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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided97/0743/AD
Proposed internally illuminated roof signs and 7m free standing pole sign.
Phoenix Leisure Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0742/AD
Fascia signage and two amenity boards to be illuminated externally by trough lights plus two festive lanterns.
The Cross Keys 101 Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0741/PP
Installation of roof extract ventilation cowls.
Monty's Snooker Club 58 Stock Street Paisley
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0740/AD
Erection of a development site signboard.
Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0739/PP
Alterations of existing house to provide additional upper floor accommodation.
14 Stanely Drive Brookfield
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0738/PP
Erection of front porch.
37 Barshaw Drive Paisley
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0737/PP
Formation of central dormer to rear of dwellinghouse.
Southbar Watt Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/0736/PP
Change of use of car park to allow siting of fast food van.
Abbotsinch Industrial Estate Washington Road Paisley
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/1157/PP
Erection of two warehouse/workshop buildings with associated offices and formation of associated roadway, car parks, service yards and landscaped areas (Reserved Matters Application associated with Planning Consent 90/1244/PP).
Abbotsinch Road Paisley
Received 16 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1153/PP
Erection of 21no flatted dwellinghouses and formation of ancillary access road, car parking and landscaping (Amendment to earlier approval 93/1256/PP).
Main Street/Houston Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 15 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1156/PP
First floor extension above existing garage.
3 Leven Place Erskine
Received 16 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1155/PP
Erection of a side and front extension.
3 Littleston Gardens Erskine
Received 15 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1154/PP
Erection of side/rear extension.
71 Lounsdale Road Paisley
Received 15 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1152/PP
Erection of front porch (In retrospect).
10 Mainscroft Erskine
Received 15 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1151/TC
Felling of a tree.
Carrick Centre Main Street Houston
Received 12 Dec 1997 - Decided97/1018/AD
Relocation of free standing, single sided, internally illuminated display unit.
Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 29 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1017/PP
Formation of driveway.
5B Floorsburn Crescent Johnstone
Received 29 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1016/PP
Erection of front porch (in retrospect), erection of front extension to garage and erection of rear conservatory.
9 Birnock Avenue Renfrew
Received 29 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1015/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory.
16 Manse Crescent Houston
Received 29 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1014/PP
Tenement improvements of one close including environmental improvements.
50 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 28 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1013/PP
Erection of 12 flats and associated environmental improvements.
52 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 28 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1012/PP
Erection of new workshop/store.
Cartside Avenue Inchinnan
Received 28 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1011/PP
Erection of new entrance to form office and increase school security.
Corseford Residential School Milliken Park Howwood Road Kilbarchan
Received 28 Oct 1997 - Decided97/1010/TP
Proposed felling of 12 elm trees.
Woodland Area Adjacent To Burn Sheldrake Place Johnstone
Received 27 Oct 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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