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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/1043/PP
Alteration of roof space to incorporate an emergency access roof light.
20 Orr Square Church Paisley
Received 20 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1042/PP
Erection of an industrial shed.
Block J Porterfield Road Renfrew
Received 20 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1041/PP
Alteration to front elevation to form additional floorspace.
Bishopton Inn 2 Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 20 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1040/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
39 Lossie Crescent Renfrew
Received 19 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1039/PP
Erection of a single storey side extension and free standing garage.
18 Anchor Crescent Paisley
Received 19 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1038/PP
Installation of new shopfront (as part of proposal to extend existing betting office).
18-24 High Street Renfrew
Received 19 Oct 1998 - Decided98/1037/AD
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated projecting sign.
18-24 High Street Renfrew
Received 19 Oct 1998 - Decided98/0913/PP
Erection of a side and rear conservatory.
79 Hawthorn Crescent Erskine
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0912/PP
Erection of a rear double garage and a front porch.
22 Greenhead Road Inchinnan
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0911/TP
Uprooting of one maple tree.
Kirktoun Eastend Lochwinnoch
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0909/PP
Erection of oxygen tank and vaporiser, and erection of coverings to aeriation tank, sludge tank and DAF unit.
Locherfield Locher Works Bridge Of Weir
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0908/PP
Change of use and conversion of barn into 3 no. terraced houses.
Selvieland Farm Houston
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0906/PP
Use of land for vehicle hire depot and erection of reception and valeting buildings (renewal of expired temporary consent 93/75/PP).
Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0905/AD
Proposed signage for A.T.M.
McDonalds Restaurant Linwood Road Paisley
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0907/AD
Erection of 2 freestanding illuminated box signs.
Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0780/PP
Erection of a first floor conservatory on existing turret.
33 Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 7 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0779/PP
Erection of a detached bungalow with double garage and formation of access.
9 Nether Johnstone Holdings Milliken Road Kilbarchan
Received 6 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0778/TC
Felling of one beech tree, pruning holly/laurel shrub area, crown lifting one maple, one elm, one lime and re-pollard three sycamores.
Carlston Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 6 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0777/PP
Formation of car parking and erection of a security fence.
Campsie Drive Glasgow Airport
Received 6 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0776/PP
Installation of hanging bay windows to a detached dwelling.
23 Acacia Drive Paisley
Received 6 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0775/PP
Erection of a 2 storey gable extension.
2 Ben Loyal Avenue Paisley
Received 6 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0774/AD
Erection of an externally illuminated projecting sign.
Taj Tandoor Take-Away 5 Johnston Street Paisley
Received 5 Aug 1998 - Appeal decided98/0773/AD
(A)Erection of an illuminated pole mounted advertisement sign (B)Erection of two flagpoles.
Langbank Lodge Main Road Langbank
Received 5 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0644/PP
Erection of building comprising of bodyshop, vallet department, ancillary offices, toilets and car parking.
Phoenix Business Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 30 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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