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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/1328/PP
Formation of side dormer window and erection of side porch to dwelling house.
Rosslyn Bonar Crescent Bridge Of Weir.
Received 12 Nov 2003 - Decided03/1342/PP
Erection of side utility room and rear conservatory.
1 Mayfield Court Howwood
Received 18 Nov 2003 - Decided03/1066/PP
Formation of new vehicular access and erection of single garage.
115 Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 4 Sept 2003 - Decided03/1227/PP
Installation of air conditioning cassettes to the roof of Merlin House.
Merlin House Mossland Road Hillington
Received 20 Oct 2003 - Decided03/1031/PP
Installation of satellite dish on chimney stack to rear of flatted property.
2 Low Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 26 Aug 2003 - Decided06/0586/EN
Construction of 5 concrete platforms to allow for the upgrade of Instrument Landing System at Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport Caledonia Way Glasgow Airport Paisley PA3 2TD
Received 5 Jun 2006 - Decided03/1517/EN
Extension to St. Andrews check-in building.
St Andrew's Building St. Andrew's Drive Glasgow Airport Paisley.
Received 30 Dec 2003 - Decided03/1363/PP
Erection of side and rear single storey extension and alterations to dwelling house.
2 Merlinford Avenue Renfrew
Received 20 Nov 2003 - Decided03/1433/PP
Alteration to approved extension to existing warehouse (03/1082/PP) to include tyre store and external stair.
Burnbrae Road Linwood
Received 10 Dec 2003 - Decided03/1268/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
5 Beatrice Gardens Crosslee
Received 29 Oct 2003 - Decided96/0295/AD
Illumination of existing hoarding.
Caplethill Road Paisley
Received 21 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0241/PP
Extension to building to form freezer accomodation and alterations to loading bay.
Campsie Drive Glasgow Airport Paisley
Received 15 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0240/PP
Formation of access ramp.
21 Kilmacolm Road Houston
Received 14 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0239/TP
Pruning of three trees.
16 Linn Park Gardens Johnstone
Received 14 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0238/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
Nervalston Easwald Bank Kilbarchan
Received 14 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0105/LB
Re-instatement of leaded glass window in hall. Alterations to form new doorways in hall. Formation of nursery play area. Improvements to external car parking area.
Carrick Centre Main Street Houston
Received 7 Feb 1996 - Decided96/0104/PP
Erection of 36 dwelling houses and access roads.
Cotton Quay Green Road Paisley
Received 7 Feb 1996 - Decided96/0103/PP
Change of use and improvements to former schoolyard to form ancillary nursery play area (phase 1). Improvements to front car parking area (phase 2) rear parking area (phase 2).
Carrick Centre Main Street Houston
Received 7 Feb 1996 - Decided96/0102/PP
Erection of 3 dwelling houses. (revised application).
Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 7 Feb 1996 - Decided96/0101/TC
Felling of one elm tree, crown lifting/shaping of three trees and crown thinning of one beech tree.
Inchgarvie Clevans Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 6 Feb 1996 - Decided96/0305/PP
Erection of a garage.
17 India Drive Inchinnan
Received 29 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0306/PP
Erection of 8 no. dwellinghouses (amendment to approved layout 94/644/PP).
Elliston Farm & House Howwood
Received 29 Mar 1996 - Decided96/0098/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
44 Strathmore Avenue Paisley
Received 6 Feb 1996 - Decided95/1237/PP
Erection of 14 no. dwelling hoses (substitution of approved house types at plot nos. 5, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 29, 77, 78 to be house types D102. Plots 22, 23, 25, 27, 30 to be D120.
Elliston Farm & House Howwood
Received 18 Dec 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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