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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided94/0958/PP
Siting of fast food caravans.
Blythswood Industrial Estate Renfrew
Received 6 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1380/PP
Erection of extension to Inn, elevation alterations, enlargement of car park and realignment of access.
Pinetrees Inn Crosslee Houston
Received 28 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1379/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
32 Millfield View Erskine
Received 28 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1378/PP
Erection of extension to property comprising 6no. en-suite dormitory bedrooms.
Barnsford Road Inchinnan
Received 28 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1377/PP
Extension to factory units.
17/17A Greenhill Road Paisley
Received 23 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1376/PP
Erection of extension to dwelling house.
5 Baronscourt Gardens Paisley
Received 23 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1374/PP
Alteration and extension to house and erection of garage and implements store
Greenside Farm Kilbarchan
Received 23 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1373/PP
Erection of an extension to the existing factory.
Unit 3 Inchinnan Industrial Estate Inchinnan
Received 23 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1242/PP
Alterations and change of use of byre to form extension to dwelling house.
Greenhill Farmhouse Barochan Road Houston
Received 16 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1241/PP
Change of use of Class 1(shop) to Class 2(office).
16 Gordon Street Paisley
Received 16 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1240/TP
Felling and pruning of trees.
Cricketfield Lane/Lylesland Houston
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1239/PP
Erection of new receiving docks and storage canopy.
Cartside Mills Kilbarchan Road Kilbarchan
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1238/PP
Installation of a communications satellite antenna.
Neilston Road Paisley
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1237/PP
Erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect).
37 Birmingham Road Renfrew
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1236/PP
Alterations to frontage of public house.
50 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1235/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
57 Whitehaugh Avenue Paisley
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1234/LB
Installation of non-illuminated letters and logos to existing fascias on both front and side elevations.
7 Moss Street Paisley
Received 15 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1094/PP
Streetscape improvements, formation of local park, football pitch, and ancillary car parking and landscaping.
Ferguslie Park Ave/Blackstoun Rd Paisley
Received 6 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1093/PP
Erection of a single storey building.
Donaldswood Road Paisley
Received 7 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1092/PPF
Refurbishment and alteration of facade.
Bank Of Scotland The Cross Paisley
Received 7 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1091/PP
Erection of an extended double garage.
Plot 159 Westfreeland Erskine
Received 7 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1090/RD
Alterations and extension to existing office.
Renfrew Cross Neighbourhood Office Renfield Street Renfrew
Received 6 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1089/TP
Felling of two trees and crown lifting of five trees.
Fulton Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 6 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1088/PP
Erection of external electrical control room.
Hillington Industrial Estate Hillington
Received 6 Oct 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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