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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided95/0957/PP
Completion of building for use as a christian spiritual retreat centre.
Macdonalds Rest Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 26 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0956/PP
Erection of extension to office accomodation.
6 Albert Road Renfrew
Received 26 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0955/PP
Use of car park to form Sundays Only Car Boot Sale.
45 Moss Street Paisley
Received 25 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0819/PP
Tenemental rehabilitation.
37 41 - 47 Caledonia Street Paisley
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0818/LB
Part Demolition of existing church and church hall, alteration and change of use of remaining buildings to form 14 flats and 1 house.
Orr Square Church Orr Square Paisley
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0817/PP
Alterations and change of use to existing church to form 14 flats and alteration and change of use of church hall to form 1 detached house.
Orr Square Church Orr Square Paisley
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0816/PP
Erection of rear extension to shop.
19 Seedhill Road Paisley
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0815/PP
Formation of front and rear dormers.
55 Auchmannoch Avenue Paisley
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0814/PP
Erection of a garage.
17B Main Road Elderslie
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0813/LB
Demolition of office/store outhouse, erection of new stores workshop, offices and exhibit handling area with new service access at adjoining yard.
Paisley Museum High Street Paisley
Received 15 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0683/PP
Erection of a nursing home.
Donaldswood Road Paisley
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0682/PP
Demolition of existing garage and erection of 2 storey side extension to dwelling house.
46 Sandholes Road Brookfield
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0681/PP
Erection of 10 dwelling houses (substitution of house types).
Elliston Farm Howwood
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0680/PP
Extension to garage and formation of pitched roof over extended garage and front porch.
52 Park Gardens Kilbarchan
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0679/PP
Formation of 2 car parking bays.
24/26 Boswell Square Hillington
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0678/AD
Formation of an advertisement sign.
425 Hillington Road Hillington
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/0677/PP
Change of use of office to dwelling house, use of garden for car valeting area and erection of car port.
35 Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Unknown95/0676/PP
Formation of footpath and boundary wall.
6 Braeside Bowfield Road Howwood
Received 3 Jul 1995 - Decided95/1091/PP
Widening of Argyll Avenue and junction improvements;change of use (Units 7B & 7C):Retail Warehouse to General Industrial; change of use and extension 1312sqm (Units 8A-8E): Storage/ Industrial/Pick-up to Retail Warehouse; and Erection of Retail Warehouse
Blythswood Retail Park Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Received 10 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1090/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
Corsliehill Cottage Houston
Received 10 Nov 1995 - Decided96/0348/PP
Erection of first floor side extension.
15 Elliot Avenue Paisley
Received 12 Apr 1996 - Decided95/1088/PP
Installation of roller shutters.
Robert's Barber Shop 2 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 10 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1086/TP
Pruning of one oak tree.
Low Oldbar Farm Adj. 2 Grahamston Court Paisley
Received 10 Nov 1995 - Decided95/1085/PP
Replacement of front entrance porch.
37 Anderson Road Bishopton
Received 10 Nov 1995
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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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