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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/0562/PP
Formation of driveway.
5 Cruachan Avenue Renfrew
Received 9 Jun 1998 - Decided98/0954/TC
Felling of 2 trees and pruning of 2 trees.
Clonsceen Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir
Received 23 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0953/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
35 Elm Avenue Renfrew
Received 23 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0952/PP
Erection of a dwellinghouse and a double detached garage.
Plot 7 Broomlands Gardens Erskine
Received 23 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0951/AD
Erection of illuminated sign on carwash.
Hillington Road Hillington
Received 23 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0947/PP
Erection of a dwelling house (part ammendment to planning consent 95/865/PP).
Plot 69 Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 22 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0822/PP
Erection of side porch.
66 Balgonie Avenue Paisley
Received 24 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0821/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
20 Craigiehall Crescent Erskine
Received 24 Aug 1998 - Appeal decided98/0820/AD
A. Erection of 4 internally illuminated fascia box signs (Reading Williams) and 4 non - illuminated fascia signs (Reading Cab Lease). B. Erection of 1 internally illuminated box sign (Reading Cab Lease) and 2 internally illuminated fascia b
46 New Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 24 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0819/PP
Alterations and change of use to form sales, showroom and workshop and erection of temporary portacabin offices with associated temporary link.
182 Main Road Elderslie
Received 21 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0818/AD
Display 1x fascia sign comprising individual halo lit letters, 1x gable sign comprising individual letters, halo lit and 1 projecting illuminated lantern.
45 High Street Paisley
Received 20 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0817/TC
Felling of 40 Leylandii trees,one Sycamore and one Prunus,and lopping one Prunus tree.
5 Kingslea Road Houston
Received 20 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0815/NA
Land improvements including formation of access road, stripping soil, raising ground level and reinstating soil.
Knowes Farm Beith
Received 19 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0814/AD
Erection of two advertisment hoardings.
Main Road Elderslie
Received 19 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0687/PP
Repainting of shop frontage. (black and green).
17-19 Gauze Street Paisley
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0686/PP
Erection of a rear extension and garage conversion.
4 Netherburn Avenue Houston
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0685/PP
Installation of new automatic teller machine to existing shopfront.
Bargarran Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0684/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house.
24 Locher Crescent Houston
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0683/TC
Pruning of 8 no. trees.
Lylesburn Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0682/CC
Demolition of existing building fronting onto Silk Street along with garage/workshop to rear. Formation of off-street car parking for 22 cars and existing vehicular access to be altered
6 Silk Street Paisley
Received 10 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0681/PP
Formation of off-street car parking for 22 cars and existing vehicular access to be altered.
6 Silk Street Paisley
Received 10 Jul 1998 - Decided04/0531/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of property.
27 Penilee Road Paisley
Received 28 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0760/PP
Erection of a porch to the front of dwelling house.
Creran Bankend Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 18 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0440/PP
Erection of extension to existing garage on dwelling house.
11 Burnlea Crescent Houston
Received 7 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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