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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0873/NA
Erection of non-food retail warehousing, erection of restaurant, hot food and amenity buildings, formation of roundabouts, access roads, parking, service roads and loading bays. Formation of riverside walkway, hard and soft landscaping.
Old Renfrew Road/Merlinford Road Glasgow
Received 3 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0872/PP
Subdivision of mansion house to create 6th dwelling and inclusion of small area glazing to door of mansion flat.
The Mansion Formakin Estate Bishopton
Received 3 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0871/PP
Erection of two detached houses.
Cochrane Lodge Auchengreoch Avenue Johnstone
Received 3 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0870/PP
Erection of a front porch.
46 Lammermuir Drive Paisley
Received 3 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0745/RD
Alterations to residential home.
Sanctuary House 8 Stanely Road Paisley
Received 29 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0744/PP
Erection of a first floor extension to existing single storey extension.
35 Morriston Crescent Renfrew
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0743/TP
Felling of 4 no. Elm trees.
Fulton Drive/Locher Crescent Houston
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0742/TP
Felling of 2 no trees (1 Elm , 1 Oak)
Warlock Drive Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0741/PP
Change of use from Class 1(retail) to Class 2.
4 Lochaline Avenue Paisley
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0740/PP
Erection of a car dealership unit with associated car parking car display area, formation of access and landscaping (In Outline).
Land Bounded By Dundonald Road Arniston Way & Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0739/PP
Erection of light industrial building for (distribution, storage, assembly/light manufacturing) (Classes 4, 5 & 6).
Building 5 Jubilee Court Hillington
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0738/PP
Realignment of rear boundaries to plot nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14 and side of plot 26 (amendment to planning consent 98/18/PP).
Craigends Houston
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Unknown98/0619/PP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house.
74 Thorndene Johnstone
Received 23 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0617/PP
Refurbishment of restaurant to include formation of new shopfront and replacement of existing twin flues at the rear and reinstatement of void flats on upper floor to form 2 no. two apartment flats.
9-13 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 23 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0616/AD
Erection of externally illuminated fascia sign.
9-13 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 23 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0615/AD
Erection of externally illuminated fascia sign.
12/14 High Street Johnstone
Received 23 Jun 1998 - Decided04/0982/PP
External alterations to building
The Mount Royale Hotel Moss Road Linwood
Received 3 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0512/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling.
7 Woodland Avenue Paisley
Received 23 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0789/TP
Felling of one Scots pine tree, pruning of one larch tree, and crown thinning of one oak and one lime tree.
Barholm Lodge 1 Churchill Place Kilbarchan
Received 24 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0980/AD
Erection of 5 no. flagpoles on north elevation and 3 no. flagpoles on east and west elevations.
India Of Inchinnan Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 3 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0976/PP
Erection of wheelchair access ramp at front door.
7 Moss Avenue Linwood
Received 3 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0951/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey rear extension to dwelling house.
South Barnbeth Cottage Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 26 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0950/PP
Change use of former offices associated with hospital to residential dwelling and associated repairs and restoration work to the fabric of the building.
Mid Dykebar Grahamston Road Dykebar Paisley
Received 26 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0949/LB
Restoration of derelict building to form dwelling house.
Mid Dykebar Grahamston Road Dykebar Paisley
Received 26 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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