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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown97/0201/PP
Installation of bay windows.
18 New Avenue Howwood
Received 19 Mar 1997 - Decided97/0200/TP
Felling of one elm tree and pruning of two oak trees.
Fulton Woods Rear Of Berl Avenue Houston
Received 18 Mar 1997 - Decided97/0199/TP
Felling of one sycamore tree and pruning of one alder tree.
15 Hillside Houston
Received 18 Mar 1997 - Decided97/0198/AD
Erection of a 48 sheet advertising display.
Railway Wall Incle Street Paisley
Received 18 Mar 1997 - Decided97/0197/PP
Erection of replacement fence.
'Telecom' Luckinsford Road Inchinnan
Received 18 Mar 1997 - Decided97/0196/TC
Crown thining of 3 trees.
Rosemount Hazelwood Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 17 Mar 1997 - Decided97/0617/PP
Substitution of housetype.
Plot 57 Stanely Green Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 4 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0616/PP
Formation of a driveway.
10 Auldbar Terrace Paisley
Received 4 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0615/PP
Change of use of land from public open space to private garden ground, and erection of six foot timber slatted boundary fence to front, side, and rear of property (both in retrospect).
27 Moorhouse Avenue Paisley
Received 4 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0614/LB
Proposed external alterations involving installation of A.T.M, nightsafe, and letterbox all within existing window spaces on Dunn Square elevation and repainting of rear elevations.
Dunn Square/I Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 3 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0613/PP
Proposed external alterations involving installation of ATM, nightsafe, and letterbox all within existing spaces on Dunn Square elevation, and repainting of rear elevations.
Dunn Square/1 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 3 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0612/PP
Formation of dormer windows to front and rear.
49 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley
Received 3 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0611/PP
Extension to side of dwelling.
1 Station Wynd Kilbarchan
Received 3 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0484/PP
Erection of side extension and car port.
47 King George Park Avenue Renfrew
Received 30 May 1997 - Decided97/0483/PP
Change of use from outhouse/washhouse to chill room for restaurant.
82 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 30 May 1997 - Decided97/0482/PP
Proposed play area and kickabout area.
Area 5 Crosslee Brieriehill Road Houston
Received 30 May 1997 - Decided97/0481/AD
2 no. 48 sheet advertising display hoardings (each to be lit by external trough light).
Inner Ring Road West Embankments Paisley
Received 30 May 1997 - Decided97/0480/PP
Formation of two rear dormers.
71 Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 29 May 1997 - Decided97/0479/PP
Erection of a side and rear extension to dwelling house
79 Main Road Elderslie
Received 29 May 1997 - Decided04/0320/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwellinghouse.
17 Clydesdale Avenue Paisley.
Received 17 Mar 2004 - Decided03/0987/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 12 flatted dwellinghouses and 128 terraced and semi-detached dwellinghouses; formation of accesses and parking; alteration to public highway; and formation of public park.
Shortroods Road Paisley
Received 14 Aug 2003 - Decided04/0402/PP
Replacement of underground fuel storage tanks and other works to petrol filling station to include petrol pump replacement and forecourt resurfacing.
Erskine Petrol Filling Station Centreholm Roundabout Erskine
Received 31 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0592/PP
Elevational alterations to front of detached dwellinghouse including raising the roof height of integral garage.
2 Douglas Avenue Langbank
Received 10 May 2004 - Decided04/0709/PP
Erection of rear conservatory and ground engineering to allow extension to existing garage also erection of suspended walkway to front of dwelling house.
148 Corsebar Road Paisley
Received 7 Jun 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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