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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided04/0443/PP
Extensions to existing school.New golden-grit sports pitch.New synthetic sports pitch with floodlighting.
Gryffe High School Houston
Received 7 Apr 2004 - Decided99/0759/PP
Erection of single garage and formation of driveway.
95 Sandy Road Renfrew
Received 5 Aug 1999 - Decided04/0244/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to east side of existing club house.
Ralston Bowling Club Allanton Avenue Ralston Paisley
Received 4 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0235/PP
Erection of 1 & 1/2 storey side extension to dwelling house.
4 Alloway Crescent Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0768/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and construction of new garage to dwelling house.
Rose Cottage Mid Gavin Farm Howwood
Received 21 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0308/PP
Alterations to existing shop to form flat. Alterations to existing workshop to form dwelling house.
23 Main Street Howwood
Received 16 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0767/PP
Replacement of window with patio doors to residential flat.
41A Mossvale Street Paisley
Received 21 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0555/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
19 Atholl Crescent Paisley
Received 4 May 2004 - Decided04/0758/TP
Felling of one tree.
Auldlea Eastend Lochwinnoch
Received 18 Jun 2004 - Decided04/0254/AD
Erection of 1 no freestanding sign and 1 no wall mounted sign (internally illuminated).
Linwood Sports Complex Brediland Road Linwood
Received 5 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0417/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
34 Ben Wyvis Drive Paisley
Received 2 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0334/PP
Erection of porch to front of dwelling house.
7 Malvern Way Paisley
Received 19 Mar 2004 - Decided03/1271/LB
Division of house to provide separate flat and re-use redundant outbuildings including formation of rear dormer, re-roofing existing outbuilding, insertion of new windows and insertion of new door to main frontage.
29/31 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 29 Oct 2003 - Decided04/0447/PP
Erection of single storey and two storey side extensions and installation of sun pipe.
41 Crawford Road Houston
Received 8 Apr 2004 - Decided97/0952/PP
Erection of a 2.4m high security fence.
Strathlyn & Eastholm Linwood Road Paisley
Received 10 Oct 1997 - Decided97/0951/AD
Installation of internally illuminated individual letters.
5 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 10 Oct 1997 - Decided97/0950/PP
Erection of 20 dwelling houses and formation of associated road, footways and car parking areas.
Thomson Street Johnstone
Received 10 Oct 1997 - Decided97/0949/PP
Erection of rear porch.
32 Gibson Road Renfrew
Received 9 Oct 1997 - Decided97/0948/TC
Felling of one maple tree.
Burnview Prieston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 9 Oct 1997 - Decided97/0813/PP
Rear Extension to ground floor flatted property.
Sandyford Gledstane Road Bishopton
Received 1 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0812/PP
Proposed storage container to be sited within boat storage compound at loch.
Castle Semple Loch Lochwinnoch
Received 1 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0848/PP
Erection of temporary modular office accommodation.
5 Kings Inch Road Renfrew
Received 10 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0810/PP
Erection of a dwelling house (Part Amendment to Planning Consent 95/608/PP)
Plot 23 Dean Park West Renfrew
Received 29 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0809/PP
Extension of rear extension and formation of mono-pitched roof to both.
14 Urquhart Crescent Renfrew
Received 29 Aug 1997
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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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