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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided98/0258/LB
New shop front and installation of roller shutters.
20-22 Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 19 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0257/AD
Erection of illuminated fascia sign.
20-22 Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 19 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0256/PP
New shop frontage and installation of roller shutters.
20-22 Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 19 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0255/PP
Erection of garage and front porch.
12 Balmoral Road Elderslie
Received 19 Mar 1998 - Unknown98/0254/PP
Attic conversion with velux windows.
"Tigh Ile" 18 Glencairn Road Langbank
Received 19 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0253/PP
Extension to store at shop rear.
13 High Street Johnstone
Received 19 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0252/PP
Proposed front entrance porch.
32 Douglas Avenue Elderslie
Received 18 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0251/PP
Re-roofing of clubhouse, removing/replacing rooflights and demolition of chimney.
Clubhouse Golf Road Bishopton
Received 18 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0250/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
36 Allanton Avenue Paisley
Received 18 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0111/AD
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia panel signs, repositioning of floodlights, 6 wall mounted baskets, 1 amenity blackboard all on front elevation and 1 illuminated fascia panel on the gable elevation.
Craig Dhu 4 Calside Paisley
Received 12 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0110/PP
Erection of a ventilation duct to the rear of hot food take away.
Unit 7 Bargarron Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 12 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0109/PP
Erection of a front porch.
26 South Street Houston
Received 11 Feb 1998 - Decided04/0910/AD
Display of 20 No. Illuminated 6 sheet roadside poster display panels on replacement lampposts.
Braehead Shopping Centre Renfrew
Received 16 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0909/PP
Erection of 3m high palisade fence on concrete hardstanding to form secure compound.
Focus Diy Store Phoenix Retail Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 16 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0908/PP
Use of store as office accommodation and installation of 2 windows.
Braehead Shopping Centre Renfrew
Received 16 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0907/PP
Single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling house.
2 Merlinford Crescent Renfrew
Received 16 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1184/PP
Change of use from Police Office to dwelling house with associated external alterations. Erection of 3 No. 3 storey terraced town houses within the former car park area.
8 Glenpatrick Road Elderslie
Received 14 Sept 2004 - Decided04/1017/PP
Erection of a 1.5 storey side extension to dwellinghouse.
3 Dunsmore Road Bishopton.
Received 9 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1028/AD
Non-illuminated display advertisement.
20 Fulbar Road Paisley
Received 11 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0853/LB
Reinstatement works following fire damage.
Gleddoch House Hotel Langbank
Received 7 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0947/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and conservatory, and front dormer.
10 Killearn Drive Paisley
Received 23 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0606/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation.
35 Loanhead Avenue Linwood
Received 12 May 2004 - Decided04/0547/PP
Removal of landfill material to create 5.4 hectares of land for housing, with associated 12 hectares of community woodlands.
Whitelint Gate Bridge Of Weir
Received 30 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0946/PP
Extension to dwelling, incorporating, new garage and two - half storey extension to side and rear, additional storey over part of existing house, and rear conservatory.
31 Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 22 Jul 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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