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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0119/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
35 Sandy Road Renfrew
Received 13 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0118/AD
Erection of 4 externally illuminated fascia advertisment signs, two non-illuminated panel signs and 1 externally illuminated projecting sign.
Burtons Menswear 6-8 High Street Paisley
Received 13 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0117/PP
Erection of a front porch.
41 Rosewood Avenue Paisley
Received 13 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0115/AD
Proposed replacement signage to canopy, kiosk, pumps etc.
Caledonia Filling Station Perimeter Road Linwood
Received 12 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0114/PP
Change of use from Class 4 to Class 5 with associated external and internal alterations.
52-56 Wallneuk Road Paisley
Received 12 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0113/PP
Residential Development.
47 Underwood Road Paisley
Received 12 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0112/PP
Proposed refurbishing of filling station including enclosure of car wash, minor alterations to sales building and modification of air/water vacuum facilities.
Caledonia Filling Station Perimeter Road Linwood
Received 12 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0527/TP
Proposed felling of one elm tree.
Beith Road Johnstone
Received 28 May 1998 - Decided98/0526/LB
Erection of steel framed storage building and re-erect garden maintenance building.
Erskine Hospital Bishopton
Received 28 May 1998 - Decided98/0525/PP
Proposed alterations to and upgrading of external facades/ elevations of existing temporary building to form a permanent building for use as a day nursery with associated parking.
Health Centre Road Bishopton
Received 28 May 1998 - Decided98/0524/AD
Erection of fascia and entrance signs, a pole sign and two traffic directional signs.
Pegasus Avenue Paisley
Received 28 May 1998 - Decided98/0523/PP
Erection of rear dormer.
12 Cyprus Avenue Elderslie
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/0522/PP
Proposed renewal of temporary consent 96/0265/PP for temporary office accommodation.
100 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/0521/PP
External elevational changes to building.
MC Donalds Rest Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/0520/PP
Erection of restaurant with drive-thru and takeaway facility.
125 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/0393/AD
Erection of fascia panel and projecting sign.
Unit 1 Bridgewater Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 23 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0392/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
13 Stanely Drive Paisley
Received 23 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0391/PP
Erection of freezer power unit.
The Cross Lochwinnoch
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0390/PP
Use of house as residential unit (more than 5 persons living together as a single household).
18A Stanely Drive Paisley
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0389/PP
Formation of new shopfront.
Unit 1 Bridgewater Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0388/AD
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage.
Charleston Service Station Lonend Paisley
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0387/AD
Erection of new signage.
Erskine Service Station Centreholm Roundabout Erskine
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0386/PP
Conversion of stable buildings to form two dwelling houses and alteration to existing access road.
Passinglinn Farm Kilbarchan
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0385/PP
Removal of existing walkways and erection of entrance features.
The Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 22 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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