Alder Place Johnstone
Received 4 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0548/TC
Proposed felling of six trees.
Gryffe Court Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 4 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0547/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
50 Love Street Paisley
Received 4 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0546/PP
Extension to existing stand by control facility comprising new control and equipment rooms.
Kings Road Elderslie
Received 4 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0545/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
140 Banchory Avenue Inchinnan
Received 4 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0415/PP
Proposed alterations and extension to existing car park.
Hawkhead Road/Barrhead Road Paisley
Received 28 Apr 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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