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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided97/0662/PP
Erection of 150 bedroom hotel and associated restaurant and ancillary car parking.
Glasgow Airport St. Andrew's Drive Paisley
Received 16 Jul 1997 - Decided97/1071/PP
Erection of a general purpose farm storage building, farm machinery and dry fodder.
Crossflat Farm Kilbarchan
Received 17 Nov 1997 - Decided97/1070/AD
Display of 48 advertisement sheet (non-illuminated) to replace an existing 32 sheet.
St James Street Paisley
Received 17 Nov 1997 - Decided97/1069/PP
Change of use of existing restaurant to public house.
38 New Street Paisley
Received 17 Nov 1997 - Decided97/1068/PP
Erection of rear dormer window.
25 Stockholm Crescent Paisley
Received 14 Nov 1997 - Decided04/0504/PP
Alteration and extension of garage of existing house.
8 Hewett Crescent Houston
Received 22 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0262/PP
Installation of 3no. antenna on existing mast.
Deanpark Industrial Estate Glasgow Road Renfrew
Received 9 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0184/PP
Installation of 3 No. 3G antennas and the relocation of 1 No. 2G antenna on rooftop plant room. All equipment to be located in existing 02 equipment cabin with ancillary development also.
Paisley Telephone Exchange 13 Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 20 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0051/PP
Change of use from Class 5 Industrial land to form security car park with portacabin and car valet service.
Well Street McKenzie Street King Street Paisley
Received 21 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0261/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
19 Turners Avenue Paisley
Received 8 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0258/PP
Erection of a 1.5 storey extension to rear of dwelling house and dormer to front.
Kirklea 7 Lintwhite Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 8 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0067/PP
Erection of two single storey blocks of amenity dwelling houses containing six dwellings.
Lochalsh Drive Paisley
Received 26 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0267/PP
Change of use of existing footway to form outside eating and drinking area.
The Last Post County Square Paisley
Received 10 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0568/PP
Erection of extension to children's nursery school.
Cairellot Day Nursery Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 5 May 2004 - Decided04/0301/VR
Proposed amendment to condition 4 of planning permission 02/1323/PP to allow opening of cafe from 07:00 am to 10:00 pm.
44 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 16 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0114/PP
Installation of french doors onto timber deck at rear.
73 Wheatlands Drive Kilbarchan
Received 5 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0311/PP
Refurbishment of 30 flats contained in three tenements, demolition of 5 chimney stacks, and erection of three bin stores and rear boundary fence.
25 27 And 29 Argyle Street Paisley
Received 17 Mar 2004 - Decided02/0880/PP
Change of use from Class 3 (food & drink) to hot food take-away and erection of rear ventilation flue.
155 George Street Paisley
Received 20 Aug 2002 - Decided04/0283/PP
Erection of dormer to rear of dwelling house.
Rowena Houston Road Houston
Received 15 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0293/PP
Erection of temporary sales cabin, generator, toilet and formation of car park. (Retrospective).
Glenpatrick Road Elderslie
Received 15 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0291/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to detached dwelling house.
159 Flures Drive Erskine
Received 15 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0238/PP
Erection of rear conseervatory.
42 Findochty Erskine
Received 3 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0234/PP
Installation of a 2.1m high palisade fence around telecoms equipment cabin
Trident House Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 3 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0784/PP
Alterations and erection of rear and side extension to dwelling house and garage.
19 Park Crescent Inchinnan
Received 23 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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