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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided95/0009/LB
Erection of fascia sign with individually illuminated letters.
Unit 35C Paisley Centre Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 5 Jan 1995 - Decided95/0008/PP
Erection of a 2 storey side extension to dwelling house.
20 Ben Wyvis Drive Paisley
Received 6 Jan 1995 - Decided95/0007/AD
Erection of 2 signboards.
Stanely Green Foxbar Road Paisley
Received 6 Jan 1995 - Decided95/0005/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
Old Castle Kingston Road Bishopton
Received 5 Jan 1995 - Decided95/0004/PP
Extension of permission for siting of portable building.
Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 5 Jan 1995 - Decided94/1270/PP
Erection of a garage.
27 Wraisland Crescent Bishopton
Received 25 Nov 1994 - Decided96/0489/TC
Felling of tree.
Windyridge 25 Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 28 May 1996 - Decided94/1268/TC
Lopping of tree.
6 Cricketfield Houston
Received 25 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1267/CL
Use of premises for motor vehicle repairs.
1 London Street Renfrew
Received 24 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1266/AD
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign and illuminated projecting box sign.
12A High Street Paisley
Received 25 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1265/PP
Change of use from Class 1 (retail) to Class 2 (financial, professional and other services).
39 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 25 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1264/PP
Installation of communications satellite antenna.
41 High Street Renfrew
Received 24 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1263/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
43 Hallidale Crescent Renfrew
Received 24 Nov 1994 - Decided96/0490/PP
Extend existing 15 metre high mast up to (not exceeding) 20 metres high.
Goldenlea Houston
Received 28 May 1996 - Decided94/1120/AD
Erection of a fascia and projecting box sign.
15 Old Sneddon Street Paisley
Received 13 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1119/PP
Change of use of shop to office.
57 Dundonald Road Paisley
Received 13 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1118/LB
Installation of a new shopfront and externally illuminated fascia and projecting signs.
10A High Street Paisley Paisley
Received 12 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1117/PP
Part change of use of shop to include take-away facility and formation of new shopfront.
10A High Street Paisley
Received 12 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1116/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
132 Turnhill Drive Erskine
Received 12 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1115/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
10 Balgair Drive Paisley
Received 12 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1114/PP
Formation of footpaths.
Parkvale Erskine
Received 12 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1113/PP
Erection of a back and front double glazed porch.
25 Newton Avenue Elderslie
Received 12 Oct 1994 - Decided94/0982/PP
Siting of one temporary portacabin.
111/113 Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 12 Sept 1994 - Decided94/0981/PP
Erection of double glazed front porch.
13 Kilnknowe Cottages Howwood
Received 12 Sept 1994
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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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