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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0594/PP
Erection of a free standing single garage.
19 Wenlock Road Paisley
Received 17 Jun 1998 - Appeal decided98/0984/TP
(A) Felling of 1 Sycamore and 1 Lime tree. (B) Felling of 3 Lime trees.
3 Loanhead Avenue Linwood
Received 2 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0983/AD
Erection of a sign board.
Erskine Hospital Bishopton
Received 2 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0980/PP
Erection of single storey side/rear extension to house.
4 Parkhill Holdings Lochwinnoch
Received 2 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0979/PP
Conversion and extension of existing building to form coffee shop and offices on upper floors, erection of goods storage building, use of external area as sales area, and extension of existing retail floorspace.
Dykebar House Hawkhead Road/Barrhead Road Paisley
Received 1 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0978/PP
Change of use from restaurant and hot food take-away to public house and frontage alterations.
194-196 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 1 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0855/PP
Erection of two detached dwelling houses and formation of vehicular access.
Land Adjacent To 110 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 31 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0854/PP
Erection of 4 dwellings (Part amendment to Planning Approval 98/190/PP).
Plots 7 8 17 & 18 Glenfield Road Paisley
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0853/PP
Erection of a dwelling house and integral garage.
Midton Road Howwood
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0852/PP
Erection of a side extension.
17 Netherburn Gardens Houston
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0851/PP
Erection of a first floor side extension to dwelling house.
14 Seath Avenue Langbank
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0850/PP
Erection of a single storey side extension and front porch.
34 Campbell Avenue Bishopton
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0849/PP
Removal of existing car port to form new extension and formation of new hip end roof over utility room.
43 Donaldfield Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0848/PP
Re-roofing of existing single storey extension.
16 Castle Crescent Bishopton
Received 27 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0847/PP
Erection of a boundary fence to front of dwelling.
21 Greenlaw Crescent Paisley
Received 27 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0720/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory (In retrospect).
35 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 23 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0719/AD
Erection of illuminated (1 no.) and non-illuminated (3 no.) signs.
Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 22 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0718/PP
Part Change of Use of Hospice grounds to form garden centre including the erection of greenhouses, portable buildings and containers (In Retrospect).
Midton Road Howwood
Received 22 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0717/PP
Erection of extension to existing factory incorporating single storey volatile liquid store, first floor offices and formation of car parking.
Units 5-7 Earl Haig Road Hillington
Received 22 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0716/AD
Erection of illuminated (2 no.) and non-illuminated (4 no.) signs.
Units 5 & 6 Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 22 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0715/PP
Erection of a single storey volatile liquid store.
5-7 Earl Haig Road Hillington
Received 22 Jul 1998 - Decided04/0792/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
25 Duart Drive Elderslie
Received 24 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0548/PP
Rear extension and associated works.
57 Ranfurly Road Bridge Of Weir PA11 3EP
Received 30 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0535/PP
Installation of 5 rooflights and a door to the rear.
36 High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 28 Apr 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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