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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided98/0370/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
12 Tay Avenue Renfrew
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0369/PP
Erection of a church building (with part use as a Training/ Counselling Centre) and alterations to existing access.
McFarlane Street Paisley
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0368/PP
Proposed single covered trolley bay.
Newmains Road Renfrew
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0366/PP
Proposed installation of replacement windows.
Flat 1/1 Hagg Crescent Johnstone
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0365/PP
Erection of rear extension.
St Andrew's Road Renfrew
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/0239/PP
Proposed change of house type, erection of two 3 bed detached villas.
Locher Way/Fulton Drive Houston
Received 16 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0238/PP
Proposed alterations to form front porch.
18 Low Road Paisley
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0237/PP
Extension to business premises to form store. (amendment to 97/486/PP).
409 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0236/PP
Erection of 4 no. 10m high lighting columns. (2 no. retrospective).
Vehicle Display Area Adjacent 15 Rowan Street Paisley
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Unknown98/0235/PP
Proposed alterations a bay window.
110 Kilpatrick Avenue Paisley
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0234/AD
Proposed illuminated frontage.
Main Street Bridge Of Weir
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0233/PP
Change of use of vacant ground to form extension to garden centre.
Ground Adjacent To Hawkhead Road/Dykebar Road Paisley
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0232/VR
Development of site for Class 4 use - modification of condition 2 of planning consent 91/1099/PP.
Marchfield Ave/Inchinnan Rd/Sanderling Rd Paisley
Received 13 Mar 1998 - Decided98/1018/TP
Crown thinning of one acer tree.
72 Spruce Avenue Johnstone
Received 12 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1017/PP
Re-roofing and alterations to outhouse/garage and formation of attic studio.
35 Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 12 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1016/PP
Erection of 15 dwellings(Part amendment to Planning Consent 97/556/PP).
Plots 500-514 Watermill Grove Paisley
Received 12 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1015/PP
Formation of front and rear dormers to semi - detatched dwelling house.
373 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 12 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1014/PP
Erection of a 1.8 metres high boundary fence.
48 Stanely Avenue Paisley
Received 12 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1012/PP
Closure of existing junction at A737 (Belltrees Road/Boydstone Road) and construction of a new junction in the form of a roundabout.
Loanhead Quarry Lochwinnoch
Received 9 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1013/PP
Change of use from video shop to private hire taxi office, and erection of aerial to gable of building (in retrospect).
Ingleby Place Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 9 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1011/PP
Erection of a front porch.
26 Afton Drive Renfrew
Received 9 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0886/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
Rosslyn Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 9 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0885/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
Knockrounie East Overton Road Johnstone
Received 9 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0884/PP
Erection of a front porch, rear conservatory and a 1.8 metre boundary fence (In retrospect).
21 Macduff Erskine
Received 8 Sept 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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