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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided98/0285/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
52 Millfield Crescent Erskine
Received 26 Mar 1998 - Decided98/0284/CL
Proposed certificate of lawfulness for vehicle testing bay.
52 Underwood Road Paisley
Received 25 Mar 1998 - Decided02/0296/PP
Formation of new front entrance, redecoration of existing cladding, installation of roller shutters and replacement of fence with additional soft landscaping.
450 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 27 Mar 2002 - Decided04/1087/PP
Alterations to shopfront.
Unit 161 Braehead Shopping Centre Renfrew
Received 25 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0926/RD
Use of land for an extension to Arkleston Cemetery.
Adj. Cemetery Arkleston Road Paisley
Received 19 Jul 2004 - Decided04/1279/PP
Erection of marquee (retrospective)
Erskine Mansion House Bishopton
Received 11 Oct 2004 - Decided98/0614/PP
Replacement shop frontage and erection of extract flue to the rear of the building.
12/14 High Street Johnstone
Received 23 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0613/TP
Felling of a tree(in retrospect).
The Linn House 48 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone
Received 22 Jun 1998 - Decided09/0633/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension and patio to rear of dwellinghouse.
343 Glasgow Road Paisley PA1 3BA
Received 7 Sept 2009 - Decided98/0999/PP
Erection of a rear garage.
8 Corsebar Drive Paisley
Received 7 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0998/PP
Proposed change of use from class 1 retail outlet to class 2 office.
59 Kilnside Road Paisley
Received 7 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0997/PP
Erection of side and rear extensions.
Barrochan Cottage Barrochan Cross Farm Houston
Received 6 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0866/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
45 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 2 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0864/PP
Siting of 2 no. storage containers and use of farm yard area for storing of tree surgery tools, materials and equipment and temporary storage of wood chips and logs (In Retrospect).
North Commonside Farm Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 2 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0737/PP
Formation of a front and rear dormer to single storey dwelling house.
Rossfeld Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0736/PP
Installation of replacement windows to front and rear of house.
G/L 9 Linside Avenue Paisley
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0734/PP
Formation of driveway and access.
3 Glenapp Road Paisley
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0733/PP
Substitution of house types to plots 130-149.
Dykebar East-Phase 1 Glenapp Road Paisley
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0732/AD
Erection of 2no. non-illuminated steel signage plates fixed to freestanding supports.
The Paisley Centre Storie Street Paisley
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0730/PP
Change of use of shop to restaurant and hot food take-away and formation of a new shop front and erection of a flue.
34-36 Canal Street Renfrew
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0729/TP
Felling of 1 plane tree and 2 beech trees.
Bluebell Woods Elderslie
Received 24 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0728/AD
Erection of a flagpole.
Linwood Bowling Club Napier Street Linwood
Received 24 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0610/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
17 Broomfield Houston
Received 22 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0609/VR
Variation to condition 2 of planning consent 97/156/PP (proposed opening hours for discotheque from 9pm - 3am 4 nights per week).
46 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 22 Jun 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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