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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided95/0920/PP
Erection of a front porch.
19 Foxbar Crescent Paisley
Received 14 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0919/PP
Erection of two storey side extension and realignment of garage
8 Ingliston Drive Bishopton
Received 14 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0918/TC
Lopping, pruning, trunk cleaning and crown thinning of trees.
17 Low Road/10 High Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0917/AD
Formation of sign.
111-113 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 13 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0916/PP
Part change of use of house to guest house (2 letting rooms).
18 Kings Road Elderslie
Received 13 Sept 1995 - Decided95/0915/TP
Uprooting of 3 trees.
12 Greenlaw Drive Paisley
Received 13 Sept 1995 - Decided96/0367/PP
Erection of a front porch and internal alterations.
1 Ben Vane Avenue Paisley
Received 18 Apr 1996 - Decided96/0368/DD
Demolition of former garage buildings including a former dwelling.
Former Lylesland Garage Espedair Street Paisley
Received 19 Apr 1996 - Decided95/0912/PP
Alteration to garage to form 2 double bedrooms and formation of 3 additional car parking spaces.
12 Greenlaw Drive Paisley
Received 13 Sept 1995 - Decided96/0378/PP
Erection of a single dwelling house and double garage (amendment to approved house type 95/1035/PP).
Plot 1 Georgetown Road Houston
Received 24 Apr 1996 - Decided95/0775/TP
Trunk cleaning of three trees.
27 Greenlaw Crescent Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0774/EN
Installation of windows.
Glasgow Airport St Andrews Drive Paisley
Received 2 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0773/PP
Increasing height of boundary wall from approx 3 ft to 6 ft (In Retrospect).
Earlston 5 Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir
Received 1 Aug 1995 - Decided96/0379/PP
Alterations to convert internal garage to living room.
11 Merlinford Avenue Renfrew
Received 24 Apr 1996 - Decided95/0771/TP
Trunk cleaning and removal of dead wood from crown.
Limeview Crescent Paisley
Received 1 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0770/TP
Felling of one oak tree.
56 Locher Avenue Houston
Received 1 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0768/PP
Replacement of private garage.
6 Marjory Road Renfrew
Received 1 Aug 1995 - Decided95/0639/AD
Erection of signs.
Paisley Road Renfrew
Received 22 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0638/PP
Erection of one dwelling house.
Mimosa Road/Mill Of Gryffe Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 22 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0637/LB
Conversion of stables and garage to form 5 dwelling houses.
Barnbeth Bridge Of Weir
Received 22 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0636/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
30 Piper Avenue Houston
Received 22 Jun 1995 - Decided95/0635/PP
Erection of extra care housing for the elderly.
Montgomery Road Paisley
Received 22 Jun 1995 - Decided96/0395/PP
Alterations to frontage.
25 Wellmeadow Street Paisley
Received 1 May 1996 - Decided95/0633/PP
Substitution of house type.
Plot 3 Main Road Langbank
Received 22 Jun 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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