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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided04/0807/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
6 Lysander Way Renfrew
Received 28 Jun 2004 - Decided02/0280/TP
Crown thinning of two trees.
61 Alloway Drive Paisley
Received 22 Mar 2002 - Decided04/0195/PP
Erection of a single storey side /rear extension to dwellinghouse.
11 Springfield Woods Johnstone.
Received 24 Feb 2004 - Decided97/1067/PP
Erection of rear extension and formation of rear dormer.
37 Gartmore Road Paisley
Received 14 Nov 1997 - Decided97/0811/PP
Erection of a 20 metre telecommunications mast with associated enclosures and equipment and the removal of existing 15 metre mast.
Craighill Erskine
Received 29 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0702/PP
Erection of detached one and a half storey house (phased development)with garage and studio accommodation.
Mondesir Station Road Langbank
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0701/PP
Erection of front porch and rear conservatory to dwelling house.
5 Bevan Grove Johnstone
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0700/PP
Erection of a front porch.
8 Grahamston Court Paisley
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0699/PP
Proposed internal and external alterations.
The Cross Keys 101 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0698/PP
Proposed alterations, extension and change of use of class 3 unit to public house.
45 High Street Paisley
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0697/PP
Proposed installation of new shopfront, entrance doors and new roller shutters.
16A High Street Renfrew
Received 28 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0696/LB
Alterations to provide fire exit door on gable elevation including access ramp for the disabled and installation of roof extract ventilation cowls.
Monty's Snooker Club 58 Stock Street Paisley
Received 28 Jul 1997 - Decided97/0695/TP
Proposed felling of three lime trees.
72 Thorndene Johnstone
Received 28 Jul 1997 - Decided97/1105/PP
Erection of a dwelling house and garage.
61 Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 28 Nov 1997 - Decided04/0476/PP
Proposed single storey side entrance porch.
2 Waterside Lane Kilbarchan
Received 16 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0448/PP
Rear extension to dwelling house.
212 Ritchie Park Johnstone
Received 8 Apr 2004 - Decided04/1410/PP
Erection of one and a half storey side extension to dwelling house.
3 Piper Avenue Houston
Received 11 Nov 2004 - Decided04/0411/PP
Erection of double garage.
1 Dunrobin Avenue Elderslie
Received 1 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0193/TP
Felling of one Sycamore tree and two ash trees.
Rear Of 50 Victoria Road & 21 Ravenscraig Avenue. Paisley.
Received 24 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0122/PP
Erection of double glazed PVCU conservatory to the rear of the property.
1 Cormorant Avenue Houston
Received 6 Feb 2004 - Decided03/1456/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of detached house.
77 Hawthorn Crescent Erskine
Received 15 Dec 2003 - Decided97/1066/PP
Demolition of external stairway, erection of rear extension to provide covered stair access to first floor, and conversion of attic to form bedroom including the installation of 2 velux windows to rear elevation of dwelling house.
14 Gateside Place Kilbarchan
Received 14 Nov 1997 - Decided97/1065/LB
Demolition of existing external stair, erection of rear extension to provide covered stair access to first floor, conversion of attic to bedroom including the installation of 2 velux windows to rear elevation of dwelling house.
14 Gateside Place Kilbarchan
Received 14 Nov 1997 - Decided97/1064/LB
Demolition of existing buildings and repair of exposed gables.
St. Vincents College Middlepenny Road Langbank
Received 14 Nov 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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