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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided03/0143/EN
Erection of a covered walkway at Bute Road Coach Park.
Bute Road Coach Park Terminal Building Glasgow Airport
Received 6 Feb 2003 - Decided94/1058/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to dwelling house.
27 Moorhouse Avenue Paisley
Received 29 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1057/PP
Change of use of shop to amusement centre.
37 High Street Paisley
Received 29 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1056/TC
Pruning, trunk cleaning and crown thinning of 4 trees.
19 Balgonie Woods Paisley
Received 29 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1055/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
6 India Drive Inchinnan
Received 29 Sept 1994 - Decided96/0522/LB
Demolition of the Counting House and the Linside Mill.
Former Anchor Mills Site Seedhill Paisley
Received 6 Jun 1996 - Decided94/1053/TC
Felling of 3 trees, pruning of 6 trees.
McKillop Institute Main Street Lochwinnoch
Received 28 Sept 1994 - Decided96/0535/PP
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling house.
61 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Received 10 Jun 1996 - Decided94/0923/LB
Renovation of main hall.
Paisley Town Hall Abbey Close Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0921/PP
Change of use of shop to solicitors office.
22 Spey Avenue Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0920/TC
Felling of one tree.
Glentyan Cottage High Barholm Kilbarchan
Received 26 Aug 1994 - Decided94/0919/PP
Construction of a 2 storey, 60 bed private residential nursing home with associated vehicular access, car parking and landscaping.
St. Margaret's Convent Site Renfrew Road Paisley
Received 26 Aug 1994 - Decided96/0536/PP
Erection of a rear extension.
38 Riccartsbar Avenue Paisley
Received 10 Jun 1996 - Decided96/0537/PP
Erection of a conservatory.
36 Viking Crescent Houston
Received 11 Jun 1996 - Decided94/1339/TC
Felling and topping of trees.
Meadowbank New Street Kilbarchan
Received 14 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1338/PP
Installation of roller shutters.
40 Causeyside Street Paisley
Received 13 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1337/PP
Change of use of shop to hot food take away, alterations to shopfront and erection of flue to rear elevation.
1 Greenock Road Paisley
Received 13 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1336/PP
Erection of an extension to dwelling house.
49 Lamont Avenue Bishopton
Received 13 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1335/LB
Erection of rear extension, formation of disabled access and internal/external alterations.
Neighbourhood Office Renfield Street Renfrew
Received 13 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1198/PP
Installation of automatic teller machine.
41 High Street Paisley
Received 3 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1197/PP
Erection of a side extension to dwelling house.
19 Millfield View Erskine
Received 3 Nov 1994 - Decided94/1195/PP
Erection of residential development comprising 80 houses and conversion of existing building to form 4 no. flats, with associated parking and private gardens.
Green Road Paisley
Received 3 Nov 1994 - Decided96/0500/PP
Erection of a 2.4 metre high fence and gates.
Stuart Industrial Estate Napier Street Linwood
Received 30 May 1996 - Decided95/0071/PP
Change of use from retail unit to sun tanning salon.
Unit 4 23/25 Moss Street Paisley
Received 25 Jan 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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