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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0840/LB
Change of use and refurbishment of vacant building to form a dwelling house.
Lowersemple Lochwinnoch
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0839/PP
Change of use and refurbishment of vacant building to form a dwelling house.
Lowersemple Lochwinnoch
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0712/PP
Change of use of workshop/store to form offices with elevational alteration to building and erection of wall.
4-10 Lochfield Road Paisley
Received 20 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0711/AD
Erection of a double-sided illuminated gantry sign.
Linwood Road Paisley
Received 20 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0710/RD
Erection of a pre-5 nursery school, alterations to existing access to school and additional car parking.
Houston Primary School Houston Road Houston
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0709/PP
Installation of replacement double glazed windows. (retrospective).
29 Ferry Road Renfrew
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0708/LB
Renovation and extension of former lodge house.
The Lodge House St. Vincent College Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0707/PP
Erection of a side extension and conservatory.
85 Spencer Drive Paisley
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0706/PP
Renovation and extension of former lodge house.
The Lodge House St. Vincent College Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0705/AD
Erection of externally illuminated fascia sign.
The Former Post Office County Square Paisley
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0585/VR
Variation of condition 1 of 98/126/PP to extend temporary period from 10 years to 12 years.
Stuart Industrial Estate Napier Street Linwood
Received 15 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0584/PP
Proposed formation of front and rear dormer windows and installation of bow windows to the front of dwellinghouse.
Langbank Cottage Main Street Langbank
Received 15 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0583/EN
Erection of modular building to provide office accommodation.
Terminal Building Caledonia Way Paisley
Received 15 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0582/PP
Erection of new presbytery and formation of associated parking.
St Mirrens Cathedral Off Garthland Lane Paisley
Received 12 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0580/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated Entrance Tower Box Sign, a non-illuminated Entrance Sign, 4 non-illuminated Poster Box Signs and Rear Elevation Sign illuminated bt spotlights.
Unit 2 Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 12 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0579/PP
Alterations to rear of industrial premises (including part demolition). Formation of associated car park/surfaced yard and erection of boundary palisade fencing.
9-15 Montrose Avenue Hillington
Received 12 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0968/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
69 Tarras Drive Renfrew
Received 29 Sept 1998 - Decided03/1316/PP
Change of use of upper floor storage area of existing retail outlet, to form 6 no. flats including alterations to fenestration and erection of front and rear dormers.
9 Macdowall Street Johnstone
Received 10 Nov 2003 - Decided04/1054/PP
Erection of a timber fence to a height of 0.9 metres along boundary of premises.
Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 17 Aug 2004 - Decided04/1052/PP
Erection of one and half storey side extension (to include demolition of garage) and conservatory to cottage and formation of new vehicular access to villa.
Woodside Villa & Cottage Main Road Langbank.
Received 17 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0860/PP
Erection of conservatory to side of dwelling house.
Nethercraigs House Glenburn Road Paisley
Received 7 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0858/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
51 India Drive Inchinnan
Received 7 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0849/PP
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension to dwelling house.
38 Kinpurnie Road Paisley
Received 6 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0850/PP
Erection of a garage to dwelling house.
273 Gilmartin Road Linwood
Received 6 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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