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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided98/0928/PP
Installation of a microwave dish, radioport unit and internally mounted antennae and equipment cabin.
Renfrew Town Hall High Street Renfrew
Received 18 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0927/PP
Erection of side extension.
25 Turnhill Avenue Erskine
Received 17 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0926/PP
Change of use of sandwich bar (cold food) to a hot food take-away (In retrospect).
Bunter's Bothy 26 Bridge Street Paisley
Received 17 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0925/PP
Erection of front porch.
35 Nith Drive Renfrew
Received 17 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0924/PP
Erection of a garage.
10 Queenside Crescent Erskine
Received 17 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0923/PP
Installation of 1 no. 300mm diameter microwave dish and 18 radio port units on rooftop.
Posthouse Forte Caledonia Way West Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 17 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0922/LB
Use of former retail shop as waiting area for passengers in transit to and from Glasgow Airport, internal alterations to include opening up of original entrance staircase from Old Sneddon Street and minor frontage alterations.
Gilmour Street Station Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 17 Sept 1998 - Decided98/0796/PP
Alteration to form new shopfront with automatic door entry.
UNIT6/8 The Piazza Gilmour Street Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0795/AD
Erection of an externally illuminated projecting sign.
6 New Street Paisley
Received 13 Aug 1998 - Appeal decided98/0794/AD
Erection of (A) 1 no. upper front elevational box sign (internally illuminated) (B), 2No. side entrance box signs (internally illuminated),(C) 1No. side elevational sign (internally illuminated),(D) 4No. poster panels (E) 2 No poster panels and (F)2No. ap
Unit 18 Blythswood Retail Park Argyll Avenue Renfrew
Received 13 Aug 1998 - Decided04/0497/PP
Erection of conservatory at rear of house.
20 Yarrow Crescent Bishopton
Received 21 Apr 2004 - Decided08/0452/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
7 Auchengreoch Avenue Johnstone PA5 0RJ
Received 27 May 2008 - Decided04/1159/PP
Formation of pitched roof over existing garage.
18 Lomond Place Linburn Erskine
Received 8 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0865/PP
Installation of 4 No. rooflights, 2 at front and 2 at rear of upper flatted property.
101 Crags Road Lochfield Paisley
Received 8 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0987/PP
Erection of 2 no. CCTV cameras at dwelling house (retrospective).
Treeshill Golf Course Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 3 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0786/VR
Variation of condition 7 of outline planning permission 97/0725/PP to enable the commencement of construction works for:-(a) site access road from A726 to first roundabout within the site, and(b) erection of petrol filling stationprior to the completio
St. James Interchange
Received 24 Jun 2004 - Decided96/1125/PP
Change of use from newsagent to hot food shop.
1C Bute Drive Johnstone
Received 4 Dec 1996 - Decided98/0793/PP
Erection of indoor golf range accomodated within an air supported structure.
Forte Posthouse Erskine Bridge Erskine
Received 12 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0792/PP
Repositioning of south facing garden wall and installation of patio door to south gable.
483 Brieriehill Road Houston
Received 11 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0791/AD
Erection of 2no. externally illuminated signs to north east and north west elevations of buildings.
Express Cargo Forwarding Ltd The Phoenix Linwood Road Paisley
Received 11 Aug 1998 - Decided98/0659/AD
Proposed non illuminated sign.
40 High Street Johnstone
Received 6 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0658/PP
Proposed change of use from existing dwelling (hospital accommodation) to childrens nursery, and formation of associated car parking spaces. (4no.)
33 Craw Road Paisley
Received 6 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0657/TP
Felling of one elm tree.
The Wee Wood Quarrelton Road Johnstone
Received 3 Jul 1998 - Decided98/0656/TP
Crown lifting of two trees.
Cricket Pitch Willow Drive Johnstone
Received 3 Jul 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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