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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided95/0049/PP
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling house.
43 Bathgo Avenue Paisley
Received 19 Jan 1995 - Decided94/1315/PP
Erection of a slurry storage tank.
Barbush Farm Barochan Road Johnstone
Received 8 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1314/PP
Installation of double glazed windows.
10 Montgomery Avenue Paisley
Received 7 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1313/PP
Erection of a conservatory to dwelling house.
2 Thorndene Elderslie
Received 7 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1312/PP
Erection of a porch to dwelling house.
West Leigh Gryffe Grove Bridge Of Weir
Received 7 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1311/PP
Erection of 1.6m high wall.
137 Whitehaugh Avenue Paisley
Received 7 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1310/PP
Change of use of office to form 2 flatted dwellings.
71 Neilston Road Paisley
Received 7 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1309/PP
Erection of a wooden garage.
48 Netherhill Road Paisley
Received 6 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1308/PP
Installation of replacement windows.
1 Collier Street (1/1) Johnstone
Received 6 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1307/TC
Felling of one tree.
Windyridge 25 Kilbarchan Road Bridge Of Weir
Received 6 Dec 1994 - Decided94/1173/PP
Erection of rear extension to dwelling house.
3 Duchray Drive Paisley
Received 26 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1172/AD
Erection of a sign board.
Beith Road/Campbell Street Johnstone
Received 25 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1171/PP
Alterations and extension to existing hospital.
Dykebar Hospital Grahamston Road Paisley
Received 25 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1170/CL
Use of premises as Insurance Brokers/Financial Services (in addition to Estate Agency and/or Building Society).
30 Hairst Street Renfrew
Received 25 Oct 1994 - Decided96/0506/PP
Erection of a detached garage to the rear of dwelling.
15 Castleview Drive Paisley
Received 3 Jun 1996 - Decided94/1168/PP
Erection of 7 flatted dwellings with associated car parking.
2-12 West Brae Paisley
Received 25 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1167/AD
Erection of floodlit signboard.
Lynnhurst Hotel Park Road Johnstone
Received 25 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1166/PP
Installation of replacement shopfront.
46 High Street Paisley
Received 24 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1165/PP
Use of site as waste tyre transfer station and erection of portable buildings.
111 - 117 Abercorn Street Paisley
Received 24 Oct 1994 - Decided94/1026/PP
Erection of side extension to dwellinghouse.
21 School Road Paisley
Received 21 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1024/PP
Erection of a rear and side extension and erection of car port.
17 Ramsay Crescent Kilbarchan
Received 20 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1023/PP
Change of use of vacant shop to form sunbed salon.
8 Glasgow Road Paisley
Received 20 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1022/PP
Formation of Aqueous Waste Treatment Site and alterations to access road.
60 Murray Street Paisley
Received 20 Sept 1994 - Decided94/1021/PP
Formation of front and rear dormers.
8 Wright Street Renfrew
Received 20 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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