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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided94/1346/PP
Erection of a first floor side extension to dwelling house.
3 Mayfield Court Howwood
Received 15 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1345/PP
Use of land as an off road driving and training centre.
Ennelly Hill Off Warlock Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 15 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1344/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
17 Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 14 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1343/PP
Formation of new bay window.
11 Stanley Drive Brookfield
Received 14 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1342/LB
Demolition of building.
Ferguslie Mills Canteen Building Ferguslie Road Paisley
Received 14 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1341/PP
Erection of rear extension to premises.
32 Riccartsbar Avenue Paisley
Received 14 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1340/AD
Erection of a sign board.
18/20 Spey Avenue Paisley
Received 14 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1207/PP
Erection of a first floor extension to dwelling house.
12 Wrightlands Crescent Erskine
Received 4 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1206/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Adjacent To 2 Locher Way Houston
Received 4 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1205/PP
Demolition and alterations to form new loading bay and yard.
Block 2A Stevenson Street Hillington
Received 4 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1204/PP
Alterations to existing garage.
13 Laighcartside Street Johnstone
Received 4 Nov 1994 - Decided96/0498/TP
Felling of a tree.
64 Thorndene Elderslie
Received 29 May 1996 - Decided96/0499/PP
The remaining balance of a leisure development including two restaurant units, one drive thru restaurant unit and three leisure units with associated car parking.
The Phoenix Linwood Road Paisley
Received 29 May 1996 - Decided94/1201/AD
Erection of a signboard and hanging sign.
Unit 6 William Street Johnstone
Received 3 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1200/PP
Re - roofing of 24 no. traditional cottages.
Hogg Avenue/Tannahill Crescent Johnstone
Received 3 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1199/LB
Refurbishment and alterations to premises.
41 High Street Paisley
Received 4 Nov 1994 - Decided96/0521/PP
Conversion and refurbishment of Domestic Finishing Mill to form 87 dwellings. Erection of food retail unit, of up to 6.038 square meters gross floorspace, petrol filling station and associated car parking.
Former Anchor Mills Site Seedhill Paisley
Received 6 Jun 1996 - Decided96/0517/PP
Erection of a garage.
16 Whitehaugh Drive Paisley
Received 6 Jun 1996 - Decided96/0518/PP
Installation of replacement windows to the rear of flat.
5 High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 6 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0973/PP
Extension to private garage.
Newstead Montrose Terrace Bridge Of Weir
Received 9 Sept 1994 - Decided94/0972/AD
Erection of non-illuminated sign.
7 Incle Street Paisley
Received 9 Sept 1994 - Decided03/1295/AD
Display of 1 x illuminated entrance sign behind glass comprising exposed neon and 4 x non-illuminated signs behind glass.
1 High Street Paisley
Received 4 Nov 2003 - Decided03/1499/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
8 Berl Avenue Houston
Received 23 Dec 2003 - Decided03/1137/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse and construction of front bay windows.
9 Midfaulds Avenue Renfrew
Received 24 Sept 2003
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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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