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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided96/0064/AD
Erection of fascia sign with integral projecting sign.
29-31 Canal Street Renfrew
Received 25 Jan 1996 - Decided96/0063/PP
Formation of front and rear dormers and erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
58 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 25 Jan 1996 - Decided95/1211/PP
Demolition of redundant laboratory and establish principle of residential type land use.
Braids Road Paisley
Received 12 Dec 1995 - Decided96/0332/TC
Crown reduction and crown rebalancing of two trees.
Main Road Castlehead Paisley
Received 9 Apr 1996 - Decided95/1208/PP
Erection of 4 dwelling houses.
Station Road Langbank
Received 11 Dec 1995 - Decided96/0333/PP
Erection of two trolley bay shelters.
Phoenix Retial Park Linwood Road Paisley
Received 10 Apr 1996 - Decided95/1206/PP
Proposed spraybooth installation.
Kilmacolm Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 11 Dec 1995 - Decided95/1205/AD
Erection of illuminated fascia and freestanding signs.
Napier Road Hillington
Received 11 Dec 1995 - Decided95/1204/PP
Change of use from store to shop unit and formation of new shopfront.
14 Macdowall Street Johnstone
Received 8 Dec 1995 - Decided97/0033/PP
Installation of 9 storage boxes.
Benston Service Station Beith Road Johnstone
Received 23 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0032/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
12 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 22 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0031/PP
Use of vacant yard as plumbing/drain cleaning business including erecting of 108m2 of temporary buildings and formation of access gates.
Watt Road/Seaforth Road South Hillington
Received 22 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0030/TP
Pruning of one oak tree.
Pine Crescent/Hazel Avenue Johnstone
Received 20 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0029/PP
Change of house types on plots 201 to 216 (part amendment to consent 95/539/PP).
Stanley Bank Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0028/PP
Erection of 2 no. car showrooms/workshops tyres and exhaust centre, 2 storey office building, single storey sales office and ancillary works.
Land Off Griffin Avenue/Pegasus Avenue Linwood Road Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0027/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
8 Malloch Crescent Elderslie
Received 20 Jan 1997 - Decided97/0026/PP
Extensions to Bowling Club premises to form a Games/Committee Room and a Locker Room.
Braehead Road Paisley
Received 20 Jan 1997 - Decided96/0202/PP
Alterations and extension to existing compressor house.
Hawkhead Road Paisley
Received 4 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0201/PP
Substitution of 2 no. house types.
Plots 31 & 32 "Stanely Bank" Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 5 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0200/PP
Part demolition of and alterations to rear of building.
Block 45 115/116 Earl Haig Road Hillington
Received 5 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0199/PP
Change of use of entertainment centre to form public house and formation of new entrance on Marshalls Lane.
24 Bridge Street/Marshalls Lane Paisley
Received 5 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0198/PP
Formation of driveway.
53 Greenock Road Paisley
Received 1 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0197/PP
Alterations to roof and formation of two bay windows to existing garage and erection of double garage.
10 Manse Crescent Houston
Received 4 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0196/PP
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
12 Glenfield Avenue Paisley
Received 4 Mar 1996
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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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