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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided04/0661/AD
Erection of internally illuminated totem signage
Renfrew Retail Park Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 26 May 2004 - Decided04/0660/AD
Erection of internally illuminated double sided totem sign.
Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport
Received 26 May 2004 - Decided04/0416/PP
Erection of two storey dwelling house.
2A Penilee Road Paisley
Received 2 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0643/PP
Change of use from pine plantation/rough woodland to paintball games centre, with associated buildings and parking (retrospective).
Fulwood Wood Turningshaw Road Houston
Received 21 May 2004 - Decided04/0639/PP
Change of use of Class 1 shop unit to Class 2 licensed betting office.
155 George Street Paisley
Received 20 May 2004 - Decided04/0625/PP
Formation of new entrance ramps, enclosure of area under existing balcony to form reception and office areas and alterations to layout of car park.
Seaforth House Seaforth Road North Hillington
Received 17 May 2004 - Decided04/0509/PP
Single storey rear extension to existing house.
37 Park Gardens Kilbarchan
Received 23 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0398/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension.
18 Ninian Avenue Houston
Received 31 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0638/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 5 flatted dwelling units, formation of access and parking.
Hunter Street Paisley
Received 20 May 2004 - Decided04/0622/PP
Erection of an upper floor extension.
71 Leander Crescent Renfrew
Received 17 May 2004 - Decided04/0626/PP
Erection of ramp to front elevation of dwelling house.
101 Corsebar Road Paisley
Received 18 May 2004 - Decided04/0556/PP
Formation of a driveway.
22 Locher Crescent Houston
Received 4 May 2004 - Decided04/0955/PP
Erection of 5 no. air conditioning condensers on the roof.
Unit 1 St. James Business Park Linwood Road
Received 26 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0743/PP
Formation of entrance steps and wheelchair access ramp.
Station Road Bishopton
Received 15 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0741/PP
Erection of a 2 storey side and single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
1 Liddesdale Avenue Paisley
Received 15 Jun 2004 - Unknown04/0740/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling house.
2 Braemar Road Inchinnan
Received 15 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0520/PP
Erection of single storey rear and side extension to dwelling house.
34 Crawford Road Houston
Received 26 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0664/VR
Modification of condition 3 of application ref no. 02/1103/PP to change hours of opening from 09:00-23:00 hrs weekdays and 09:00 to midnight on Saturday and Sunday to 09:00 - 01:30 hrs 7 days a week.
23 Broomlands Street Paisley
Received 26 May 2004 - Appeal decided04/0657/AD
Part A: Removal of existing tenant directory board and erection of new tenant directory board, andPart B: The erection of three 8.0 high advertisement beacons.
Abbotsinch Retail Park Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 26 May 2004 - Decided04/1068/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse.
106 Anchor Avenue Paisley
Received 20 Aug 2004 - Decided04/0895/TP
Crown thinning and removal of epicormic growth to two lime trees.
1 Willow Place Johnstone
Received 13 Jul 2004 - Decided04/0665/PP
Erection of 20m high telecommunications mast to include 4 no. transmission disks and 3 no. dual band dual polar antennas and formation of road access track.
Barrangary Farm Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 27 May 2004 - Decided04/1163/PP
Erection of electricity sub-station.
Site At St James Interchange Paisley
Received 8 Sept 2004 - Decided04/0400/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of sem-detached dwelling house.
4 Torran Drive Erskine
Received 31 Mar 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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