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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0107/AD
Proposed 6.5m high illuminated signage totem and 2 non-illuminated post signs.
Jubilee Court Montrose Avenue/Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington
Received 11 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0106/PP
Erection of 40 dwelling flats with 43 car parking spaces and 11 future car parking spaces.
Vacant Land Bounding Buchanan Street/Floorsburn Crescent Johnstone
Received 10 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0105/TC
Trunk cleaning of five trees.
Burnbrae House Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 10 Feb 1998 - Unknown98/0104/AF
Formation of a silage pit.
East Kerse Farm Lochwinnoch
Received 10 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0103/PP
Proposed erection of a 2.4m high palisade fence.
Rear Of British Legion Main Street Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Feb 1998 - Decided98/0519/PP
Alterations, extension and change of use to public house.
45 High Street Paisley
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/0518/PP
Formation of car parking service areas (amendment to 97/1119/PP).
Blythswood Retail Park Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/0517/TP
Proposed felling of one acer tree.
Bluebell Wood Rear Of 8 Windsor Crescent Elderslie
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/0516/TP
Propoed felling of three elm/acer trees.
Woodland Facing 120-134 Elm Drive Johnstone
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/0515/LB
Emergency shoring works to exterior of building, demolition of single storey building and installation of temporary propping within the attic space.
Former Leather Factory Locher Works Bridge Of Weir
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/0514/LB
Alterations and conversion of vacant building to form 11 flats.
Mrs Archibald Coats Memorial Home Weighhouse Close Paisley
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/0511/PP
Erection of rear conservatory.
18 Woodburn Place Houston
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/0384/PP
Redevelopment and change of use of existing petrol filling station to provide sales kiosk/shop, hot food takeaway and restaurant, enclosure of existing car wash and repositioned dispensing pumps.
Erskine Service Station Centreholm Roundabout Erskine
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0383/PP
Erection of conservatory.
3 Carradale Place Linwood
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0382/TP
Felling of two elm trees and removal of one fallen Poplar tree.
The Gardeners House Formakin Estate Bishopton
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0381/AD
Erection of 2 internally illuminated display panels. (retrospective).
44 Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 21 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0380/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated display panel. (retrospective).
58 Love Street Paisley
Received 21 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0379/PP
Proposed extension to dwelling house to form "granny flat".
Ravenshaw Cottage Old Greenock Road Langbank
Received 21 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0378/AD
Temporary letting board.
Weir Street/Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 21 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0377/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
11 Kinpurnie Road Paisley
Received 21 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0376/AD
Erection of an externally illuminated fascia sign.
25 Broadloan Renfrew
Received 21 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0249/PP
Proposed refurbishment of filling station by the enclosure of car wash and revision of air/water and vacuum facility.
Main Road Elderslie
Received 18 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0248/PP
Erection of a two storey rear extension to semi-detached dwelling house.
23 Dalmary Drive Paisley
Received 17 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0247/AD
Proposed internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs.
Unit 1 Bargarron Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 17 Mar 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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