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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided97/1022/PP
Proposed erection of commercial garage for servicing and maintaining motor vehicles and a MOT testing station.
80 Sandholes Road Brookfield
Received 30 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1021/PP
Erection of rear conservatory to dwelling house.
6 Locher Way Houston
Received 30 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1020/TP
Pruning and trunk cleaning of an ash tree.
Gates Road Lochwinnoch
Received 29 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1019/TP
Felling of an ash tree.
30 Brodie Park Crescent Paisley
Received 29 Oct 1997 - Decided97/0883/PP
Change of use from vacant class 1 to class 2 betting office.
Unit 1 Bargarran Shopping Centre Erskine
Received 19 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0882/PP
Proposed re-painting of building.
Flats 1 2 3 Alexander Place South Street Houston
Received 19 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0881/PP
Erection of security fence and lighting supports.
Former India Tyres Greenock Road Inchinnan
Received 18 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0880/PP
Erection of front porch.
8 Ben Wyvis Drive Paisley
Received 18 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0879/PP
Change of use and sub-division of residential care home for the elderly to form 2 dwelling houses and 2 flatted dwelling houses, demolition of existing extension and associated vehicular parking.
Crookside Johnshill Lochwinnoch
Received 18 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0878/PP
Proposed installation of replacement windows.
12 Beardmore Cottages Inchinnan
Received 18 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0877/PP
Proposed installation of replacement windows.
8 Beardmore Cottages Inchinnan
Received 18 Sept 1997 - Decided97/0876/AD
Installation of neon letter sign.
Hillington Road Hillington
Received 18 Sept 1997 - Decided04/0078/PP
Alterations to elevational treatment of care homes (amendment to 02/730/PP).
Quarrelton Road Johnstone.
Received 28 Jan 2004 - Decided03/1278/PP
Alterations to existing upper floor of flatted dwelling to include the installation of 6no. addition of rooflights.
14A Thornly Park Avenue Paisley
Received 30 Oct 2003 - Decided04/0173/PP
Erection of 4 no. dwellings.
Craigston Road Johnstone
Received 18 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0353/PP
Installation of a 27.4m high lattice tower with 3 no. 2G antannae and 3 no. 3G antannae, 2 no. 0.3m and 1 no. 0.6m transmission dishes. Installation of 2 no. equipment cabins and other ancillary development.
Northmains Farm Houston Road Houston
Received 23 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0352/PP
Erection of a two storey rear extension and new dormer to dwelling house.
31 Victoria Road Brookfield
Received 23 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0043/PP
Installation of 2 external task lights.
The Cross 1 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 19 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0206/PP
Erection of a conservatory to rear of dwelling house.
43 Calside Paisley
Received 26 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0277/PP
Erection of double glazed PVCU conservatory to the rear of the property.
10 Regent Street Paisley
Received 12 Mar 2004 - Decided03/1509/LB
Installation of 6 replacement windows on front elevation.
29 High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 24 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0350/PP
Partial change of use from existing public bar to class 4 office use.
86 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 22 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0348/PP
Erection of one and half storey dwelling house.
Adj. Hillview 14 Barrhill Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 22 Mar 2004 - Decided97/0744/PP
Erection of a single garage (In retrospect).
275 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 11 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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