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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided04/0387/PP
2 storey extension to side and rear of dwelling. Amendments to previous planning consent (02/1259/PP) include ridge line raised, garage door widened, dormer adjusted.
14 Oldhall Road Paisley
Received 30 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0200/PP
Re-roofing of house in concrete tiles (including roof over porch), replacing existing slates.
50 Gallowhill Road Paisley
Received 25 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0188/PP
Re-roofing of house in concrete tiles (including roof over porch), replacing existing slates.
52 Gallowhill Road Paisley.
Received 24 Feb 2004 - Decided03/1394/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house including alterations to ground levels
8 Stanley Lane Brookfield
Received 28 Nov 2003 - Unknown04/0748/AF
Erection of agricultural shed.
Mid Linthills Lochwinnoch
Received 16 Jun 2004 - Decided03/1305/PP
Demolition of existing front wall and free standing garage structures within site and erection ofone and a half storey, 4 bedroom residential dwelling.
Duncan's Feu South Street Houston
Received 6 Nov 2003 - Decided04/0359/PP
Various alterations including external grilles, vents on roof, lean-to loading area, scrubber and 2 metre high stack on gable (retrospect in part).
Unit 4 Inchinnan Business Park Inchinnan
Received 24 Mar 2004 - Unknown04/0360/PP
Alterations to kitchen and conversion of garage.
4 Earlshill Drive Howwood
Received 24 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0385/AD
Erection of additional and replacement (illuminated) signs.
Arnold Clark Phoenix Retail Park Paisley
Received 29 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0382/PP
Installation of replacement workshop and staff welfare building.
Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road Renfrew
Received 29 Mar 2004 - Decided04/0058/PP
Erection of single strorey extension to the rear and side of dwelling house.
50 Dunvegan Avenue Elderslie
Received 22 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0057/PP
Erection of extension over existing integral garage to detached dwelling house.
5 Flures Place Erskine
Received 22 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0056/PP
Change of use of existing Class 4 business unit to offices, product showing areas, storage, warehousing and distribution area.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue Hillington
Received 22 Jan 2004 - Decided03/1462/TP
Felling of 2 trees, uprooting of 6 trees and lopping of 1 tree.
Hillside Bogstonhill Road Houston
Received 15 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0106/PP
Erection of porch to front of building.
1 Dakota Way Renfrew
Received 4 Feb 2004 - Decided03/1454/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension.
45 McConnell Road Lochwinnoch
Received 15 Dec 2003 - Decided03/1486/PP
Erection of side single storey extension to dwelling house.
15 Glenfield Grove Paisley PA2 8TB
Received 22 Dec 2003 - Decided04/0130/PP
Revised elevational treatment to new bedroom wing and link corridor/porte cochere.
Gleddoch House Hotel Langbank
Received 9 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0073/PP
Use of land for the erection of a single detached dwellinghouse.
20C Park Road Paisley.
Received 27 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0092/PP
Infill open section under existing canopy to provide new accommodation for concrete technology activity.
High Street Paisley
Received 2 Feb 2004 - Decided04/0083/PP
Erection of 2 storey side extension to semi-detached dwelling house.
38 Lachlan Crescent Linburn Erskine
Received 29 Jan 2004 - Decided03/1393/PP
Retention of bulk and bottle gas compound for storage and sales at rear of site (In Retrospect) and relocation of storage compound from front of site to rear.
Crosslee Poultry Farm 3 Kaimhill Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 Nov 2003 - Decided04/0430/PP
Alterations to dwelling house comprising the formation of a bay window and erection of a porch to front, and the erection of a single storey extension to the rear.
Midton House Midton Road Howwood
Received 5 Apr 2004 - Decided04/0072/PP
Replacement of asbestos garage roof with tile and replacement of flat roof to mono pitched roof on extension to dwellinghouse.
23 Pentland Drive Renfrew.
Received 27 Jan 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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