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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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27,905 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided95/0266/TP
Felling and pruning of trees.
Between 10 And 12 Opposite 105 To 111 Falside Avenue Paisley
Received 13 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0265/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
66 Bathgo Avenue Paisley
Received 10 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0264/PP
Erection of housing for satellite dish and formation of an access ramp for persons with disabilites.
Glenburn Road Paisley
Received 10 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0263/PP
Completion of building for use as residential care complex.
Gleniffer Road Paisley
Received 10 Mar 1995 - Decided95/0141/TC
Felling of a tree.
Hillside Hazelwood Avenue Bridge Of Weir
Received 13 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0140/CC
Demolition of chimney.
10 High Street Lochwinnoch
Received 13 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0139/PP
Construction of a clubroom/shelter, erection of board walks, dry stane dykes, car park and associated landscaping.
Maich Trout Fisheries Lochwinnoch
Received 13 Feb 1995 - Decided96/0457/PP
Erection of a side extension.
Annieslea Easwald Bank Kilbarchan
Received 17 May 1996 - Decided96/0458/TC
Felling of three conifer trees.
Brinian Cottage Main Street Houston
Received 20 May 1996 - Decided95/0136/PP
Refurbishment of 4 flats and improvements to back court landscaping.
2 Silk Street Paisley
Received 13 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0135/EB
Replacement of overhead lines.
Between Braes And Monklands Farms Bridge Of Weir
Received 10 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0134/EN
Formation of weather protection canopies.
Glasgow Airport St Andrews Drive Paisley
Received 10 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0133/PP
Erection of a rear extension to dwelling house.
14 Ben Loyal Avenue Paisley
Received 10 Feb 1995 - Decided95/0534/PP
Erection of a dwelling house.
Plot 12 Brierie Hill Houston
Received 26 May 1995 - Decided04/0037/LB
Reinstate main entrance gates at the head of the driveway, to erect 2 gates made of wrought iron which are 2m high and will be painted black.
17 Church Street Lochwinnoch
Received 15 Jan 2004 - Decided04/0036/PP
Erection of one and a half storey dwellinghouse.
No 7 Bargarran Barhill Road Erskine
Received 15 Jan 2004 - Decided03/1096/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the rear of dwelling house.
121 Old Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 15 Sept 2003 - Decided03/1294/PP
Erection of 31 units in a flatted development with associated car parking and roadworks including traffic signal.
Greenock Road Bishopton
Received 4 Nov 2003 - Decided03/1109/PP
Erection of a front porch.
1 Glen Road Bishopton
Received 16 Sept 2003 - Decided03/0905/PP
Renewal of Planning permission (02/351/PP) for erection of temporary construction bridge for a further 12 month period.
Former Anchor Mills Seedhill Paisley
Received 25 Jul 2003 - Decided03/1238/PP
Relocation of one antenna and add six new antennae (in place of existing three antennae)
Vitafoam Colinslee Works Neilston Road Paisley
Received 22 Oct 2003 - Decided03/1205/PP
Change of use from office premises to form dwelling house.
G/R 84 Neilston Road Paisley.
Received 15 Oct 2003 - Decided03/1299/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house.
26 Broomhill Crescent Erskine
Received 4 Nov 2003 - Decided03/1298/PP
Use of land for vehicle hire depot and retention of existing modular buildings on site.
Inchinnan Road Paisley
Received 4 Nov 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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