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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided98/0994/TP
Lopping of 1 lime tree.
10 Brieriehill Court Houston
Received 6 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0993/PP
Erection of a front porch.
6 Anderson Road Bishopton
Received 6 Oct 1998 - Unknown98/0869/PP
Erection of a boundary wall.
4 Flures Drive Erskine
Received 3 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0868/PP
Alterations to window to form double doors.
40 Tillet Oval Paisley
Received 3 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0867/PP
Erection of two additional microwave dishes (0.3m in diameter).
2 Dimity Street Johnstone
Received 2 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0865/PP
Class 1 shopping development with associated access road, parking, servicing and landscaping.
Babcock Park High Street Renfrew
Received 2 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0825/AD
Erection of an externally illuminated main entrance sign, non-illuminated directional sign, 5 secondary directional signs, 3 traffic control signs and 10 parking space signs.
Baltic Works Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 24 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0824/PP
Change of use of vacant land to operational railway land.
Near Barrangary Farm Bishopton
Received 24 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0823/PP
Erection of rear/side wrap around single storey extension.
16 Queenside Crescent Erskine
Received 24 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0695/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
54 Crawford Road Houston
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0694/AD
Erection of an internally illuminated projecting box sign.
Alldays Store 63 Crosslee Crescent Houston
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0693/EN
Extension to staff car park.
Glasgow Airport Campsie Drive Paisley
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0692/PP
Erection of a side extension.
53 Roffey Park Road Paisley
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0691/PP
Installation of an auto teller cash machine.
Alldays Store 63 Crosslee Crescent Houston
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0690/PP
Erection of a conservatory to the rear (Retrospective).
16A Main Road Paisley
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0689/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
21 Kings Crescent Elderslie
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0688/PP
Formation of 13 no. house plots with associated road works, and car parking spaces, erection of retaining walls and groundworks.
Former St Vincents College Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 14 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0570/TP
Felling of one tree.
Plot 8 Phase 15 Crawford Road Houston
Received 10 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0569/TP
Uprooting of nine trees.
Phase 15 Crawford Road Houston
Received 10 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0568/PP
Formation of traffic signal controlled junction, roads, roundabouts and erection of associated retaining walls (alterations to approved layout).
Braehead Kings Inch Road Renfrew
Received 10 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0566/PP
Change of use of existing portable building to control office.
Unit 17 Braehead Industrial Estate Glasgow Road Renfrew
Received 10 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0565/PP
Erection of a free standing single garage.
51 The Moorings Paisley
Received 9 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0564/LB
Erection of a non-illuminated fascia sign and painting of shopfront (retrospective).
20 High Street Paisley
Received 9 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0563/AD
Erection of a non-illuminated fascia sign (retrospective).
20 High Street Paisley
Received 9 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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